Carrier invests in smart thermostat maker ecobee
Toronto-based ecobee is quietly becoming a major player in the connect home space. After launching its ecobee3 smart thermostat…
Velocity’s Wes Worsfold understands your startup pain
While Director Mike Kirkup talks a big game about Velocity’s capacity to scale startup community, being in the community…
Making beautiful music: Singspiel raises $350,000 seed round as the company narrows its customer focus
Arian Rahbari knew he was onto something when parents started offering him money. The then University of Waterloo…
Mike Kirkup explains how Velocity scales community
The University of Waterloo’s Velocity program is by far one of the most successful incubators in Canada, with an excellent…
Toronto’s SceneDoc closes $4 million Series A
Toronto-based SceneDoc, recently named by PwC as one of the top 10 Up-and-Coming technology companies in Canada, announced…
Today in funding: Poka, Budge, OCE SmartStart
A wide variety of Canadian funding announcements today, with funds both raising capital and investing it. Here’s the latest…
Tech in Motion #HealthTech drinks and demos event hits Toronto tomorrow
Tech in Motion, a new player to the Toronto events scene, is kicking off a series of events hosted in HIGHLINE VC with a drinks…
Communitech, Ryerson DMZ, and OneEleven partner to better support Toronto and KW startups
Today, Communitech, the Ryerson University Digital Media Zone (DMZ), and OneEleven jointly announced a partnership to provide…
Going Global: Toronto and Chicago startups share dreams of international expansion
Last week, 10 startups from Toronto and Chicago pitched their wares as part of an event to help entrepreneurs from both cities…
Intuit: almost 40% of Canadian entrepreneurs lack basic financial management knowledge
Intuit has released the results of its 2014 Canadian Financial Literacy Quiz, and the results are, well, damning. Surveying…
Toronto’s Rubikloud raises $7 million Series A round
Toronto-based Rubikloud announced today that it has secured a $7 million Series A funding round, led by TOM Group and Ule.…
Moodi wins Startup Next Toronto
Last Friday, the eight startups selected for Startup Next’s 2014 Winter Cohort pitched to a panel of judges for a spot at…
CTI Life Sciences holds initial close for second fund at $134 million
The CVCA is reporting that Montreal-based CTI Life Sciences has held an initial close for its second fund, CTI II, with $134…
Teehan+Lax shutting down as partners join Facebook
A new era begins for the Toronto design community as the founding partners of Teehan+Lax announced this morning they are shutting…
Today in health tech: GenePOC and Interface Biologics close rounds
Toronto-based Interface Biologics announced this week that it has closed a Series B financing round led by DSM Venturing and…