Versature raises $1.15 million from BDC Capital, RBC
Versature, which provides cloud-based VoIP communications for Canadian businesses, raised $1.15 million in seed funding. Versature…
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Simwave wants to bring virtual reality to the next level with temperature, smell
Virtual reality is already disruptive in its own right as it changes the way we think about entertainment — but one Ottawa-based…
Watch Shopify’s roadshow video that helped take the Canadian unicorn public
Just a little over a year ago today, Canadian tech darling Shopify took their company public. To mark the occasion, Shopify…
Startup Canada Podcast: Richard Remillard on the economics of entrepreneurship
A leading Canadian Finance expert and catalyst, Richard Remillard knows the secret to a long-lasting economy. “I have long…
#StartupDay brings startups and gov’t together to shape Canada’s innovation strategy
Last week, 1,500 startup founders, policy makers, and industry leaders touched down in Ottawa for Startup Canada’s Day on…
L-SPARK accepting applications from B2B SaaS startups for third cohort
Canada’s only B2B SaaS accelerator, L-SPARK, is accepting applications for its third cohort. The program supports startups…
#AccelerateOTT brings community together to learn how to build better businesses
With sunny skies and warm weather rounded out with a cool breeze, the Horticulture Building in Ottawa’s Lansdowne Park was…
Shopify releases Q1 2016 results, announces 95 percent increase in revenue YoY
Shopify’s first quarter 2016 results are in. The company has continually demonstrated that it can hold its own as a public…
Seven reasons we’re excited for Startup Canada Day on the Hill
Startups are often so heads-down on product development and customer acquisition, they don’t have time to spare a thought…
Ottawa company launches platform to help urban planners prepare for climate change
Climate change is set to have a severe impact on many vital aspects of our lives; from water access to the extinction of one-fourth…
Shopify launches Shopify Capital to fund entrepreneurs on its platform
Entrepreneurs using the Shopify platform to power their business now have an alternative way to raise much-needed funding — from…
AccelerateOTT returns with speakers from Shopify, 500 Startups
On May 5th, AccelerateOTT is returning again this year with a lineup of tech industry leaders speaking on what it takes to…
Today in funding: Gymtrack, Clearwater Clinical, Semios, Acuva Technology
BDC Capital has likely had a busy past few weeks with all of the startups they’re currently funding on this list. Here’s…
Shopify acquires San Francisco-based virtual marketing assistant Kit
San Francisco-based Kit, which manages social marketing via SMS, has been acquired by Shopify. In a blog post, Kit CRM CEO…
Hack To Start Ep. 91: Foko CEO Marc Gingras
This week’s guest is Marc Gingras, an angel investor and currently the CEO of Foko, a private photo sharing app for retail…