MaRS DD Fiasco: More Costly Surprises Surface, Bill Now Stands At Over $550 Million
In just weeks a taxpayer bill that was thought to be $371 million has inflated to $563 million, as the MaRS Discovery District’s…
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Ahead of Its IPO Later This Month, Toronto’s Acuity Ads Makes Two Big Hires
Last month a few media outlets broke the story that Acuity Ads would be going public on the TSXV, via a $5.75 million private…
Toronto Hackathon Seeks to Create Positive Change in the Middle East
The #HackingME hackathon in Toronto later this month will seek to create positive change in the Middle East while providing…
Startups and Academia: A Love Story
Two graduate students pursuing Masters of Science in Chemistry met at a workshop for entrepreneurs and decided to start a company…
This New Mobile App Makes The Tough Decisions In the Fitting Room
Toronto startup Pin & Tucker is betting on mobile as the ultimate connector between consumers, community and clothing…
The Ten Types of Entrepreneurs You’ll Meet at an Accelerator
Ryerson’s Digital Media Zone (DMZ) blog posted a cheeky blog entry last week detailing the “ten entrepreneurs you’ll…
Extreme Startups to Graduate Its Fifth Cohort Tonight
Toronto startup accelerator Extreme Startups is set to formally unveil its fifth cohort of startups tonight after the entire…
After Trying to Sue Toronto’s Fixmo, Good Technology Decides to Acquire Most of the Company
They say some friendships start off with a good old disagreement. Sunnyvale, California’s Good Technology has acquired…
Toronto’s Kiwi Wearables Releases Glance, A “Smart Accessory” for Regular Watches
Kiwi Wearables, the Toronto-based wearable tech company, has today released Glace, which it calls the first smart accessory…
Toronto’s INcubes Accelerator Program Unveils International Exchange Program
Toronto’s INcubes accelerator program for startups has unveiled its new International Exchange Program (IIEP). The IIEP…
MaRS Building Projects a $36 Million Loss Over Ten Years, Read Secret Documents
The public controversy that has exposed a nearly half a billion dollar taxpayer bailout for the cash-strapped MaRS Discovery…
MaRS Directors, CEO Fire Back: “There Were No Documents That Should Be in the Public Domain”
In light of a public spending scandal that indicates the Ontario Liberals failed to reveal a $317.5 million bailout of the…
Wattpadders Can Now Share Their Pulitzer Winners On Blogs, Tumblrs, Websites
Toronto startup Wattpad, the popular online community of readers or writers, launched a new social discoverability tool. The…
Wound Care Management Tech MolecuLight Gets $4 Million from iGan Partners
Toronto’s Moleculight has raised a $4 million seed round of funding from Toronto’s iGan partners. The company specializes…
MaRS DD Fiasco: Bailout Could End Up Costing Ontario Taxpayers Nearly Half a Billion
New reports claim that the MaRS Discovery District bailout fiasco could end up costing taxpayers almost half a billion dollars.…