CVCA Applauds Federal Government’s Venture Capital Action Plan (and Its Recent Wins)
The Canadian Venture Capital Association (CVCA) is extending its “bro-fist” to the federal government, in praising…
Memelabs Changes Name to Brightkit, Raises Seed Round
Vancouver-based Brightkit has launched today, announcing that it raised a seed round led by angel investors Geoff Entress…
UPS Report States Online Shoppers Demand More as E-Commerce Spending Increases
Canadian shoppers are increasingly demanding more from eretailers, and they’re spending more money. The new data came…
These Four Montrealers Are Going to Santiago For Startup Chile’s New Cohort
MissingLINK, a Montreal-based startup founded by four MBA grads, is headed to Santiago in November for seven months to participate…
Calgary’s Livestock Water Recycling Takes Home $100,000 at The Challenge
Here’s one Canadian startup that has been rewarded for a rather smelly solution. Calgary-based small business Livestock…
On the Heels of SEC Ruling, Canadians Behind Shyp Raise $250,000 in 53 Minutes
Shyp, a San Francisco-based startup headed up by Canadians Kevin Gibbon and Joshua Scott, has taken advantage of a recently…
HotelTonight Extends Coverage to Six Canadian Cities, Adds Vancouver and Whistler
HotelTonight, the San Francisco-based hotel booking application, is now offering deals in Vancouver and Whistler. The “made…
Ottawa’s Ranovus Secures $11 Million in Funding From BDC, OMERS and More
Ranovus Inc., a Ottawa and San Jose-based leading provider of multi-terabit interconnect solutions for Data Center and communications…
Toronto’s Uniiverse Launches iOS App
Uniiverse, the Toronto-based “eBay for activities”, has launched its iPhone App to ” keep it real”.…
Halifax’s STI Technologies Gets Huge $17 Million Private Equity Infusion
Halifax-based STI Technologies, a company that developed a card-based program connecting physicians, patients, pharmacy and…
Communitech Joins Google Tech Hub Network
Everything seems to be going right for Kitchener-Waterloo’s startup community these days. Last week Twitter and Square…
Kira Talent Raises $2 Million Seed Round Led By Relay Ventures
Toronto-based hiring pros Kira Talent has secured $2 million in seed funding from a big, giant crowd of people, led by Relay…
MyFocus Is a Button That Will Eliminate All Distraction
Toronto-based startup CanFocus Technologies has launched its Kickstarter campaign for its MyFocus, a small button that helps…
GrowLab Announces Partnered Research Project with Emily Carr University of Art + Design
Vancouver-based startup accelerator GrowLab has announced a partnered research project with Emily Carr University of Art +…
11 Months after Launch, Montreal’s 5by Gets Acquired by StumbleUpon
Silicon Valley-based StumbleUpon has acquired Montreal-based video curation startup 5by for an undisclosed sum today. The…