Crowdfunding for Charities. Do you Giveffect?
Toronto startup Giveffect just launched a custom, white-label crowdfunding solution for charities, a much needed initiative…
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Former Dragons’ Den Star Bruce Croxon Joins Rob Ford To Speak at Upcoming Business Event
Toronto’s controversial mayor Rob Ford will join former CBC Dragons’ Den investor and Round 13 Capital partner…
Toronto Man’s Date-Rape Drug Detector Gives Women a Pocket-Sized Tool
A Toronto man’s new tool that can detect whether a drink has been spiked with potential date-rape drugs is nearing the…
Cossette Labs Incubator Launches in Toronto, Opens Call for Applications
Attention Toronto startups: The call for Cossette Lab incubator applications is now officially open. Cossette, a well-known…
Android TO Returns to Toronto in October
AndroidTO, Canada’s largest Android conference, will return to Toronto this year when it takes place on October 30. This…
CIX Announces Speakers for Upcoming Toronto and Montreal ‘Mixers’
The Canadian Innovation Exchange (CIX) has announced its speakers for its Toronto and Montreal “mixers.” Taking…
Healthcare Startup Self Care Catalysts Receives $100,000 from Rick Hanson Institute
Patient intelligence health solution provider Self Care Catalysts has received $100,000 in funding from the Rick Hanson Institute…
500 Startups’ Rover Says Retailers Must Bet on ‘Game-Changing’ iBeacon Technology
After being named to 500 Startups‘ most recent cohort, and landing a major international loyalty points client, Toronto’s…
New Toronto Hackathon Sees Next 36 Team Up with Google, Bionym and Thalmic Labs
A few of Toronto’s major players within the tech space are teaming up in early October for the Next 36’s 2014 Wearable…
Why Did Bay Street’s Altas Partners Invest in a Grenada University?
Canadian private equity firms are often no strangers to highly-valued tech startups when considered where to spend their capital.…
Toronto’s Smart Energy Instruments Gets $5.6M Round Led by 3M New Ventures
Toronto’s Smart Energy Instruments, a company that develops electronic chipsets with high-precision, real-time monitoring…
Toronto Fishing App Reveals Big Numbers at GROW Conference Startup Smackdown
Kyle Reid impressed a panel of four judges (including our Joseph Czikk) enough to win himself a trip to the Startup Smackdown…
CFC and Buffer Festival Launch First ‘YouTube Industry Conference’
The Canadian Film Centre (CFC) and the Buffer Film Festival have announced Canada’s first Buffer Festival Industry Day,…
“We Wanted to Do Something Bigger Than Vancouver”: HIGHLINE’s Bixby Talks New Accelerator Program
What started as a simple collaboration on a CAIP funding application ended in one of Canada’s most talked-about stories…
StudentsCoding to Host Coding Workshop with Bitmaker Labs, Facebook Canada
StudentsCoding, a resource that helps high school students build out their ideas and develop their coding skills, is set to…