The Next Big Thing gets bigger with cohort and Toronto expansion
The Next Big Thing is a big deal for aspiring young Canadian entrepreneurs. Created by serial entrepreneurs Meredith…
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500px raises $13 million Series B to capture Chinese market
500px announced today that it has closed a $13 million Series B round led by strategic investor Visual China Group. All major…
GroupBy Inc. receives $3 million investment from BEST Funds
BEST Funds, a partnership between Toronto-based private equity/venture capital firm’s B.E.S.T. Active 365 Fund LP and Tier…
BattleHack Toronto 2015 winners move on to San Jose finals
After 24 hours of designing, coding and sleeplessness at the MaRS Discovery District, the winners of Toronto’s BattleHack…
Homejoy decides to shut down operations July 31st
Following its decision to “pause” Canadian operations back in December, cleaning services company Homejoy is completely…
Wealthsimple now allows Canadians to open investment accounts from their mobile device
Toronto-based Wealthsimple recently received a $30 million investment to follow its mission to “to make smart, simple,…
ARHT Media’s “HumaGram” is the future of consumer engagement
Tucked away in a remote office north of Toronto is a Toronto-based startup called ARHT Media. You’ve probably never heard…
Virtual Reality North: A look at the major VR players in Canada
Virtual reality is about to hit the mainstream hard, with major players like Google, Sony, Samsung, Microsoft and Facebook…
Slyce-powered Craves wants to bridge gap between the styles you see & the clothing you shop
“Where did you get that?” It’s a question cooed at parties and in powder rooms, often asked by women, the tone edged…
BrainStation finds new home in old Global Village hostel
The 150-year-old heritage building at King and Spadina, most well-known as the former site of the Global Village Backpackers…
Toronto Exhibit Explores How Sports Synthesize Fashion and Function
For more than a hundred years, sports have been synthesizing fashion and function to offer garments that stretch the limits…
Toronto-based Shifthub acquired by When I Work
When I Work, a Minnesota-based scheduling and time clock app used by companies like Tesla, Uber, announced an acquisition of…
Wattpad and Cosmopolitan hooking up for content partnership
Wattpad and Cosmopolitan announced last week a partnership that has the two publication giants swapping content. Articles from…
Today in funding: Introhive, Fulcrum Capital Partners, Xagenic, and Canadian Media Fund
Canadian companies in the media, medical, and middle-market industries — plus a couple of former BlackBerry execs — raised…
IBM hosts a different type of women in tech event in Toronto
A new career event for women in tech isn’t easy to organize, and the pressure to give interesting, authentic advice can be…