Hailo Taxi app reportedly pulling out of North America, Toronto ‘service will continue’ and seeking a licensing deal
Taxi hailing app Hailo has been available in Canada for just over two years. In fact, Toronto was the first North American…
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ADP brings back Small Business Grant Contest, offers up over $60,000 in prizes
Small businesses and entrepreneurs help drive Canadian businesses forward. ADP wants to recognize this and has announced its…
Emoji soundtrack for your life? There’s an app for that
A new music app Strings.fm creates the soundtrack to your life with music, colours, and emoji. Based on a smart mood-learning…
City of Vancouver to open its first Technology and Social Innovation Centre
The City of Vancouver, Vancouver Economic Commission (VEC) and the Vancity Community Foundation have announced plans to create…
Randall Howard receives the “Canadian Angel of the Year” Award
NACO, the National champion of Canada’s angel investing community, and BDC announced the winner of the “Canadian Angel…
Communitech starts accepting applications for HYPERDRIVE Cohort 5
Communitech HYPERDRIVE Cohort 4 recently graduated and that means it’s time for another round of startups to shine. Applications…
Feel the life of a startup: ‘Startup Open House’ happening in Montreal and Toronto on October 30th
For those interested in feeling the buzz of being involved in a startup can do so on October 30th. The “Startup Open…
Government continues to support entrepreneurship programs, invests $7.4 million into GTA schools
Last week of the government announced an investment over $6 million to bring entrepreneurship programs into various schools…
LINKETT has “seen its valuation significantly increase” since the Apple Pay Announcement
With the announcement of Apple’s entry into the mobile payment space with Apple Pay, Waterloo-based LINKETT has reportedly…
This week in Canadian startups and notable news from around the web
Our focus is to help Canadian startups get noticed and communicate their wins, another world happens outside our glorious land.…
“Startupong” is a new social event for Toronto startups
Looks like the new trend in the startup community is the fierce sport of ping pong. This could be a “West Coast vs. East…
Lassoh App Launches Indiegogo Campaign to Develop Social Networking App Focused on Privacy and Identity Protection
From celebrity photo leaks to the daily threat of email hacks and Facebook identity theft, our safety and privacy in the digital…
Canada named one of the best countries in the world to launch a startup
A study by the Washington State University’s College of Business shows that Canada is amongst the top five countries…
Performing Arts Alliance creates 5-week pilot project based on startup methodologies
Building your own business is much like a dance. Many traits are needed to preform the various tasks and one must be agile,…
This week in Canadian startups and notable news from around the web
Our focus is to help Canadian startups get noticed and communicate their wins, another world happens outside our glorious land.…