Aviva Ventures investing $180 million over five years in startups, hosting first-ever Pitch Day in Toronto
Property and casualty insurance group Aviva Canada has announced Aviva Ventures, its corporate venture fund looking to invest…
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Shopify’s Tech @ Scale panel says internet is not ready for long-term effects of AI and machine learning
Deep learning and artificial intelligence are set to be the next big innovations that change the way that people run their…
CanCon Podcast Episode 17: Do you give a whut about VR or is it all a Daydream?
After weeks on the road, the CanCon Podcast returns home just as the summer heats up with a variety of tech news. First up,…
Connected Lab hosting chatbot-focused hackathon on IBM Watson IoT platform
Toronto software company Connected Lab is hosting Canada’s first hackathon on the IBM Watson IoT platform. The hackathon…
Telus report says only 52% of Canadian businesses plan to deploy IoT solutions
A recent Telus study shows that 52 percent of small to mid-size Canadian business owners are currently deploying or planning…
CanCon Podcast Ep. 14: What’s the deal with IoT?
The CanCon podcast returns, as not even a rampant case of the flu can keep us from delivering hot, fresh pod goodness to Canadians…
ecobee founder Stuart Lombard says entrepreneurs should spend time in the Valley, build in Canada
ecobee has come a long way from being a solution for founder Stuart Lombard’s family to save money; the smart thermostat…
CaSA partners with mnubo to help smart home owners reduce their electricity bills
Montreal-based CaSA, a company dedicated to providing consumer products to control and meter electricity, has announced a partnership…
Miovision accelerating vision for smart cities with Swift Labs partnership
Since Miovision was founded by Kurtis McBride, the company has always tried to stay ahead of the curve in an industry slow…
Rogers partners with blueRover to offer ‘IoT as a Service’
Two years ago, the Internet of Things was as obscure as the possibility of another Harry Potter movie. In 2016 however, businesses…
FAIRVentures director explains why Fairfax chose Communitech on #TheDisruptors
It seems like every other week another traditional institution is trying to cash in on the innovative nature of startups; from…
Five things we learned from #Dx32016
Thousands of people stormed the Metro Toronto Convention Centre this week for Dx3, Canada’s biggest digital conference. Those…
mnubo partners with Grain Systems Inc. to bring IoT to agribusiness
Grain Systems Inc., a grain and protein agribusiness solutions company part of the AGCO global agriculture brand, announced…
GM Canada working on future of transportation at its new Communitech hub
GM Canada is one of the latest companies to join the Communitech hub with the opening of its own innovation hub within the…
Machine learning startup Maluuba raises $9 million Series A
Machine learning company Maluuba, which develops a voice-activated personal assistant for mobile devices, announced a CAD $9…