Hypergive receives 2017 Year of Giving award at World Government Summit
Hypergive, a Halifax-based startup that uses blockchain technology to fight hunger, was the recipient of the 2017 Year of Giving…
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Startup Canada Podcast: Chic Geek founder Kylie Toh on building a community for female entrepreneurs
Kylie Toh is an incendiary social entrepreneur igniting the Calgary tech, social entrepreneurship, and women-in-business community.…
Report: Canada ranked second best country for social entrepreneurs
A recent poll conducted by the Thomson Reuters Foundation, in partnership with the Deutsche Bank, UnLtd, and the Global Social…
Today in company updates: Indochino, Mappedin, TranQool, TribalScale
This week, several Canadian startups have made announcements, launching new features, partnerships, and more. Here’s the…
Hack To Start: Allison Esposito, founder of Tech Ladies
Allison Esposito is the founder of Tech Ladies, a community that connects women with the best jobs and opportunities in tech;…
Botler launches AI assistant to help immigrants make Quebec their home
When the Trump Administration passed an executive order barring entry from seven Muslim-majority countries, it made immigration…
Former Gilt director Laura Buhler takes the helm of C100 as executive director
C100 has officially announced that Calgary native Laura Buhler will act as C100’s executive director. For the past few…
Startup Canada Podcast: Shyra Barberstock on reconciliation through Indigenous social innovation
Shyra Barberstock is the founder, CEO, and president of Okwaho International, a global Indigenous communications and consulting…
Canadian tech opens its doors to those displaced by US executive order
In the past few days, the Canadian tech community has rallied behind those affected by the recent executive order in the US,…
Dan Debow first tech CEO to match Canadian ACLU donations
Today, Helpful.com CEO Dan Debow has become the first Canadian tech CEO to match Canadian donations to non-profit, the American…
Canadian Ministers, mayors, and more give statements on tech open letter
Yesterday, BetaKit published an open letter from Canada’s tech community affirming its support for people of all races,…
An Open Letter from the Canadian Tech Community: Diversity is our Strength
Pour lire cet article en français, cliquez ici. The Canadian tech community comprises many different nationalities,…
Moving The Dial asks senior leaders to go out of their way to support #womenintech
Despite its organizational genesis only three weeks ago, last night’s Moving The Dial event attracted hundreds of people…
Moving the Dial wants Toronto startup community to address lack of diversity together
On January 16, hundreds of female entrepreneurs, investors, and leaders in Toronto will gather at Moving the Dial, an event…
Soular founder wants to dispel the myth that you can’t do good and make money
According to Salima Visram, 1.3 billion people around the world rely on kerosene lamps as their only source of light — a…