Sony Pictures Imageworks Relocates Headquarters to Vancouver
There’s something about Vancouver. We continue to see big-name tech and entertainment companies flock to Canada’s…
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Hopper Lays Off Several Montreal Staff After Finally Launching
It’s been a long road for Hopper, the (now) Boston-based startup that was founded in Montreal over six years ago, building…
MaRS DD Fiasco: Bailout Could End Up Costing Ontario Taxpayers Nearly Half a Billion
New reports claim that the MaRS Discovery District bailout fiasco could end up costing taxpayers almost half a billion dollars.…
Why This Smartwatch Startup Chose South Korea over Canada
Two weeks ago we wrote about the remarkable amount of press coverage that Kairos was receiving, a South Korean-based startup…
BDC Names Its Nine Finalists for the Young Entrepreneur Award
The nine finalists for the Business Development Bank of Canada’s (BDC) Young Entrepreneur Award have been named, and…
Bloomberg Businessweek Proclaims Vancouver “The New Tech Hub”- But is it Only for the Visas?
The folks at Bloomberg Businessweek, the popular print and online business news outlet, believe that Vancouver is “the…
Spheres and Project Tango is Giving the International Space Station a New Set of Eyes
There’s life events where you never forget where you were, or what you were doing. I was almost 7 years old when Neil Armstrong…
Montreal Entrepreneur Lands in CBC’s The National for “SuperHydrophobic” Solution
Ever since it was reported last month that Nissan developed what’s being labelled as the “self-cleaning car”,…
Symple ID’s Richard Fox-Ivey Gets Spot on Kevin Newman Live
The CEO of Kitchener-Waterloo startup Symple ID went on Kevin Newman Live last night to discuss the recent Ebay password fiasco…
Vaughan’s Techblocks Wants to Build a $30K App for One Lucky Startup
Vaughan-based creative/consulting agency Techblocks wants to build an app worth $30,000 for one lucky startup. The agency…
International Startup Festival Reveals Speaker List, New Location
Montreal’s International Startup Festival has revealed its new location for this year’s big event, and it will…
Venture Capital Deals Increase But Value Stays the Same in Q1
Venture capital activity in Canada over the first three months of 2014 stayed the course. Canada’s Venture Capital &…
Here’s Why You Should Probably Take the Startup Train to Montreal This Summer
Once again Guelph’s ThreeFortyNine coworking space and its founder Brydon Gilliss will be taking startup entrepreneurs…
Northleaf Capital Partners Has Raised a $255 Million Private Equity Fund
Toronto, Menlo Park and London, UK-based private fund manager Northleaf Capital Partners have closed on a $255 million fund,…
Code(Love) Hackathon In Montreal Will Tackle Youth, Women’s and Water Issues
The Code(Love) hackathon is nearly here and its organizers are urging developers, designers and startup enthusiasts to sign…