Lost or Dead Smartphone? You’re Safe with Ppl Connect’s Web-Based Solution
After a conversation with Montreal startup Ppl Connect, I still canât figure out if their technology amplifies humanityâs…
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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 âskin”…
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…
Pro Gaming Platform BattleFy Gets $1.3 Million from US Investors
Vancouver-based “eSports management platform” BattleFy has raised $1.3 million in venture capital money Deep…
Digifest’s ‘It’s A Start’ Pitch Competition Offers Cash and Incubation Space
It’s almost exactly a week until Digifest will close its application call for the “It’s A Start” pitch…
Montreal’s PasswordBox Wins Big at CES 2014 Mobile App Showdown
With a couple thousand audience members watching their pitch, Montreal startup PasswordBox evidently didn’t flinch at…
Launching a Startup in 2014? Ooomf Wants to Help You (For Free)
It’s been about two years since Ooomf cofounder Mikael Cho went through the FounderFuel accelerator program in Montreal.…
UW VeloCity Startup MappedIn Launches Indoor Navigation System
MappedIn, makers of an interactive indoor navigation system that offers mobile app or touchscreen kiosk for shoppers, launched…
Pebble Unveils Smartwatch for Mercedes-Benz Drivers at CES 2014
At CES 2014 this week Mercedes-Benz unveiled a smartwatch that can be used with several car models from the auto-maker. Drivers…
Toronto’s MakeLab is the Largest Hands-On 3D Printing Playground and Studio
Ever wanted to get up close and personal with a 3D printer? MakeLab, Toronto’s largest hands-on 3D printing playground…
Vancouver Parking Payment Technology DPT Gets Acquired
Burnaby-based parking payment technology firm Digital Payment Technologies (DPT) has been acquired by Indianapolis-based T2…
Waterloo Startup Fora Makes Higher Education Accessible for Sub-Saharan Africans
Typing “Nigeria” into Google today will land you several news articles on the mosque attack in the northern part…