Lessons learned attending eight days of tech events for International Women’s Day
My past eight days have been a true whirlwind of launches and activity in the women entrepreneurship space. A big takeaway for me: despite…
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Lendesk CFO relaunches own startup, raises funding from Quicken Loans parent company
Digital mortgage startup Edison Financial has raised an undisclosed seed round from Rock Holdings, the parent company of United States-based Quicken Loans. Hash Aboulhosn,…
Ontario Cooperation Council receives FedDev funding to expand Francophone entrepreneurship
The Ontario Cooperation Council (OCC), also known as the Conseil de la coopération de l’Ontario, has received $285,749 from the federal government to expand…
Joint Detroit-Windsor #AmazonHQ2 bid includes $136 million incentive package
A joint Amazon HQ2 bid with Detroit and Windsor reveals extensive tax breaks, according to a report from Crain’s. The Detroit publication obtained the…
Canadian Digital Media Network announces companies accepted into Silicon Valley program
The Canadian Digital Media Network (CDMN) has accepted eight companies into the February 2018 cohort of the Get There: San Francisco program. The program…
Ear-O-Smart and Pawly pitch on #TheDisruptors
On last week’s episode of BNN’s The Disruptors, hosts Amber Kanwar and Bruce Croxon featured pitches from two companies that are hoping to disrupt emerging industries….
Tomorrow’s We Are Wearables panel tackles “Wearables for Women”
We Are Wearables, one of the world’s biggest wearables communities, is holding its monthly Toronto event tomorrow in the MaRS Discovery District. This month’s…
Windsor’s Tiksoo Uses Phone Monitoring to Save Businesses Headaches
It may not be the sexiest space, but Windsor-based phone number monitoring platform Tiksoo can save businesses thousands of dollars. Cofounded by Derek Watts…