Jon French departs NEXT Canada to take entrepreneurship role at University of Toronto
Jon French, who has long held a senior leadership position at NEXT Canada, has departed his role with the Toronto-based accelerator.…
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Platform Calgary receives $30,000 from federal government for summer incubator program
Platform Calgary, an organization that offers access to space, programming, and advocacy for startups based in the city, has…
Ripple Ventures closes an initial $14 million CAD for new Opportunity Fund
Ripple Ventures, a Toronto-based early-stage venture firm, has made an initial close of $14 million CAD ($10 million USD) for…
Board communicated shutdown decision to OneEleven executive director
In an announcement published to its website last Wednesday, Toronto tech incubator OneEleven announced that it would be permanently…
OneEleven announces it is permanently ceasing operations
Toronto-based incubator OneEleven announced on Wednesday that it has permanently ceased operations due to economic impacts…
Creative Destruction Lab launches COVID-19 rapid response program
Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) has launched a new program to focus on rapidly transforming tech innovations to aid in the current…
DMZ launches #HackTheCurve to help develop solutions addressing COVID-19
Ryerson University’s DMZ is creating an online hackathon aimed at facilitating the development of solutions to help address…
Startup Canada Podcast: future trends in East Coast entrepreneurship with Patrick Farrar
From the smallest of places can come the biggest of ideas, and Patrick Farrar, CEO of Startup Zone PEI will be the first one…
Canadian innovation hubs close doors to help prevent the spread of COVID-19
Innovation hubs, incubators, and accelerators across Canada are shutting down or instituting work from home policies, to help…
Velocity launches and announces first close of pre-seed healthtech fund
Velocity has launched a new healthtech fund for early-stage startups. In its first close, the fund has reached 80 percent of…
New business incubator launched to support startups in Kawartha Lakes region
The Innovation Cluster, a business support organization for the Peterborough and Kawartha region in Ontario, has partnered…
DMZ partners with UBI Global to advise international incubators
Ryerson University’s DMZ is partnering with research organization UBI Global to become the official consultant-on-record…
Medical Innovation Xchange incubator-hub has officially launched in Kitchener-Waterloo
The Medical Innovation Xchange (MIX), a Kitchener-Waterloo-based hub focusing on supporting healthtech startups in southern…
Outgoing director Jay Shah reflects on burnout as Velocity evolves leadership structure
After three years and a half years at Velocity, Jay Shah announced this week that he will be departing from his role as director…
SkipTheDishes co-founder launches “venture-builder” for Prairies startups
SkipTheDishes co-founder, and former CEO, Chris Simair has launched a new “venture-builder” to help co-create and support…