VeloCity Fund Finals Trends #1 On Twitter as Four Student Startups Win Big
Four student startups have received $25,000 grants each after winning the VeloCity Fund Finals at the University of Waterloo.…
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New Survey Urges Recent Canadian Tech Grads to ‘Find An Internship’
Results from a new survey advises that recent tech grads should find an internship and to “keep learning new skills to…
Ottawa Startup Founder Seeks to Make ‘National Entrepreneurs Day’ A Holiday
An Ottawa-based startup founder is trying to round up 50,000 signatures to make “National Entrepreneurs Day” (NED)…
Next 36, CIX Top 20 Both Launch Application Periods
Two major Canadian startup pillars have launched their application periods for their respective offerings. The Next 36, a Toronto-based…
$100K Is Up for Grabs Today at the VeloCity Fund Finals
Ten student startups are currently competing at the University of Waterloo today, for the VeloCity Fund Finals. The show started…
Three Branding Lessons Learned During the World Cup
Our friends at Ottawa startup Gnowit recently came out with an interesting blog post looking at some of things FIFA and other…
MaRS Appoints Managing Director for New ‘Advanced Energy Centre’
The MaRS Discovery District has named its managing director for its new “Advanced Energy Centre” in longtime entrepreneur…
Vancouver to Become a Venture Capitalist for Local Startups?
The city of Vancouver could become the area’s next venture capitalist, as per Techvibes. It wants a portion of local…
Toronto Man Crowdfunds Mystery Product, and Yes, People Have Almost Funded It
A 22-year-old Toronto man has nearly hit his funding target for a new product on Crowdtilt. What the product actually is remains…
Innovation is No Longer For Small Companies: Canadian Investor Says Industry Leaders Must Embrace Tech Mindset
Scott Bonham is saying that industry leaders in Canada should be looking at Silicon Valley, and even in their own backyard,…
New Report Says Most Canadian Businesses Aren’t Ready for New CASL Laws
Aside from the flood of emails over the last two weeks from Internet marketers begging us to give them permission to continue…
Vancouver’s Retsly Acquired by Real Estate Marketplace Zillow
Former GrowLab startup Retsly has been acquired. Zillow, Inc, the Seattle-based real estate and home-related marketplace,…
New Event Seeks to Convince Canuck Expats to Return and Work for Canadian Startups
A group of business leaders in Toronto are seeking to convince Canadian techies working abroad to return home and work within…
Vancouver’s LemonStand Now Available to European Merchants
Vancouver’s ecommerce platform LemonStand is expanding to the European market via a new partnership with German online…
Thunder Bay Ventures Invests in Three Companies from Costarter Accelerator Program
Thunder Bay Ventures has invested $50,000 in three companies that recently graduated Thunder Bay’s Costarter accelerator…