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By Joseph Czikk July 22, 2014

After Quietly Reaching Profitability, Toronto’s ParkBench Looks to Expand

In the beginning, ParkBench CEO Grant Findlay-Shirras said he was simply looking for a solution for himself and his business…

By Ian Hardy June 24, 2014

Toronto startup SnapSaves has announced on its website that it has been acquired by Groupon. The terms of the deal were not…

By Joseph Czikk May 5, 2014

If there’s one guy who knows a thing or two about building up a startup it might be current Bionym president Andrew D’Souza.…

By Ian Hardy July 2, 2013

Andrew Mason, founder and former CEO of Groupon, has released an album on iTunes that “pulls some of the most important…

By Erin Bury September 28, 2012

London-based business dashboard Geckoboard today announced updates to its platform, which allows companies to pull in data…

By Darrell Etherington May 30, 2012

Looking to go out to eat with friends, but short on the friends? Startup Grubwithus was among the first to offer an option…

By Darrell Etherington May 17, 2012

This week Health in Reach announced that it would be merging with its largest competitor, PriceDoc. Both services offer an…

By Darrell Etherington April 27, 2012

Daily deal site and Groupon competitor LivingSocial just made a key strategic acquisition in its pursuit of new opportunities…

By Darrell Etherington April 20, 2012

New York-based Signpost, a startup offering local businesses a one-stop online marketing platform, announced an expansion this…

By Darrell Etherington February 29, 2012

Groupon confirmed its acquisition of social travel startup Uptake on Tuesday, though the terms were not disclosed. It’s…

By Darrell Etherington February 24, 2012

Philanthroper, the site launched by Mark Wilson’s Panoramic Media that applies a daily deals-style ecommerce model to…

By Darrell Etherington February 20, 2012

Groupon announced its acquisition of NYC-based Hyperpublic over the weekend, a startup focused on layering data on top of maps…