UGO Wallet has doubled its user base this year
UGO Wallet was announced back in 2013 before being released last November. Dubbed as “Canada’s First Open Mobile Wallet,”…
HitchBOT ends its trek across the United States early after being vandalized in Philadelphia
HitchBOT, the hitchhiking Robot developed by a couple Canadian professors, started his American journey on July 17th. However,…
Uber Canada facing $400 million class action lawsuit
Sutts, Strosberg LLP have filed a class action lawsuit against Uber and Uber Canada. The law firm is representing Ontario-based…
Twitter Canada wants to capture the “social soundtrack” of our country
Behind the 17th hole at the Glenn Abbey Golf Club in Oakville is Christopher Doyle, Twitter Canada’s head of Sports/Media…
TRACE Acquires Saskatoon-based UAV Manufacturer Draganfly Innovations
Toronto-based TRACE recently received $7 million in funding and promised it would expand its team and technology through various…
Procurify secures $4 million investment, brings on Hootsuite CEO Ryan Holmes and CFO Steve Johnson as advisors
Procurify, an international cloud procurement software firm headquartered in Vancouver, announced it’s received $4 million…
Facebook moving Canadian headquarters into MaRS
There is a new tenant that has leased space within the MaRS Discovery District. Announced this morning, MaRS has proudly shared…
Jon Jones appointed as President of Trulioo
Vancouver-based Trulioo has hired Jon Jones as President to lead the company to its “next phase of growth.” “Jon…
Sharethebus wins the $100,000 Investment Prize at the 2015 International Startup Festival
The 2015 International Startup Festival was another great success this year. Hundreds of startup and leaders from around the…
HitchBOT, the Hitchhiking Robot, starts its journey across the United States
The hitchhiking robot called HitchBOT was conceived in 2013 as a collaborative art project by Dr. David Harris Smith of McMaster…
Qoints wins N100 Startup Competition and $100,000 in equity financing
The winner of the annual N100 Startup Competition has been announced and Toronto-based Qoints secures $100,000 in equity financing.…
Pictures from the 2015 International Startup Festival in Montreal
The annual International Startup Festival is happening in Montréal this week and we are there live attending all the exciting…
Wealthsimple now allows Canadians to open investment accounts from their mobile device
Toronto-based Wealthsimple recently received a $30 million investment to follow its mission to “to make smart, simple,…
ARHT Media’s “HumaGram” is the future of consumer engagement
Tucked away in a remote office north of Toronto is a Toronto-based startup called ARHT Media. You’ve probably never heard…
Montreal-based Sportlogiq receives $1.7 million led by Tim Tokarsky and includes an investment from Mark Cuban
Montreal-based Sportlogiq has announced it’s received an investment of $1.7 million, lead by Tim Tokarsky and includes…