Extreme Startups, FounderFuel and GrowLab to Put on Joint Pitch Event at Startup Fest
Three of Canada’s longest-serving accelerator programs are putting on a joint pitching event for BDC-backed startups…
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Government of Canada Wants to End Cyberviolence Against Women and Girls
Canada’s minister of labour and minister of status of women Kellie Leitch today announced more than $630,000 in funding…
The Robots Will Take Over the World (If You Fund Them on Kickstarter)
With 12 days to go in its kickstarter campaign, Toronto’s Ainova Robotics Inc. has raised $25,000 of a $30,000 funding…
New App Puts Vaccination Information in the Hands of Canadians
A new mobile app developed by several government agencies in Canada is set to give Canadians a place to put all that important…
Toronto Students Win Startup Weekend Youth Edition with “Shake On It” App
Gordon Sun and a few high school and university-aged peers have been enjoying their free office space at Toronto’s Project:…
MaRS and Norton Rose Fulbright to Launch Free “Innovation Law Clinic”
The MaRS Discovery District has partnered with Norton Rose Fulbright to offer startups a new free “Innovation Law…
HotelTonight Will Put Up Some Pretty Sweet Deals on Canada Day
We usually don’t hear too much out of HotelTonight regarding Canadian news, but here’s some pretty cool info for people…
New Mobile App Reads Kidsâ Respiratory Rate Faster, More Accurately
A new mobile app developed by University of British Columbia (UBC) researchers can measure respiratory rate in children roughly…
Ryerson University’s DMZ Named World’s 5th Best University Incubator Program
The University Business Incubator (UBI) Index, a Stockholm-Sweden produced report that names what it believes to be the 25…
After Seven Years of Bootstrapping, UBC-Born TaskTop Technologies Raises $11 Million
TaskTop Technologies, a startup out of Vancouver that created a software development toolkit integration technology, has raised…
Why We Work Remote: The Evolution of the Work Place
Last year in December of 2013, we made a decision to give up our office space in the Accelerator Center in Waterloo and become…
The OCE and Extreme Startups are Extending the SmartStart Program
According to the Ontario Centres of Excellence and Toronto-based startup accelerator Extreme Startups, dozens of entrepreneurial-minded…
Recent Waterloo Visit Sees Prime Minister Harper Interact with Thalmic Labs and its “Myo” Armband
It looks like even the Prime Minister himself couldn’t wait to get a glimpse of the Myo. Prime Minister Stephen Harper…
Group-Funding Platform Crowdtilt Expands to Canada
Crowdtilt, a crowdfunding platform hailing from San Francisco that helps users fund experiences, purchases, and causes with…
Youth Innovator Ann Makosinski Wins 2014 Weston Youth Innovation Award
Victoria, B.C. teenager Ann Makosinski has won the Ontario Science Centre’s 2014 Weston Youth Innovation Award, for…