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…
Several Tech Companies Make Canada’s Top Small & Medium Employers for 2014
Canada’s Top 100 Employers, an annual editorial competition to recognize the nation’s best places to work, has…
Microsoft Lays off 30 in Victoria Gaming Studio Closure
Unfortunate news in B.C this this morning, as the Times Colonist reported that Microsoft has closed its office in downtown…
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.…
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…
Quebecer Starts Clothing eCommerce Biz from “Red Square” Student Protest Symbol
As per the Globe and Mail, a Quebec man has decided to turn the notorious 2012 student protest symbol- the red square- into…
Here’s the Tech Winners from the 2013 Canada’s Most Powerful Women Awards
The 2013 Canada’s Most Powerful Women:Â Top 100 Award Winners were announced this morning and a few women in tech were…
Government of Canada Launches Web Portal for Senior Citizens Info
When Stephen Harper is not crooning songs to Israel, writing books about hockey or aggressively pushing forward the Keystone…
Vancouver’s Hootsuite Lands Spot on Mashable’s “Winners of Tech 2013”
It’s been going so well for Vancouver-based startup Hootsuite that Mashable has proclaimed that the social media dashboard…
Ottawa’s Blue Line Launches App for Home Energy Monitoring
Ottawa-based startup Blue Line Innovations Inc., a leader in home energy monitoring solutions, is launching its mobile app…
The Next 36 Announces Mentors for 2014 Cohort
Toronto’s The Next 36 program has named its group of mentors for its 2014 cohort. Each year, 36 promising undergraduates…
Online Travel Mag Startup Releases “Canada’s Top 20 Streets”
Toronto-based online travel magazine Vacay.ca, an online offshoot of Elevation Media Solutions, has released its list of Canada’s…
Unsure About An Effective Social Media Policy? Check out This Guide
Ahh social media. The online medium that simultaneously has the power to influence positive buzz and notoriety for a company…
MaRS Looks to Help Ontario Energy Consumers with Four New Apps
With the Al Gore sighting at MaRS Discovery District last week, it seems the public/private-funded innovation hub is making…