Hootsuite to Hire Another 100, Prepares for Next #HootHire Event
Vancouver’s Hootsuite, the social media dashboard company that raised the largest round of venture capital in Canadian…
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Kelowna EdTech Startup FreshGrade Raises $4.3 Million Seed Round
Kelowna-based edtech startup FreshGrade has raised a $4.3 million seed round led by NewSchools Venture Fund, Emerson Collective,…
BDC Capital Partners with Creative Destruction Lab, Aims to Reach $1 Billion in Equity Value
Creative Destruction Labs (CDL), who is based at Rotman School of Management at U of T, started in 2012 and has exceeded is…
Vancouver Fashion Startup Wants People To Pay What They Can
Garmentory, a Vancouver and Seattle-based fashion startup bids on curated collections and direct connections between independent…
Canadian VCs Ranked Favourably in New Deloitte-NVCA Survey
Canadian venture capitalists and private equity firms scored big marks in a recent Deloitte-NVCA survey that revealed global…
Hilarious Montreal Fashion Startup Sells Nerd-Wear in New Kickstarter Project
I’m not sure whether wearing a shirt designed with NSA homepage code is funny or if it’s a sign of the apocalypse.…
VanHawks Poaches Former Cervelo Bikes Designer to Join Team as Head of Design
VanHawks, the Toronto startup that hit it big on Kickstarter with is Valour smartbike, has hired former Cervelo Bikes designer Mark…
Military Robot-Builder Clearpath Robotics Takes Stand On ‘Killer Robots’
Waterloo’s Clearpath Robotics is saying “hasta la vista, baby” to any involvement within ‘killer robot’…
Cheap Flights Finder Yulair.com Launches New York City Leg
Entrepreneur and international graffiti photographer Frédéric Prévost-Lebeuf launched Yulair.com after discovering a hidden…
Toronto’s Edusight Says It Won’t Be Another Coffin in the Edtech Graveyard
Toronto edtech startup Edusight is intent on helping teachers make actionable decisions, better addressing their students’…
Calgary-Born Muzooka Raises $3 Million, CEO Takes Shot at Music Startups
Muzooka, a Silicon-Valley startup that was founded in Calgary, has raised $3 million in a series A round of funding. The startup…
Tacit Innovations Scores $450,000 Investment, Will ‘Enhance the Restaurant Experience’
Tacit Innovations, a graduate from Communitech’s third cohort last year, has announced $450,000 in seed funding from The…
For Vancouver’s Learndot, A Defining Story Comes Before Product-Market Fit
With a sigh, a roll of his eyes, and absolute certainty in the voice he’ll support the idea that a startup is the undeniable…
eBook Product and Distribution Startup Enthrill Raises $1.3M from Private Investors
Enthrill Distribution Inc., a provider of ebook distribution products and services for the global publishing industry, has…
Recon Instruments to Help Police Officers Increase ‘Situational Awareness’
Recon Instruments, creators of Heads-up Display (HUD) and smartglass technology for sports and high intensity environments,…