Why Startups need to Acqui-Fire Government Policies: Part Two
In “Why Startups Need to Acqui-Fire Government Policies,” guest poster and San Francisco-based entrepreneur Simon…
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VeloCity Fund Finals Trends #1 On Twitter as Four Student Startups Win Big
Four student startups have received $25,000 grants each after winning the VeloCity Fund Finals at the University of Waterloo.…
Innovation is No Longer For Small Companies: Canadian Investor Says Industry Leaders Must Embrace Tech Mindset
Scott Bonham is saying that industry leaders in Canada should be looking at Silicon Valley, and even in their own backyard,…
Cisco Invests in Toronto’s Georgian Partners, Likely Under $50 Million
Cisco made it clear in June that it was ready to head up a fund-of-funds for Canadian innovation and it looks like it has…
For Richmond’s 505 JUNK, Relying on Social and Mobile Proved Worthwhile
Finding hidden treasures, dropping off goods for charity, and providing award-winning service is all in a days work for Barry…
Toronto’s TouchBistro Adds Mobile Payments to Its Restaurant POS Solution
TouchBistro today announced it’s adding mobile payments to its POS solution for restaurants, allowing diners to pay…
Youth Innovator Ann Makosinski Wins 2014 Weston Youth Innovation Award
Victoria, B.C. teenager Ann Makosinski has won the Ontario Science Centre’s 2014 Weston Youth Innovation Award, for…
OpenText CEO Calls Ontario the “Silicon Valley of the North”
Mark J. Barrenechea called Ontario the “Silicon Valley of the North” in a recent opinion piece published by the…
MaRS DD Fiasco: More Costly Surprises Surface, Bill Now Stands At Over $550 Million
In just weeks a taxpayer bill that was thought to be $371 million has inflated to $563 million, as the MaRS Discovery District’s…
Vancouver Tech Startups Honoured at BCTIA’s Technology Impact Awards
Several Vancouver-based startups and other technology companies were honoured at last week’s Technology Impact Awards,…
MaRS Building Projects a $36 Million Loss Over Ten Years, Read Secret Documents
The public controversy that has exposed a nearly half a billion dollar taxpayer bailout for the cash-strapped MaRS Discovery…
MaRS Directors, CEO Fire Back: “There Were No Documents That Should Be in the Public Domain”
In light of a public spending scandal that indicates the Ontario Liberals failed to reveal a $317.5 million bailout of the…
Sony Pictures Imageworks Relocates Headquarters to Vancouver
There’s something about Vancouver. We continue to see big-name tech and entertainment companies flock to Canada’s…
MaRS DD Fiasco: Bailout Could End Up Costing Ontario Taxpayers Nearly Half a Billion
New reports claim that the MaRS Discovery District bailout fiasco could end up costing taxpayers almost half a billion dollars.…
Totem Bags Create Beautiful Products from Recycled Truck Parts
One person’s trash is another person’s treasure, and for Melissa Richardson, there’s treasure lining the streets of Toronto.…