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 Remennik as chief of…
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Canada Has the Most Bitcoin ATMs After CAVIRTEX Unveils Ten More
Bitcoin ATMs- or more specifically, “BTMs” started appearing in Canada last year, with the first one appearing outside a coffee shop in Vancouver. Today…
BDC and Corus Entertainment Pitch in for New Gibraltar Venture Capital Fund
Toronto is getting a brand new venture capital fund in Gibraltar Partners Fund One. The new fund achieved its first close with assistance from the…
Hackernest Hooks Up With British Consulate-General Toronto for New ‘DementiaHack’
Dementia affects almost a million people in the UK alone and over 35.6 million people worldwide, and early next month Toronto’s Hackernest will join…
Waterloo’s Hyperdrive Evolves its Graduation Ceremonies into Dual-Event Show
Hyperdrive, the Kitchener-Waterloo region-based accelerator out of the Communitech startup hub, announced on its blog that its graduating cohorts will now benefit from two…
Shopify to Debut ‘Beyond the Code’ Event, Will Celebrate Women in Tech
Shopify is hosting an event in September that will celebrate women in technology. The event, called Beyond the Code, is an “exciting new conference…
This Week in Canadian Startups: August 2-8
Here’s what turned out to be the biggest stories in the world of Canadian tech startups in the week of August 2-8. August 4:…
Computer Science and Machine Intelligence Prof David Fleet Among Speakers At Next TEDX Toronto
Notable computer science and machine intelligence professor David Fleet (of University of Toronto) is among the latest round of speakers announced for Toronto’s upcoming…
Three Canadian Startups Named to Latest 500 Startups Batch
Dave McClure and company at Silicon Valley’s 500 Startups have given the nod to three Canadian startups for entry into their newest cohort. Gym…
Next VeloCity Fund Finals Set for November 27
It was only two weeks ago where #VeloCityFundFinals trended number one on Twitter, as the twice-annual event handed out over $100,000 to University of…
Are You One of ‘Canada’s Most Remarkable Small Businesses?’
Canada is filled with talented people who are building amazing companies. Our friends at The Globe and Mail are seeking feedback to highlight a…
OMERS Ventures Looks for These Three Attributes When Investing Into a Startup
OMERS Ventures, the investment arm of pension fund OMERS, has a core focus in the technology, media, telecommunications, clean tech and life sciences sectors…
Calgary Startup that Helps Bitcoin Transact with Traditional Banks Raises $8.5 Million
Calgary’s Redfall Technologies Inc. (a.k.a Vogogo) has raised $8.5 million in funding for its Bitcoin risk management services. The company raised the money from Cormark Securities Inc., Salman…