CanCon Podcast Ep. 116: Is the party over for Canadian incubators and accelerators?
byVancouver-based Wavefront “centre of excellence” shut down suddenly this month, entering receivership after running…
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Montreal Founder Institute Demo Day sees two founders share $5,000 top prize
byThe Montreal Founder Institute (FI) hosted its first public demo day this week at the Rialto Theatre, graduating nine companies…
Ryerson’s Magnet incubator awarded Gold Global Best Award
byRyerson University announced yesterday that Magnet, the university’s not-for-profit social innovation incubator which addresses…
500 Startups looking for #TOWRCorridor’s top talent to join 500 Labs
byIn recent months, Silicon Valley-based 500 Startups has been keeping a keen focus on Canada. The accelerator is setting the…
Velocity alumnus Jay Shah returns to take on director role
byEarly this morning, Velocity, the University of Waterloo’s incubator program, named its new director, Jay Shah. The announcement…
500 startups announces new 500 Labs incubator, with focus in Toronto, Waterloo
byAccording to a new report from TechCrunch, 500 Startups is expanding beyond its VC fund and accelerator roots, introducing…
Halifax incubator Volta Labs receives $500,000 in federal funding
byVolta Labs, a Halifax-based incubator that provides mentorship and resources for growth for the local startup community, has…
University of Waterloo opens Velocity Start, expands Velocity Science Lab
byVelocity Science, a partnership between the University of Waterloo’s faculty of science and the largest free incubator…
Communitech, Velocity take space from Google to give #WaterlooRegion startups more legroom
byCommunitech and the University of Waterloo have announced a massive expansion in the Lang Tannery building at the expense of…
DMZ named 3rd best incubator globally by UBI
byUBI Global, which provides performance analysis of business incubators around the world, has released its 2015 rankings. Ranking…
DMZ named top incubator in North America
byFive years after launching and 200 startups later, the DMZ has earned the title of the top incubator in North America by Stockholm-based…
Montreal Founder Institute opens applications for Winter-Spring 2016 cohort
byAfter graduating its Spring 2015 cohort, the Montreal chapter of Founder Institute, the world’s largest entrepreneur…
New Startup Next Toronto cohort gets down to business
byStartup Next, the pre-acceleration program run by Techstars, kicked off its new Toronto cohort last night at the MaRS Discovery…
CABI gets new name and focus with leadership change
byThe Canadian Association of Business Incubation is now the Canadian Acceleration and Business Incubation (Association). The…
DMZ and Innovation Birmingham bridging gap between Ontario and UK markets
byRepresentatives from the DMZ, along with Ryerson University president Sheldon Levy and Michael Chan, minister of trade for…