BlackBerry Is Trying to Block the Sale of Ryan Seacrest’s Typo Keyboard Clip
We all know what happened three weeks ago, when embattled Canadian smartphone maker BlackBerry filed papers to sue Ryan Seacrest’s…
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Former Extreme Startups Company Shoplocket Acquired by PCH International
TechCrunch has reported that Toronto-based startup startup Shoplocket, a former Extreme Startups graduate, has been acquired…
SuiteQ Offers Home Decor Customers a 3D Shopping Experience
Toronto-based SuiteQ launched this week, a startup that offers home decor shoppers a “try before you buy” online…
Former NLL Lacrosse Player’s Workplace Engagement Platform Raises $500K Seed Round
Waterloo-based startup Plasticity, the workplace engagement platform cofounded by former professional lacrosse player Jim Moss,…
Not a Silver Bullet, But Close: PHEMI’s Prescription for Fixing the Health Care System
Technology is not the health care system’s silver bullet, but individuals choosing to live healthier is. Believing in…
Things Are Going Really Well for Toronto’s Qriket, The App That Gives You Free Money
For 22-year-old Qriket cofounder Jonny Comparelli, things are aren’t too shabby these days. Approaching five years (yes,…
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…
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…