Toronto-based startup promises DIY mortgages in 10 minutes
Mortgages can be complicated and intimidating, but one Toronto-based company is trying to make it easy enough to do yourself.…
Bridgit takes home (another) win on #TheDisruptors
After 10 weeks of pitches, CEO interviews, and industry insights from its hosts, season two of The Disruptors has come to a…
PUSH wins Next Big Idea in Sport competition
On Thursday, PUSH took the top prize at the Next Big Idea in Sport Competition, a joint event hosted by Ryerson University…
Founder Institute Toronto marks end of the year with 15 new graduates
In a sold out room of investors, media, and Founder Institute alumni, the thirdâand lastâFounder Institute Toronto cohort…
The Accelerator Centre Announces Third AC Jumpstart Cohort
Twenty-six companies in the Waterloo region just got a boost. The Accelerator Centre, a Waterloo-based network of facilities…
Orckestra raises $12 million Series B
A little over a year after raising an $8 million Series A, Orckestra, a Montreal-based provider of cloud-based commerce solutions,…
Webware.io, formerly known as PowerStores, raises VC funding
For many companies, a rebrand is an indication that the company is entering a new and exciting phaseâperhaps one that the…
Bridgit wins Google Demo Day Women’s Edition
It’s been an exciting year for Bridgit. The Kitchener-based startup has so far taken the top prize at September’s…
How Brad Feld convinced Shoelace to head back to Canada after a stint in Boulder
As the famous Wizard of Oz adage goes, there’s no place like home. That’s the mentality that Shoelace, a startup…
OMERS Ventures says Canadian tech IPOs set for slowdown in 2016
While Shopify’s IPO was one of the biggest Canadian tech stories of the year, John Ruffolo, CEO of OMERS Ventures, isn’t…
BrainStation celebrating computer science education week with free public classes
As coding schools and hubs across Canada kick off Code.org’s Computer Science Education Week with free public coding…
Indochino hires Shop.ca former founding CEO Drew Green
Custom suit maker Indochino has announced a fitting new CEO. According to a report from TechCrunch, former Shop.ca founding…
MaRS partners with Tangerine and Envestnet | Yodlee
In the latest boost to its FinTech cluster, MaRS has announced a partnership with both Tangerine and Envestnet | Yodlee (Envestnet,…
HackerYou founder Heather Payne talks coding and community
Heather Payne believes sheâs always been a âcommunity person.â The founder of HackerYou was in Girl Guides as a child,…
Province of British Columbia announces $100 million VC fund
The province of British Columbia is creating a $100-million venture capital fund dedicated to providing funding for tech companies…