Today in company updates: StackAdapt launches Unbiasify, Kik co-founder launches news subscription startup
This week, several startups have made announcements launching new features and partnerships. Here’s the latest on company…
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Traction on Demand, Axonify among GPTW’s best workplaces in tech list
Great Place To Work, a company that recognizes the world’s best workplaces, announced its 2017 list of Canada’s Best Workplaces…
Airbnb Names former Hubba Advisor as Canada Country Manager
Airbnb, the popular San Francisco-based peer-to-peer marketplace for spaces, has named Aaron Zifkin as its new country manager…
Montreal’s Breather Raises $6 Million, Expands to San Francisco
Montreal’s Airbnb for professional office space, Breather, has raised $6 million in series A money and announced an expansion…
BCIC New Ventures Competition Announces its Top Ten Finalists
The ten finalists for BCIC’s New Ventures Competition have been announced. The BCIC-New Ventures Competition has been…
Startup Calgary Pegs November 13 for 2014 Launch Party
Startup Calgary has selected November 13 as the date for the return of its popular Launch Party. Founded in 2010, the organization is…
Futurpreneur Canada Wants Your Startup to Represent Canada at ‘Get in the Ring’
Futurpreneur Canada, formerly the Canadian Youth Business Foundation (CYBF) wants to know if your startup can “get in…
Square to Open Canada Office Next Wednesday in Kitchener
Silicon Valley’s mobile payments solution Square is ready to open its Canadian outpost. The startup founded by Twitter…
Toronto Man’s Date-Rape Drug Detector Gives Women a Pocket-Sized Tool
A Toronto man’s new tool that can detect whether a drink has been spiked with potential date-rape drugs is nearing the…
Android TO Returns to Toronto in October
AndroidTO, Canada’s largest Android conference, will return to Toronto this year when it takes place on October 30. This…
CIX Announces Speakers for Upcoming Toronto and Montreal ‘Mixers’
The Canadian Innovation Exchange (CIX) has announced its speakers for its Toronto and Montreal “mixers.” Taking…
New Toronto Hackathon Sees Next 36 Team Up with Google, Bionym and Thalmic Labs
A few of Toronto’s major players within the tech space are teaming up in early October for the Next 36’s 2014 Wearable…
Why Did Bay Street’s Altas Partners Invest in a Grenada University?
Canadian private equity firms are often no strangers to highly-valued tech startups when considered where to spend their capital.…
Markham EHR Tech Startup Nightingale Receives $3.5M Secured Loan
Markham’s Nightingale Informatix Corporation, a technology company on the TSX-V that provides Electronic Health Record…
Toronto Fishing App Reveals Big Numbers at GROW Conference Startup Smackdown
Kyle Reid impressed a panel of four judges (including our Joseph Czikk) enough to win himself a trip to the Startup Smackdown…