Deloitte unveils Canada’s Technology Fast 50
Deloitte unveiled the winners of the Technology Fast 50 program today. This is an annual event and focusses in on innovation,…
Quandl receives $5.4 million from August Capital
An investment of $5.4 million by August Capital is heading towards Quandl, a web-based platform for financial and economic…
Airbnb study says its contributed $54.6 million to the Montreal economy
Convenient and affordable rental site Airbnb is available in 190 countries. The worldwide headquarters is located San Francisco,…
Cascadia Summit Announces 16 Startup finalists pitching for an opportunity to spend three months in Silicon Valley
With over 100 applications submitted, Launch Academy, Plug and Play Canada and Boast Capital have announced the 16 startups…
Rent frock Repeat raises $1.15 million to expand its dress rental business
The term “frock” is defined “as the name for an article of clothing for men and women. It is sometimes synonymously…
Sunnybrook Hospital to live-tweet a colon cancer surgery on Twitter
Toronto’s Sunnybrook Hospital already made history on February 20th last year by live-Tweeting a heart surgery. The goal…
Sentrian receives $12 million from TELUS Ventures, Reed Elsevier Ventures and Frost Data Capital
Canadian telecom player TELUS has continued its foray into the health space by investing into California-based Sentrian, a…
Be inspired: Startup Empire Conference keynote presentations now online
If you missed out on the Startup Empire Conference that took place in Halifax in September you can now watch a few choice clips…
Industry Minister says ‘Alibaba is seriously considering a new campus in Vancouver’
In September, Alibaba Group set a record $25 billion IPO on the New York Stock Exchange. The Chinese-based company is considered…
DogVacay raises $25 million, led by OMERS Ventures
Santa Monica-based DogVacay, which is being called the Airbnb for dogs, has received a significant boost as it’s raised…
Execution Labs receives $6 million in funding, unveiles two new programs for independent game developers
Execution Labs, the Montreal-based accelerator and incubator for independent mobile game developers, has received $6 million…
Thalmic Labs claims title of Innovator of the Year at PwC’s Vision to Reality Awards
Kitchener-based Thalmic Labs has received global attention for the creation of its gesture controlled armband called Myo. The…
Nova Scotia entrepreneurs now have access to GE intellectual property through Government partnership
The Nova Scotia Government is partnering with GE Canada and GE Ventures Licensing to help entrepreneurs bring their ideas to…
AppMakr acquires Appifier and becomes “the mobile voice” of Do-It-Yourself Mobile App building
According to research by the Information and Communications Technology Council the ‘app economy’ in Canada generates…
Four Toronto startups selected to advance in The Challenge Cup 2015: Permission Click, GridCure, Limestone Labs and RainGrid
The Challenge Cup 2015 is a global competition that crosses 16 cities in 11 countries with a goal to seek out the most promising…