500px hires former Getty Images COO to lead expansion
Toronto-based 500px, wich rebranded last month, has seen massive success and also an enormous amount of transition in its short…
Urbery is Toronto’s new option for booze (and grocery) delivery
On-demand apps, such as Uber, Rover, Foodee and Ritual are all shaping a new industry of convenience and cost savings. The…
GM Canada partners with Communitech to open research zone in #WaterlooRegion
Electric vehicles, connected and self-driving cars are the next trend to hit Canadian roads. General Motors Canada is looking…
Suretap partners with Toronto-based Points to expand mobile wallet offerings
In June, Rogers expanded Suretap, its mobile wallet client, to be available to Bell, Telus, Virgin Mobile and Koodo customers.…
Tech R&D spending is down in Canada; BlackBerry is still number one
The latest report from R&D intelligence firm Research Infosource reveals Canadian companies spent less on research and…
Hootsuite adds Sujeet Kini as new CFO and Paul McFeeters to Board
Vancouver-based Hootsuite announced today that it has added two key people to its roster. Sujeet Kini has been named as Hootsuite’s…
Toronto’s Nymi hires new CEO as Martin moves to CTO
Toronto-based Nymi, with assistance from TD and MasterCard, recently made history by successfully conducting a contactless…
Toronto-based Jiffy on Demand closes half a million seed round
In just over a month since officially going live with its on-demand service in Toronto, Jiffy on Demand, or âJiffyâ as…
Q4 Web Systems acquires Oxford Intelligence Partners
Toronto-based Q4 Web Systems, who is fresh off a $5 million investment, announced today that it has acquired Oxford Intelligence…
Thomson Reuters to open Waterloo data and innovation lab at Communitech
Innovation is hot and it’s about to get hotter in the Waterloo Region. Thomson Reuters, who dubs itself as being “the…
Lightspeed secures $61 Million (USD) in funding, company says it now processes over $10 billion annually
Montreal-based Lightspeed has secured $61 million (USD) in funding that was co-led by Caisse de dĂ©pĂŽt et placement du QuĂ©bec…
Trulioo hires PayPal veteran Amy Penn as its Vice President of Sales
Coming off the recent hire of Jon Jones as its President, Vancouver-based Trulioo has hired PayPal veteran Amy Penn as Vice…
MasterCard challenges Canadian developer community to build the next payments revolution at Masters of Code
MasterCard’s Masters of Code is taking over Montreal this September 26th and 27th. The two-day event brings together…
McRock raises $65 million in new fund to invest in Industrial IoT
Toronto-based McRock Capital has announced the close of McRock iNFund LP, focused on the Industrial Internet of Things (IIot)…
Canada Foundation for Innovation adds Micheline Bouchard to its Board of Directors
The Canada Foundation for Innovation was created by the Government of Canada in 1997 to help “build our nationâs capacity…