Toronto’s Figure 1 Raises $2 Million from Version One, Rho Canada
Toronto-based photo sharing service for medical professionals, Figure 1, has raised a $2 million seed round. The app allows…
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BDC Invests $3 Million into New Seed-Stage Fund BrandProject
Toronto and New York-based investment fund BrandProject LP has secured $3 million in funding from the Business Development…
Next 36 Grad Michael Cheng Launches platform for Discovering the Greatest Musicians You’ve Never Heard Of
Michael Cheng couldn’t sit still for long after graduating Toronto’s The Next 36 program and launching a startup…
Following Vancouver Expansion, San Francisco’s Homejoy Raises $38 Million
San Francisco-based home cleaning network Homejoy expanded to Vancouver a few months ago, its second Canadian city among a…
The Next 36: $4 Million in Net Assets, Welcomed $1.9 Million in Donations Alone in 2013
The Next 36 received nearly $1.9 million of in-kind donations in 2013, which was 15 percent more than the accelerator’s total…
Canadian Sports App theScore Lands Spot in 100 Best Android Apps of 2013
theScore’s Canadian-made sports app has been named among the “100 Best Android Apps of 2013” in PC Mag. theScore was…
MaRS Accelerator Impact8 to Graduate Teams at TSX Today
The MaRS Discovery District will graduate its first cohort of socially-minded businesses today at the Toronto Stock Exchange…
Introducing the BetaKit 10 for 2013: This Year’s Top Ten Winners in Tech
The BetaKit family decided to put its heads together this week, and we came up with the ‘BetaKit 10’ for 2013.…
Calgary’s Slyce Acquires Former INcubes Startup Hovr.It
Toronto-based startup Slyce, the advanced visual search platform which enables smartphone users to discover and buy any product…
Broadband TV CEO First Female to Win Digi for Executive of the Year
Last week I issued a challenge to Montreal women leaders in tech to step forward and make their presence known like many of…
Toronto’s BNOTIONS Unveils New Mobile Marketing Platform, Gallop Media
Mobile ad revenues for 2013 will likely be in the $6-8 billion range. That’s a ton of revenue to go around. The mobile…
Staying in the Big Smoke: AppHero Acquired by Fuse Powered
At just 18 Jordan Satok was the youngest CEO to raise venture capital. Today we can throw “exited company at 19”…
Toronto’s Save.ca Drops New App for Online Savings
Toronto-based Save.ca has launched its new, free mobile app that allows users to easily access flyers. The new app has been…
Toronto Research Startup Xagenic Nets $20 Million
Toronto-based research startup Xagenic, a molecular diagnostics company heavily associated with the MaRS Discovery District…
Toronto’s Wagepoint is the First Payroll Software Allowing Employees to Get Paid in Bitcoin
Toronto-based startup Wagepoint is saying that it is the world’s first payroll software that allows employees to be paid…