Vancouver’s BuildDirect Raises $30 Million Series B Round
In a home-building market worth $492 billion, Vancouver’s BuildDirect has taken a major step forward. The online supplier…
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Piper, The Home Security System that Did Really Well on Indiegogo, Launches Today
In late August we covered Piper, a smart home security gadget and app system that shows people how their homes are doing via panoramic…
CBC KW Gave One Lucky Listener Bitcoin Over the Airwaves
We’re not positive on this one, but it’s pretty likely that CBC Radio One 89.1 FM in Kitchener-Waterloo today was…
Don’t be the Drunken Entrepreneur
Imagine the most important pitch you’ve ever given. Now imagine doing it drunk. If you’ve just put in five, six or seven…
The Accelerator Series: GrowLab
The Accelerator Series is a multi-part spotlight on Canada’s startup accelerators and the people who lead them. GrowLab…
Hopper, the Startup That’s Been in Stealth for Six Years Finally (soft) Launched This Week
It’s been six years since a bunch of ex-Expedia and TripAdvisor engineers started working on Hopper, a Montreal and Boston-based…
Solver’s Market is a Marketplace for Tough Science and Engineering Problems
A story on Montreal TechWatch caught my eye last week when I read about Solver’s Market, a question and answer marketplace…
Wearable Electronics Company to Invest in Greater Montreal Area
Montreal wearable electronic and quantified-self company Motion Engine is set to invest and expand into the “Greater…
Vancouver Startup Headhunts Talent and Gives Back
For four years Chad MacRae bounced around the Middle East, living and working in Dubai, Afghanistan, the United Arab Emirates…
Lost or Dead Smartphone? You’re Safe with Ppl Connect’s Web-Based Solution
After a conversation with Montreal startup Ppl Connect, I still can’t figure out if their technology amplifies humanity’s…
Montreal’s FixMeStick is on the cusp of reaching its $50,000 crowdfunding goal
It’s not too often that a pair of entrepreneurs walk into CBC’s Dragons’ Den, impressing all five dragons.…
Fredericton’s Smart Skin Technologies Raises $3.9 Million
Smart Skin Technologies, a Fredricton-based startup that specializes in an artificial touch-sensitive film, or “skin”…
Vancouver’s ClearlyContacts Is Now Accepting Bitcoin as Payment
More and more businesses are buying into Bitcoin. Every few months it seems that another Canadian startup is beginning to embrace…
Recent Kickstarter Winners Palette Look to Build a Future in Waterloo
After having split the past four months between Shenzhen, China and San Francisco, California while running what would go…
iQmetrix Acquires Vancouver Startup Web Werkz for its eCommerce Offerings
In a deal involving two relatively unknown Vancouver companies, iQmetrix, a provider of retail management software for independent…