Kirstine Stewart joins theScore’s board of directors
theScore has announced that Kirstine Stewart, Twitter’s VP of Media for North America, has joined its board of directors. In the past, Stewart acted…
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PetalMD and iamsick.ca partner to make health care more accessible
Toronto-based iamsick.ca and Quebec City-based PetalMD are entering a strategic partnership with the goal of helping Canadian patients efficiently access health care. PetalMD, which…
Montreal-based Netlift raises $1.3 million to expand carpooling app beyond Quebec
Montreal-based Netlift, a startup that’s developed an app that encourages multi-modal transportation, has raised $1.3 million. The funding was led by Sustainable Development Technology…
TextNow CEO explains how its cost-saving tech is disrupting North America’s phone plan industry
It’s well-known that phone plans in North America are among the highest in the world. So it’s no surprise that a startup is eager…
Halifax-based Health QR raises $250,000 from Innovacorp
Halifax-based Health QR, a digital medication management startup, has received $250,000 from Innovacorp, Nova Scotia’s early stage venture capital organization. Health QR’s solutions address…
Health Canada and national charity launch concussion education app
According to the Canadian government, rates of reported head injuries in youth football, soccer and hockey (relative to other injuries) have increased by 40…
GoDaddy launches Flare app to give entrepreneurs feedback on ideas and build community
Entrepreneurship and technology are aligned more often than not. However, it seems as if the world’s largest technology companies are coming around to supporting…
Buddybuild raises $7.6 million in funding to disrupt mobile app development
The workflow for launching an app is pretty much broken. Between building it, testing, deploying, and adapting to feedback from actual users, the process…
ReUp wants to white label the next generation of merchant solutions
As we move beyond the eBay and Amazon era, companies like Shopify are seeing success based on one principle: independent businesses don’t want to…
Apple Pay expands in Canada with support for CIBC and RBC debit and credit cards
The day many iPhone users have been waiting for since the day Apple Pay was announced has arrived. Early this morning, Apple significantly expanded…
Tingle removes the awkwardness from dating apps using anonymous audio chats
Dating can be a risky business. It’s about putting yourself out there – which has always made it a challenge for dating apps to…
Guiides connects adventurous travelers with experiences off the beaten path
Maybe you’ve got a burning desire to hike out to a glacier. Perhaps you’ve got an appetite for learning how to forage for wild…
IMMUNIO raises $5 million Series A to disrupt web app security
There was a time when developers could reasonably expect to quickly “find and fix” security issues in their web apps. But with the rise…