Aviva Community Fund awarding $150,000 to social entrepreneur tackling climate change
Aviva Canada announced that its $1 million Aviva Community Fund competition is returning for its ninth year, and this year,…
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14 Upside Foundation pledges, $25 million commitment to SickKids by 2022 made at #BetaKit150
At #BetaKit150 last week, hundreds of VCs, founders, and community builders gathered to celebrate — and predict — the future…
Report: Supporting more women in STEM part of adding $150 billion to Canada’s GDP by 2026
The McKinsey Global Institute (MGI), the research arm of McKinsey & Company Canada, has released the results of a new…
#HackDiversity calls on Canada’s tech leaders to foster diversity and inclusion in their community
While Canada has a general reputation of embracing innovators and tech leaders from diverse backgrounds with unique perspectives,…
Canadian Entrepreneurship Initiative wants to raise the profile of Canada’s women-led businesses
As the lack of representation of women in tech companies continues to be a major conversation in Canada’s tech community,…
Mayor John Tory calls on Toronto tech community to make diversity a priority at #MoveTheDial
At a #MoveTheDial event in Toronto on Thursday morning, women founders and tech leaders gathered to learn how to amplify their…
Dikembe Mutombo joins FlipGive as shareholder and ambassador
Toronto-based impact startup FlipGive has announced a major partner in 8-time NBA All-Star Dikembe Mutombo, who is joining…
Startup Canada Podcast: Radical generosity and investing in women entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurs share a common desire to change the world for the better. Change agent and women entrepreneurship advocate, Vicki…
Upside Foundation reaches 100 pledge milestone in its mission to turn equity into charity
The Upside Foundation, a national charity that asks startups to pledge stock options and warrants towards Canadian charities,…
INNOVATE conference wants to get youth engaged with artificial intelligence, VR trends
On August 13, The Knowledge Society (TKS), a Toronto-based innovation program for youth ages 13 to 17, will host the INNOVATE…
Youth-led startups SpitStrips, Candy Cutlery representing Canada at SAGE World Cup
SAGE Canada, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping teenagers become entrepreneurs, announced the winners of The STAGE…
Code for Canada opens applications for public service innovation fellowship
Code for Canada, in partnership with the Government of Ontario, has opened applications for its first-ever fellowship program.…
The RAISE Collective wants to build Canada’s community of women investors
Eight years ago, Katrina Carroll-Foster, currently the CEO of Kollectively Business Strategies, launched a new business and…
TechAide challenges Montreal’s tech community to face AI in charity poker tournament
While Montreal might be one of the biggest and most progressive cities in Canada, it is also the most impoverished metropolitan…
Oneiric’s Emily Rudow wants to break a world record and raise $10,000 for cancer research
Toronto-based Oneiric is taking its efforts to raise money to fight cancer to the next level. As of yesterday, Emily Rudow,…