L-SPARK announces first cohort of Compass North accelerator program
SaaS accelerator L-Spark and Queen’s University have unveiled ten companies joining the first cohort of Compass North, an accelerator program focused on growing women-led…
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Startup jobs of the week: Chisel AI, Real Estate Webmasters, Memory Labs Inc.
Every day, Canada’s tech startups post their latest and greatest job opportunities on Jobs.BetaKit, powered by Jobbio. From early-stage to Series B and beyond,…
L-Spark, Queen’s University launch accelerator for women entrepreneurs
L-Spark, an Ottawa-based SaaS accelerator, has partnered with Queen’s University to launch Compass North, an accelerator program designed to support women entrepreneurs in the…
Pet tech startup Pawzy wins Queen’s University pitch competition
A newly launched pet tech startup from Toronto has won its first pitch competition, earning the top prize after competing against eight startups during…
Government announces slew of women entrepreneurship investments ahead of election
As election season creeps closer, the federal government has made several announcements this week for investments in women-led startups, organizations, and universities dedicated to…
Canada’s tech hubs fall in Startup Ecosystem Rankings, smaller cities show promise
StartupBlink, a Swiss interactive platform for startups, has released its 2019 Ecosystem Ranking Report, with Canada holding on to the third position, boasting five…
Today in funding ($1.2M): SWFTCharge, Dash MD, Athennian
Three Canadian startups have announced fresh funding rounds to fuel their growth. Here’s the latest on who raised how much, and from whom. …
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 firm. She is also the co-founder of…
Queen’s University researchers create the first working flexible smartphone
While companies like LG and Samsung have been showing off concept flexible phones for a number of years, the first group to create a…
Queen’s Venture Capital Club seeks best Canadian student startup
In an effort to encourage Canadian student entrepreneurs to seriously pursue their ideas, the Queen’s Venture Capital Club at Queen’s University is hosting a…
Kingston’s Sparq Systems Gets $2.75 Million for Solar Power Solution
Kingston-based cleantech startup Sparq Systems as raised $2.75 million from three Ontario cleantech venture capital firms for its “advanced photovoltaic (PV) microinverters”, which essentially uses a software approach to access…