With new seed funding, Hockeystick looks to compete with CB Insights for startup data
Raymond Luk agrees with my conceit that Canadian entrepreneurs have a natural predisposition towards building B2B companies.…
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Google acquires Toronto-based Synergse to add to its Apps product suite
Google has reportedly acquired Toronto-based Synergse in order to create a new training tool for its suite of Google apps.…
Influitive adds former Salesforce senior director to its team as it pursues aggressive growth
Influitive has been quietly building its advocate marketing empire over the past few months. In March, the company announced…
AccessNow empowers community of people living with disabilities to find access
Maayan Ziv understanding the struggle to find information on wheelchair accessibility first hand; growing up with spinal muscular…
feeDuck saves home sellers money by making real estate agents compete for their business
Startups are all about removing the middleman to save its users money, and feeDuck, one of the pitches on this week’s…
ecobee founder Stuart Lombard says entrepreneurs should spend time in the Valley, build in Canada
ecobee has come a long way from being a solution for founder Stuart Lombard’s family to save money; the smart thermostat…
StackAdapt adopts CPE model as advertising struggles to keep up with digital content consumption
Marketing is no longer a matter of paying to put an advertisement in front of someone’s face — with endless content…
Ryerson University opens The Music Den incubator where tech and music converge
Incubators are often regarded as the place where software companies quietly work on the next big disruptor in industries like…
Women and Color launches to address underrepresentation of women and POC at tech events
Thanks in large part to social media, the voices of women and people of colour calling out racism and sexism in many spheres…
#SMWiTO to celebrate Toronto’s “thriving” digital media industry
Social media can be a confusing world to navigate for businesses; if it’s not done right, a business can look like it’s…
Google Canada gives Toronto YouTubers access to resources with new creator space
Google today announced the opening of a new YouTube creator space, giving the video platform’s Toronto-based content makers…
Transpod wants to bring its Canadian-made hyperloop to the world
Since Elon Musk put forward the concept of a fifth mode of transportation — known as the hyperloop — to the public, teams…
MaRS adds Square to its roster of FinTech partners
Last year, MaRS launched its FinTech cluster to address the need for FinTech startups and financial institutions to work together.…
Tony Lacavera says Canada can be a leader in quantum computing at Canadian Club Toronto panel
Canadian founders aren’t shy about expressing the fact that Canada is a great place to grow a business; with business support…
Wattpad launches multi-channel network to co-produce Wattpad stories for film
With 45 million unique users and an average of 30 minutes of engagement within its mobile app, Wattpad has established itself…