Riding around Toronto with Alexander Peh, PayPal Canada’s head of mobile
PayPal is no stranger to Canada, being one of the leading digital payment options available. But its market is worldwide, with…
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Execution Labs receives $6 million in funding, unveiles two new programs for independent game developers
Execution Labs, the Montreal-based accelerator and incubator for independent mobile game developers, has received $6 million…
Slyce partners with Neiman Marcus with ‘Snap. Find. Shop’
Slyce recently secured $12 million in funding and acquired Drivetrain Agency and Pounce. Prior to this news the Toronto-based…
Ottawa’s RANOVUS raises $24 million to help “accelerate our expansion plan”
After raising $11 million last year, Ottawa-based Ranovus has announced a massive $24 million (USD) in financing. The company…
Waterloo’s MetaMarketplace raises $4M
Waterloo-based online travel marketplace MetaMarketplace has raised $4 million to continue to compete against other vacation…
Survey reveals that Canadian small businesses don’t know their worth, continually undercharge for goods/services
Canadians entrepreneurs apparently don’t know their worth. According to a recent survey by Intuit, 27 per cent of small businesses…
City of Vancouver to open its first Technology and Social Innovation Centre
The City of Vancouver, Vancouver Economic Commission (VEC) and the Vancity Community Foundation have announced plans to create…
Slyce Acquires Pounce for $5 million
Toronto-based Slyce raised $12 million earlier this year to further its growth has announced it has acquired mobile commerce…
Globe and Mail unveils “Canada’s 10 most remarkable small businesses”
Last month, The Globe and Mail went on a mission to find “most remarkable small and medium-sized businesses” in Canada.…
BCIC expands its Venture Acceleration Program into Northwest B.C.
The BC Innovation Council (BCIC) is a province-wide acceleration program that gives entrepreneurs the opportunity to expand…
CIRA and Startup Canada partner to offer startups access to a ‘treasure trove of resources’
A recent report by Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA), the organization that manages the .CA domain registrations,…
BDC Capital Partners with Creative Destruction Lab, Aims to Reach $1 Billion in Equity Value
Creative Destruction Labs (CDL), who is based at Rotman School of Management at U of T, started in 2012 and has exceeded is…
Highflying Vancouver Snowboard Startup Capturing Major Airtime Through Mobile Solutions
Like many sports enthusiasts, Vancouver native Max Jenke dreamed of becoming a professional snowboarder as soon as he learned…
Life of a Porn ‘Star’: How This Montrealer Helped Build Adult Mobile, Part Three
Brandon Reti had it all: the high-paying gig, the first-class everything and the ability to make decisions that would rake…
Calgary Student Claims Victory in Google Science Fair’s Canadian Local Award
The Google Science Fair, which is now the largest online science fair in the world, is back again and offer students from around…