The Herjavec Group acquires Toronto-based Sentry Metrics
The Herjavec Group — the company started by former Dragon and current investor on ABC’s Shark Tank, is Canada’s…
Lassoh App Launches Indiegogo Campaign to Develop Social Networking App Focused on Privacy and Identity Protection
From celebrity photo leaks to the daily threat of email hacks and Facebook identity theft, our safety and privacy in the digital…
Vancouver-based Elastic Path receives $5.3 million to ‘continue driving innovation’
Vancouver-based Elastic Path Software has secured an additional round of investment, this time $5.35 million in equity investments…
Calgary-based Slyce strikes partnership with US retailer Tilly’s to bring the “Tilly’s SNAP SHOP” to life
Calgary-based Slyce, who’s dubbed as “The Want Engine,” is a visual product search platform and recently…
BLiNQ Networks scores $15.1 million in Series B funding
BLiNQ Networks is headquartered in Plano, TX and has a research and development facilities in Ottawa, Canada. The company spawn…
Canada named one of the best countries in the world to launch a startup
A study by the Washington State University’s College of Business shows that Canada is amongst the top five countries…
Hack the North, Canada’s largest international hackathon, is happening September 19th
Hack the North is Canada’s largest international hackathon and is happening September 19th for 36 glorious hours. The…
Performing Arts Alliance creates 5-week pilot project based on startup methodologies
Building your own business is much like a dance. Many traits are needed to preform the various tasks and one must be agile,…
CIRA and Startup Canada partner to offer startups access to a ‘treasure trove of resources’
A recent report by Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA), the organization that manages the .CA domain registrations,…
This week in Canadian startups and notable news from around the web
Our focus is to help Canadian startups get noticed and communicate their wins, another world happens outside our glorious land.…
Ping pong tournament called ‘TechPong’ will see tech community battle it out to raise $50,000 for Vancouver charities
TechPong just sounds like a great time. A fundraising initiative led by Unbounce and Chimp will see a fierce competition between…
TELUS Health acquires web-based prescription technology ZRx Prescriber from Quebec’s ZoomMed
TELUS is Canada’s second largest wireless carrier with over 8 millions subscribers. The company has been backing health…
Toronto’s JobBliss CEO the lone Canadian represented in the Women 2.0 PITCH competition
Women 2.0 was founded in April 2006 with a goal to have more women in technology as leaders. In Canada, approximately 50% of…
Nova Scotia-based CelluFuel scores $5 million investment to expand cleantech business
Nova Scotia-based CelluFuel has secured $5 million in funding from a mix of private and public investors. Innovacorp invested…
TD Bank establishes lab within the Communitech Hub to dream up new customer service innovations
Communitech is bringing in all the financial heavyweights. Earlier this week a partnership was formed that would see Manulife…