MaRS DD Fiasco: More Costly Surprises Surface, Bill Now Stands At Over $550 Million
In just weeks a taxpayer bill that was thought to be $371 million has inflated to $563Â million, as the MaRS Discovery District’s…
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Vancouver Tech Startups Honoured at BCTIA’s Technology Impact Awards
Several Vancouver-based startups and other technology companies were honoured at last week’s Technology Impact Awards,…
New Incubator Program for Students Launches at University of Guelph
Just as much as entrepreneurship is the lifestyle through which people can start businesses and earn money, entrepreneurship…
Toronto Hackathon Seeks to Create Positive Change in the Middle East
The #HackingME hackathon in Toronto later this month will seek to create positive change in the Middle East while providing…
Crowdfunding as the Pre-Equity Investment and Validation Tool
Typical tech start-up funding starts when all personal savings have been exhausted, and credit cards and lines of credit have…
Startups and Academia: A Love Story
Two graduate students pursuing Masters of Science in Chemistry met at a workshop for entrepreneurs and decided to start a company…
Waterloo’s Tech Ecosystem Can Thank Ted Livingston
On March 7, 2011, Ted Livingston’s nascent mobile messaging company, Kik, announced an $8M Series A financing led by RRE,…
Vancouver’s GrowLab Partners Up with Emily Carr, Lighthouse Labs and UBC
The final call for startups applying to be part of GrowLab‘s new cohort is June 6, and the Vancouver-based accelerator…
The Ten Types of Entrepreneurs You’ll Meet at an Accelerator
Ryerson’s Digital Media Zone (DMZ) blog posted a cheeky blog entry last week detailing the “ten entrepreneurs you’ll…
Canadian Founders Are Committed to Digital Strategy, But Many Have Yet to Fully Implement
Canadian startups are committed to a digital strategy, but many can improve their competitiveness by turning this drive into…
Extreme Startups to Graduate Its Fifth Cohort Tonight
Toronto startup accelerator Extreme Startups is set to formally unveil its fifth cohort of startups tonight after the entire…
Montreal’s “Home of the Web,” Notman House Officially Breaks Ground After Year-Long Renos
It’s been a fair amount of time since Videotron and Montreal’s “home of the web,” Notman House entered…
Wearable Market in Canada Expected to Explode, IDC Canada Says
IDC Canada just published its first report on the emerging market of wearable tech. The study, which takes a look at the Canadian…
ReturnMe Wins Montreal Portion of Fundica’s Funding Roadshow
Fundica, Montreal’s online tool for finding funding sources for startups, is nearly finished its country-wide Funding…
Getting Stuff Done: Startups Now Have More Options with IBM’s BlueMix
Getting stuff done: it’s how most startups roll. Brand affinity or brand loyalty generally isn’t a key consideration, but…