Today in product updates: Goldmoney, SweetIQ, instaMEK, EventMobi
This week, several startups have launched new features in an effort to make life easier for their customers. Here’s the latest…
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Canucks partner with SAP to create engaging fan experiences
If you’ve been keeping score at the Rogers Arena lately, you may have noticed something is a bit off: the rows of empty seats…
Startup Canada podcast: Telecom veteran Jonathon Moody on increasing innovation in the industry
When it comes to celebrating our achievements and success, Canadians are known to be humble and modest. When winning the Top…
Ask Pam CEO says quotas necessary to encourage diversity following Google Demo Day: Women’s edition
Pour lire cet article en français, cliquez ici. A couple of weeks ago, Ask Pam — a cloud startup that centralizes the day-to-day…
Hack To Start Ep. 122: Joel Flory, co-founder and CEO of VSCO
Joel Flory is the co-founder and CEO of VSCO. Flory turned his passion for travel and seeing the world through photographs…
LCBO opens lab in Communitech with focus on app creation, algorithms
The LCBO has opened an offsite lab within Communitech, a Waterloo-based technology hub where startups and global corporations…
As competitor letgo launches in Canada, Varagesale CEO calls focus on trust a key differentiator
How do you make something as popular as second-hand retail platform Kijiji — or its U.S. equivalent Craigslist — even better?…
Why Toronto-based ride-hailing app Nekso is putting the South American market first
While tensions between cabbies and Uber are on the rise in Canada, one Canadian startup is working on getting traction for…
Today in funding ($69.1M): Big Viking Games, Turnstone Biologics, Decisive Farming
Canadian companies are reporting are announcing major rounds today. Here’s the latest on who raised how much, and from…
TWG grows team to 85 following acquisition of B House development agency
Toronto-based software studio TWG announced the acquisition of fellow Toronto-based mobile development company B House. This…
MobyTrip wants to make travel guidebooks obsolete
Whether it’s trying to book a flight or finding a cheap hotel for a few days, the work that goes into planning a vacation…
Montreal-based Transit raises $2.4 million in funding, launches transit assistant feature
In a Medium post, Montreal-based Transit announced $2.4 million in funding in a round including new investors Accel Partners…
Zonetail says its hyperlocal focus should be industry standard for location-based apps
Finding out about the services and amenities offered by hotels and condominiums can be a time-consuming task for residents…
Biko wants to help Vancouver reach its goal of being world’s greenest city by 2020
Biko launched in Vancouver in the last days of summer, bringing its cyclist rewards app to one of the most bike-friendly cities…
HitchPlanet drives past one million kilometre milestone, announces expansion
HitchPlanet, western Canada’s largest ridesharing startup, just celebrated a major milestone: one million kilometres shared…