Amplify brings global experts to Halifax to prepare Atlantic Canada for rapid growth
Startup accelerator program Propel ICT, in partnership with Alongside and GrowthHackers.com, is hosting its first edition of…
Today in company updates: Influitive, 500px, Kindred Systems, GoFetch, Nymi
Startups in Toronto and Vancouver are making moves. Here is the latest in product launches, partnerships, and company milestones…
Ryerson University partners with startup StayBillety to address student housing shortage
Finding roommates and affordable accommodations can be a challenge when starting out at a university. To help university students…
Today in government: Ontario seeks fund managers for cleantech fund, Canada invests $15.6M in George Brown College
In the past week, the Canadian and Ontario governments made two announcements as part of an ongoing effort to better embrace…
ILM Innovation Weekend encourages Muslim community to pursue entrepreneurship
Encouraging diversity in tech is something that many in Canada’s startup ecosystem have been vocal about. Whether it’s…
RVezy says it wants to be the Airbnb for RVs on #TheDisruptors
Among the many industries that are being disrupted lately, one of them is the RV industry. RVezy, the latest pitch on The Disruptors,…
Startupong wants Toronto’s tech community to give back with ping pong
Uberflip, a Toronto-based content marketing software company, has announced that Startupong will be returning for its third…
Ryerson’s director of privacy and big data says Canadians should be cautious of all things ‘smart’
As the number of Canadians actively using online platforms and apps grows, so does the concern over the protection of privacy…
Ask The Doctor wants its tech to empower patients communicating with doctors
When we visit our family physicians, the appointments go by so quickly that we don’t always get the answers to our medical…
Global survey ranks Toronto as one of the top FinTech centres of the world
A global survey on trends and innovations in financial services ranked Toronto as one of the top FinTech centres in the world.…
BetShare wins $12,000, Ryerson University incubation space at horse racing hackathon
Toronto-based BetShare recently won Horse Racing 3.0: Changing the Game (HR3), an innovation program led by the Woodbine Entertainment…
Mogo wants to gamify the mortgage-managing process with its newest product
Vancouver-based FinTech company Mogo has announced the launch of MogoMortgage, a new product designed to gamify the process…
Report: One in three cyberattacks on Canadian companies in 2016 resulted in a security breach
A recent global cybersecurity survey by Accenture has found that roughly one in three targeted cyberattacks have resulted in…
CIBC Mellon wants students to collaborate with employees at Ryerson-based innovation hub
Ryerson University’s Ted Rogers School of Management (TRSM) and CIBC Mellon, a company that focuses on the asset servicing…
Mayor John Tory wants to show off Toronto’s startups at Shenzhen innovation competition
Mayor John Tory has announced Toronto’s participation in the first China (Shenzhen) International Innovation and Entrepreneurship…