Recon Instruments acquired by Intel
Vancouverâs Recon Instruments, makers of the Recon Jet smartglasses, has been acquired by Intel, according to blog post announcements…
Vancouver’s UrtheCast just released the first full-color HD video of Earth shot from space
In a blog post today, Vancouver’s UrtheCast has shared some pretty amazing footage of our beloved planet. The space company…
First five Startup Canada Communities awarded funding to help their ecosystems grow
Startup Canada has announced that five of its communities have been awarded investment from the Startup Canada Ecosystem Investment…
Velocity, MaRS, HIGHLINE, FounderFuel + others can now enter startups into Microsoftâs BizSpark Plus
The University of Waterlooâs Velocity program has tipped us off that Microsoft has announced a partnership with over 150…
Wearables might be the perfect gift for dad this Father’s Day
Getting the right gift for dad is tough. Dads have everything! And they often don’t need anything.BetaKit Senior Editor…
Torontoâs KnowRoaming wins spot in ALCATEL ONETOUCHâs Innovation Accelerator
Smartphone manufacturer ALCATEL ONETOUCH has announced the winners of its North American Innovation Accelerator Challenge.…
Dx3 Canadian Tech Spotlight: Dream Payments
Tech journalist and TV personality Amber Mac was all over Dx3 2015, interviewing founders and senior execs from some of Canada’s…
How one Toronto Bitcoin Hackathon led to the latest Andreessen Horowitz investment: OpenBazaar
The core development team of the OpenBazaar project announced today that it has raised $1 million in seed funding from Union…
iNovia is implementing accelerator-style service partnerships to support its startup portfolio
As the founder and CEO of CareGuide, itâs John Philip Greenâs job to stay on top of any source of revenue opportunity to…
Control raises $1.5 million from Vanedge and BDC Capital
Vancouver-based Control has announced the close of an oversubscribed $1.5 million seed round, led by Vanedge Capital and BDC…
Four young Canadian entrepreneurs named Thiel Fellows
The Thiel Foundation announced today the 2015 class of Thiel Fellows. Drawn from an application pool of 2,800, the 20 newly…
HEIST is done: another Toronto design agency calls it quits
A shockwave went through the Toronto tech community when it learned that globally recognized design agency Teehan+Lax was shutting…
Picatic launches new freemium payment model
Vancouver-based Picatic, the digital ticketing platform for event management, announced the launch of a new freemium payment…
InnoCité MTL accelerator launches to help build a smart Montréal
Earlier this week, MontrĂ©al Mayor Denis Coderre, and Harout Chitilian, Vice-chair of the MontrĂ©al Executive Committe, jointly…
Tinkerine wins Best 3D Printing Product at CES Asia
Vancouver-based Tinkerine Studios announced this week that its DittoPro printer won the Best 3D Printing Product award at the…