Vancouver-based Biba raises $1.3 million to bring AR to playgrounds
Vancouver-based Biba has raised $1.3 million in a pre-Series A led by Leonite Capital. Greg Zeschuk, co-founder of BioWare,…
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Hack To Start Ep.161: Mike Williams, founder of Thinkbox
Mike Williams is the founder of Thinkbox, a startup studio in Santa Monica, California, and the company that’s behind several…
Report: Over half of Canadians use smartphones to make online purchases
A majority of Canadians like to do their shopping online, according to a recent study. Omnichannel advertising platform StackAdapt…
RBC now lets users make bill payments with Siri
Royal Bank of Canada customers are now able to ask Siri to pay their bills via voice commands with the iPhone and iPad —…
Startup Canada Podcast: The disciplines of digital leadership with Doyle Buehler
Only half of the businesses that make it to market survive after their fifth year. That’s why Doyle Buehler is making it…
Mylo launches spare change investment platform on iOS
Mylo, which rounds up users’ purchases and invests the spare change, has officially launched its app for iPhone. Through…
CIBC named top mobile banking app among Canadian banks
CIBC’s mobile banking app has earned the highest score among five other Canadian banks in a recent study of banking apps.…
Kiwi wants to help smokers quit with its smartwatch app
Artificial intelligence startup Kiwi wants to help smartwatch owners quit smoking. Developed as a standalone app for Android…
Report: 76 percent of retailers believe mobile is the future
Mobile commerce has grown rapidly in recent years, with many consumers going to websites and dedicated apps to make purchases.…
Adventure tech startups ShareShed and Guiides acquired by Leavetown
Vancouver-based adventure tech startups ShareShed and Guiides have just been acquired by Leavetown, a Vancouver-based vacation…
CIBC pulls mobile payments app instead of competing with Apple and Samsung Pay
The CIBC mobile payments app has been removed from the Google Play Store. The app allowed CIBC clients to tap their smartphones…
Hack To Start Ep.147: Maya Prohovnik, head of operations at Anchor
Maya Prohovnik is the Head of Operations at Anchor, a whole new way to experience audio. Prohovnik studied psychology and linguistics…
Former Aeryon Labs VP of engineering joins TextNow as CTO
Waterloo-based TextNow, which uses cloud-based technology to make phone plans cheaper, has appointed Sean McCabe as its new…
Think Dirty’s Lily Tse says purpose, inclusivity are key to building the right company culture
For Lily Tse, the founder and CEO of Think Dirty, understanding the importance of purpose and inclusivity are crucial to building…
#smallrooms Podcast: Nudge Rewards’ Jordan Ekers on mobile in the enterprise
Rob Kenedi sits down with Jordan Ekers, chief customer officer at Nudge Rewards, a mobile platform that allows retailers to…