Waterloo’s GTAN-START Contest Names its Eight Startup Finalists
Waterloo Region’s GTAN-START Pitch Contest has named its eight startup finalists. They’ll compete for three $5,000…
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100,000 Different Businesses Are Now Using Shopify
According to Shopify founder Tobias Lutke, a major milestone has been crossed for the company that helps businesses sell their…
40 Days Left to Apply for “World’s Largest Business Plan Competition”
43North‘s executive director Andrew Pulkrabek is heading back to the Toronto area today to espouse the virtues of his…
Dragons’ Den Star to Launch $200M Fund in Waterloo
New Dragons’ Den star Michael Wekerle is launching a $200 million investment fund in Waterloo, to be aimed at startups…
Alumnus Donates $150K To Let U of Windsor Students Make Investments
John Simpson, the managing director for Ridgeview Capital Asset Management, has donated $150,000 to the University of Windsor’s…
“Nobody Gives a S*** Anymore”: Life As a Failed Startup CEO
Last month I attended a startup event called FailCamp, which sought to bring entrepreneurs together to celebrate failure. It…
Real Ventures Fund III Gets First Close at $50 Million
It came with a lot of talk leading up to it, but this morning Montreal-based venture capital firm Real Ventures officially…
U of Waterloo Student Startup Wearability Takes $13K At Norman Esch Awards
A University of Waterloo student startup has received $13,000 for its victorious “Wearability” product design at…
Canadian-Made AppDirect Raises $35M in Series C Money
AppDirect CEO Daniel Saks says his company doesn’t actually need the $35 million it just raised from Mithrill Capital…
Toronto’s BrandProject Creates, Invests in New Company, TUNED Brands Inc.
Toronto-based BrandProject, a “company creation studio” that builds, buys and makes seed stage investments in…
Moncton’s Onboardly Teams Up with Rackspace to Launch $70K #GetStarted Competition
Moncton-based startup Onboardly is joining forces with Rackspace and a UK-based startup called SimpleWeb to offer one deserving…
Wattpad Secures $46 million in Funding, Aims to “Become One of the Most Successful Consumer Internet Companies in the World”
I always wonder at what point a company just has enough money. I suppose the Toronto-based writing platform Wattpad didn’t…
Head of Facebook Canada Invests In Montreal Startup TrackTik
Montreal-based startup TrackTik, an integrated guard management solution provider, has raised $1 million in seed funding from…
Canadian Venture Capital Had Some Big Wins in Q1 of This Year
Ahh Q1- the fresh new beginnings of the year, when the snow melts and the Maple Leafs’ playoff hopes shatter before our…
Meet CBC Dragons’ Den’s New Fire-Breathers: Michael Wekerle
One of the two newest members to CBC’s Dragons’ Den has a multitude of tattoos (about “38 to 42”) and…