2015 Funding Roadshow starts tomorrow
The 2015 Funding Roadshow starts on March 19th in Ottawa before venturing across Canada to ten cities. Organized by Fundica,…
Montréal
The next wave of health and fitness wearables on Canada AM
The general public is aware of step trackers like Fitbit or Jawbone, but it might not be familiar with the next wave of health…
Neptune Duo has now raised over $800,000 on Indiegogo
Neptune made a splash back in mid-February when it announced its second generation smartwatch. The Neptune Duo is a bold concept…
Neptune’s new wearable wants you to quit your smartphone addiction cold turkey
If wearable technology is going to succeed, it will need visionaries who think outside the box and aren’t afraid to make…
Founder Institute is seeing the “most applicant demand in history”
The Founder Institute, which is dubbed as the “world’s largest entrepreneur training and startup launch program,” began…
Montreal smart garment startup Heddoko selected Innovation World Cup Finalist
Montreal-based smart garment startup Heddoko is headed to Munich next week to vie for the title of “Innovator of the…
Tab expands its Uber for restaurants into Montreal
The way people dine out hasn’t changed much over the years. You open a door, wait to be seated, order your meals from…
Today in funding: Poka, Budge, OCE SmartStart
A wide variety of Canadian funding announcements today, with funds both raising capital and investing it. Here’s the latest…
CTI Life Sciences holds initial close for second fund at $134 million
The CVCA is reporting that Montreal-based CTI Life Sciences has held an initial close for its second fund, CTI II, with $134…
Hexoskin launches Hexoskin Junior for children and teenage athletes
Montreal-based Hexoskin has launched a new biometric smart shirt this week at CES 2015. While Hexoskin’s wearable tech has…
One Year Later: Looking back at the seven Canadian wearable tech companies changing the world
Back in November of last year I introduced seven Canadian wearable tech companies working on technologies that were set to…
MaRS and Virgin Unite Canada partner to create impact venture fund
This morning at the MaRS Discovery District, Sir Richard Branson announced a new initiative between MaRS and Virgin Unite Canada,…
Here’s how to watch Lean Startup Conference in Canada if you can’t attend
The Lean Startup Conference, a four-day event packed to the gills with impressive speakers, starts tomorrow in San Francisco.…
Airbnb study says its contributed $54.6 million to the Montreal economy
Convenient and affordable rental site Airbnb is available in 190 countries. The worldwide headquarters is located San Francisco,…
Lightspeed acquires Belgium-based POSIOS, launches Lightspeed Restaurant
A healthy $35 million poured into Montreal-based LightSpeed recently. The company says they are “the commerce platform for…