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 is TWG’s first acquisition, which now has a…
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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 and Accomplice, as well as…
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 and guests. To help save…
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 in Canada….
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 since it launched in 2014. The Vancouver-based company has…
PopRX spins off prescription delivery app into Herbsy, a medical marijuana marketplace
After the Liberal government announced plans to unveil a bill for recreational pot use next spring, what started out as initial excitement turned into…
Hack To Start Ep. 111: Corey Pollock, product manager at Tiny Hearts
Corey Pollock is the co-founder of Leet, an app where gamers share and discover the best gameplay highlights. Pollock is a product manager at…
Craves pivots its clothing image search app to focus on celebrity fashion
Last year, Calgary-based Craves launched to help users to search for retail items by uploading images from their camera roll, a screenshot, or a…
Toronto-based Jiffy raises $1 million as it eyes Chicago expansion
Toronto-based Jiffy, which connects homeowners with vetted home professionals in real time, announced that it’s closed $1 million in funding. This is the company’s…
Kik reports that users have exchanged 1.8 billion messages with the platform’s 20,000 chatbots
Chatbots are poised to make their mark on the technology landscape, and Waterloo-based messaging platform Kik can prove it with the recent user engagement…
McGill University researchers develop navigation app for Canadians living with vision loss
McGill University researchers have developed an app to guide people living with vision loss as they navigate their daily life. Autour initially began testing…
Former Sun Life Financial executive Lori Casselman joins LEAGUE as first chief health officer
LEAGUE, which raised a $25 million USD Series A in June, has found its first chief health officer in Lori Casselman. The role was…