Canadian Startup NewsSeptember 23, 2019<September 24, 2019 Kik chat app shuts down as company goes “all in” on Kin by Meagan Simpson The Kik app is officially shutting down. The company will reduce its headcount to 19 people, and will focus solely on converting…
Canadian Startup News, Funding, MilestonesJanuary 2, 2014<November 30, 2022 International Startup Fest Crowns Second Elevator Tour Winner with $100K by Joseph Czikk Phil Telio and the Montreal-based International Startup Festival recently crowned their second Elevator World Tour winner in…
Canadian Startup NewsDecember 2, 2013<December 2, 2013 Montreal’s International Startup Festival Brings Its “Wacky Event” to Tel Aviv by Joseph Czikk Montreal’s International Startup Festival is going to the second-ranked startup ecosystem in the world, later this month.…
TechnologyOctober 15, 2013<October 15, 2013 Former “Grandmother’s Pick” Winners Onavo Acquired by Facebook for $150 Million by Joseph Czikk Sunday’s news that Tel Aviv-based app analytics startup Onavo had been acquired by Facebook for $150 million wasn’t…
FundingNovember 16, 2012<June 26, 2013 With 5M Downloads, Contact Syncing App Sync.Me Adds $4M To Develop for Android by Humayun Khan What if a contact list was more than mere names, phone numbers, and email addresses, and instead helped pull in social networking…