Ride the “Python on Rails” Train to Montreal in Style for PyCon 2014
When it was announced back in 2011 that the Python Conference was coming to Montreal for 2014 and 2015, the Canadian community…
Quebec’s NovaCap Technologies Raises $250 million for Fourth Fund
Longueuil, Québec-based Novacap, one of Canada’s oldest private equity firms, has announced that it has secured $250 million…
BDC Invests $3 Million into New Seed-Stage Fund BrandProject
Toronto and New York-based investment fund BrandProject LP has secured $3 million in funding from the Business Development…
San Francisco’s Versant Ventures Makes Splash in Vancouver; $10 Million to Biotech Company
San Francisco and Menlo Park-based US venture capital firm Versant Ventures is “venturing” up north. The life sciences…
Next 36 Grad Michael Cheng Launches platform for Discovering the Greatest Musicians You’ve Never Heard Of
Michael Cheng couldn’t sit still for long after graduating Toronto’s The Next 36 program and launching a startup…
Mobile Apps to Become 2014’s Most Invested-In Startups? Apparently So
Mobile apps could take over the world in terms of venture capital investment next year. At least that’s what one UK-based…
Equity Crowdfunding is Officially Legal in Saskatchewan
According to the National Crowdfunding Association of Canada (NCAC), the Financial and Consumer Affairs Authority (FCAA) will…
Leapfrog Lighting Shines a Path for “Intelligent Optics” LED Lighting
With the worldwide market for LED bulbs projected to grow to $107 billion US annually within three years, and a recent surge…
The Next 36: $4 Million in Net Assets, Welcomed $1.9 Million in Donations Alone in 2013
The Next 36 received nearly $1.9 million of in-kind donations in 2013, which was 15 percent more than the accelerator’s total…
Pair of Waterloo Students on Kickstarter Hardware Interface: “We’re definitely going to make it”
Having already raised $77,000 of a $100,000 Kickstarter target, and still with 31 days left to go, University of Waterloo students Ashish…
Startup Canada’s Noah Redler to Lead Montreal’s Notman House
The Montreal lead for Startup Canada is about to take on a new position as campus director of Montreal’s “Home…
Canadian Sports App theScore Lands Spot in 100 Best Android Apps of 2013
theScore’s Canadian-made sports app has been named among the “100 Best Android Apps of 2013” in PC Mag. theScore was…
Offline Magazine Seeks to Pay Writers a Fair Buck
After working at Apple’s Cupertino headquarters for three years, Tom Smith got the entrepreneurial itch. Armed with a…
Former Governor General of Canada Michaëlle Jean Launches Entrepreneurship Drive
Canada’s former Governor General Michaëlle Jean has launched a national program to increase entrepreneurship and business…
UBC Student Wins R&D Competition With Anti-Whiplash Car Seat
University of British Columbia (UBC) student Daniel Mang won the AUTO21 TestDRIVE competition, receiving a $10,000 scholarship…