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…
Toronto
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…
#WWTO captures the future in September’s wearable camera event
While security cameras being used for surveillance purposes isn’t a new concept, the increased availability of smartphone…
Toronto’s Spacefy the first early stage startup to use Waverley platform
Toronto-based Spacefy, a startup that calls itself the “AirBnB of creative spaces” allowing people to book unique…
Happy Birthday, #ProductHuntTO
Last night, over 400 people piled into the MaRS Discovery District to commemorate the one year anniversary of Product Hunt…
Best Buy hosting wearable tech expo & fashion show in Toronto next month
On Tuesday, September 8, Best Buy will showcase a variety of wearable devices at Yonge-Dundas Square as part of the first-ever…
Putting Nymi’s biometric wearable payments through its paces
Last week, Toronto-based wearable startup Nymi made history by completing the first biometric wearable mobile payment using…
Kevin Kimsa departs OMERS Ventures
Bloomberg is reporting that OMERS Ventures managing director Kevin Kimsa departed the Canadian VC firm in July. Kimsa joined…
One year of hunting & learning at #ProductHuntTO
Product Hunt started as a mailing list; Wealthsimple, an Excel spreadsheet; 500px, a LiveJournal blog. Product Hunt Toronto…