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Startups in Toronto and Vancouver are making moves. Here is the latest in product launches, partnerships, and company milestones…
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Ryerson University partners with startup StayBillety to address student housing shortage
Finding roommates and affordable accommodations can be a challenge when starting out at a university. To help university students…
Michael Litt says tech founders have “personal responsibility” to think of people harmed by tech progress
Michael Litt, CEO of Vidyard, could easily be pegged as the Canadian version of the tech founder stereotype forwarded by shows…
ILM Innovation Weekend encourages Muslim community to pursue entrepreneurship
Encouraging diversity in tech is something that many in Canada’s startup ecosystem have been vocal about. Whether it’s…
RVezy says it wants to be the Airbnb for RVs on #TheDisruptors
Among the many industries that are being disrupted lately, one of them is the RV industry. RVezy, the latest pitch on The Disruptors,…
NextAI announces Google and IBM partnerships, $5.15 million in funding
NextAI, NEXT Canada’s offshoot program dedicated to supporting AI companies, has announced funding and partnerships to assist…
Startupong wants Toronto’s tech community to give back with ping pong
Uberflip, a Toronto-based content marketing software company, has announced that Startupong will be returning for its third…
11 Canadian tech companies to watch in 2017
Last year, I wrote an article about the 11 Canadian tech companies to watch in 2016, which highlighted tech companies of all…
Highland Therapeutics raises $263 million through Morgan Stanley to commercialize ADHD drug
Highland Therapeutics, the parent company of Ironshore Pharmaceuticals, has secured a $263 million private placement due by…
Diagram closes $25 million fund from Portag3 and 50-plus angels to build Canadian FinTech from the ground up
After a year operating in stealth, a new VC firm is ready to show its face to the Canadian tech community. Diagram today announced…
Ryerson’s director of privacy and big data says Canadians should be cautious of all things ‘smart’
As the number of Canadians actively using online platforms and apps grows, so does the concern over the protection of privacy…
Dx3’s director of content says startups will transform, not destroy, bricks-and-mortar
For the past six years, the Dx3 conference in Toronto has been dedicated to connecting Canada’s retail, digital marketing,…
New offices in Toronto and Waterloo help Shopify support growing verticals and Canadian tech
Since filing for IPO just under two years ago, Shopify has shown no signs of slowing down in its mission to dominate ecommerce.…
Toronto-based Meta first company acquired by the Chan Zuckerberg initiative
Toronto-based Meta, which uses machine learning to organize information in scientific papers, has been acquired by Mark Zucerkberg…
Ask The Doctor wants its tech to empower patients communicating with doctors
When we visit our family physicians, the appointments go by so quickly that we don’t always get the answers to our medical…