UofT’s Mobile App Lab Demo Night Crowns Its Winner in XTouch App
A mobile app that can allow any flat surface to act in a tap-sensitive manner has won the $1,000 University of Toronto 2014…
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Visual Search Platform Slyce to Go Public
Calgary and Toronto-based startup Slyce, the company that recently raised nearly $11 million in venture capital, is going…
40 Days Left to Apply for “World’s Largest Business Plan Competition”
43North‘s executive director Andrew Pulkrabek is heading back to the Toronto area today to espouse the virtues of his…
Is Techstars Coming to Toronto-Waterloo?
The CEO and founder of Techstars, the popular US-based startup accelerator present in six cities (as well as London, UK), is…
Innovation Management Tool SoapBox Lands Coca-Cola as Client
Toronto startup SoapBox, a SaaS-based tool that allows organizations to communicate with their community both publicly and…
New York’s Handybook, the “Uber for Household Services” Expands to Toronto
Yesterday was a big day for Handybook, the New York-based startup backed with $15.7 million in venture capital. The startup…
Video: Frank & Oak Cofounder Talks About The Jump From Employee to Entrepreneur
Frank & Oak cofounder Hicham Ratnani recently gave a talk at a free Founder Institute startup event, and the entrepreneur…
Toronto Tool Library Turns One
Toronto Tool Library had much to celebrate on the night of its one-year anniversary. When its co-founders Ryan Dyment and Lawrence…
Toronto’s BrandProject Creates, Invests in New Company, TUNED Brands Inc.
Toronto-based BrandProject, a “company creation studio” that builds, buys and makes seed stage investments in…
Wattpad Secures $46 million in Funding, Aims to “Become One of the Most Successful Consumer Internet Companies in the World”
I always wonder at what point a company just has enough money. I suppose the Toronto-based writing platform Wattpad didn’t…
MakeWorks brings the maker movement to shared workspaces, hosting Toronto launch party next week
A converted factory in the base of an old west-end building is the site for Toronto’s first shared workspace for makers.…
Here’s Four Toronto Startups Reinventing The Wheel
Reinventing the wheel and building a better mousetrap are cliches normally thrown around during a terrible elevator pitch.…
Winners Announced For Toronto’s Startup Weekend: Library Edition
Toronto’s Startup Weekend: Library Edition has announced winners of the intense 54-hour hackathon challenge to brainstorm…
With $7K Price Tag, Toronto Accelerator DRIVEN Is Looking for It’s New Cohort
Toronto-based startup accelerator program DRIVEN has opened up the application period for its third cohort. The accelerator…
Founder Institute is Trying to Create a Toronto Chapter
The Founder Institute, fresh off of a Montreal chapter launch, is making a push for Toronto. In a blog post last week the organization,…