Is Canada even in the race? The Clean Capital Conference asks big Questions
“The report of my death was an exaggeration.” James Tansey the Executive Director of ISIS, at the Sauder School of Business…
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CIRA launches new $1 million Community Investment Program, hopes to “make the Internet better for all Canadians”
The internet is a busy place. According to the CRTC’s (Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission) latest…
Bench raises another $1 million
It was just a couple days ago that we highlighted Vancouver-based Bench and their glorious ways to make accounting and bookkeeping…
Square removes deposit limits, says Canadians will now receive funds within 2 business days
Square launched its mobile commerce platform in Canada over a year ago in Canada and the San Francisco-based company recently…
Applications now open for the 2014 BDC Young Entrepreneur Award, $100,000 is up for grabs
The Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) had a successful 2013 and they hope to continue this trend in 2014. Coming off…
Bookkeeping isn’t Fun. Bench Makes it Better.
Bookkeeping sucks. The only people who like it, are bookkeepers. Not many business owners are doing cartwheels at month-end…
The Accelerator Series: GrowLab
The Accelerator Series is a multi-part spotlight on Canada’s startup accelerators and the people who lead them. GrowLab…
Toronto’s Bitstrips Raises $3 Million After Users Created Over 30 Million Avatars
The resounding message from an update (in comic strip form I might add) from Bitstrips is that once the Toronto-based startup…
Mobile Apps to Become 2014’s Most Invested-In Startups? Apparently So
Mobile apps could take over the world in terms of venture capital investment next year. At least that’s what one UK-based…
Canadian Sports App theScore Lands Spot in 100 Best Android Apps of 2013
theScore’s Canadian-made sports app has been named among the “100 Best Android Apps of 2013” in PC Mag. theScore was…
LiveQoS’ New “LiveQaas” Platform Makes Mobile Internet Connection A Lot Cleaner
Since acquiring former FounderFuel startup Openera in late October, Ottawa’s LiveQoS has been toiling away at its “Quality…
Twitter’s self-serve ad platform now open to Canadian Small and Medium sized businesses
Twitter has over 232 million active users and the company is on an upward trajectory. Usage for its quick messaging service…
Mobile Engagement Startup Greengage Mobile Gets $1 Million From Several Investors
Toronto-based startup Greengage Mobile, a web and mobile software platform that engages and drives adoption of health/wellness,…
Canadian eCommerce Hits $18.9 Billion in 2012; Seniors Up Internet Use
The value of orders placed online by Canadians reached $18.9 billion in 2012 while Internet use increased across the board…
Ten Themes That Will Define the Next Decade of EdTech
This article was written by James Colliander, Ian Fordham and Aron Solomon. The conversation began, innocently enough, in…