#Firesideconf turns the tech conference into summer camp
What happens when you bring 80 CEOs, CTOs, devs, and tech media together to a summer camp 45 minutes away from Bancroft, Ontario,…
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Zonetail secures $2.3 million Series A for its hotel app platform
Toronto-based Zonetail, an app developer that creates anchored mobile apps for hotels and condos, has secured a $2.3 million…
Toronto-based Rover partners with Pittsburgh Penguins to bring beacon-triggered content to fans
Rover, a Toronto-based proximity marketing company, today announced its partnership with the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Penguins…
September #WWTO is watching you
At another packed house for September’s We Are Wearables Toronto at the MaRS Discovery District, event founder and BetaKit…
MaRS partners with CUBO in São Paulo to form FinTech pipeline
The latest in a flurry of announcements, MaRS Discovery District today made public its partnership with CUBO, a FinTech innovation…
Watch Slack’s Simon Vallee explain what makes a beautiful and highly-usable product
This past Product Hunt Toronto was a special one, with product enthusiasts celebrating the event’s one-year anniversary,…
Postmedia joining Freckle IoT’s open beacon network
Freckle IoT, a Toronto startup that uses its network of beacons to help brands reach consumers and seek out innovative solutions…
JLABS incubator opening in MaRS spring 2016 with $19.4 million in government support
MaRS Discovery District, the Ontario government, and the University of Toronto are collaborating with Janssen Inc. to launch…
Tiny Hearts releases Next Keyboard for iPhone
As far as new iOS features go, the third-party keyboard has been a mixed bag. While the potential for unique typing experiences…
CareGuide continues to break the rules as it gobbles up Canadian competitor
The other shoe has dropped on CareGuide’s recent $1 million debt financing from RBC. At the time, the care marketplace’s…
University of Toronto helps put the M back in MaRS with massive health tech expansion
MaRS Discovery District has a renewed focus on the health and biotech sectors, as the innovation hub announced today a major…
Bubl raises $4.6 million seed round, Sean Ramsay steps down as CEO
Toronto’s Bubl Technology announced the close of a $4.6 million seed round today, led by Samsung Ventures, J-Tech Capital,…
Devs Without Borders wants to break the cycle of poverty with new hackathon
On November 20-22, Devs Without Borders, in partnership with Free The Children, will host the Break Poverty Hackathon in Toronto.…
Finalists announced for Canada Post E-commerce Innovation Awards
Yesterday, Canada Post announced the finalists for its fourth annual Canada Post E-Commerce Innovation Awards, which will take…
Manulife adds biometric tech in attempt to modernize customer service
Manulife unveiled a new customer service initiative today that surprisingly puts it at the cutting edge of biometric technology…