University of Toronto’s ForceFilm wins national James Dyson Award
Two University of Toronto PhD students are taking home the Canadian national James Dyson Award for Forcefilm. The technology…
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Cities across Canada are bullish on hosting Amazon’s second headquarters
Amazon announced that it is looking for a second place to call home, and Canadians across the country are making noise for…
Elevate Toronto adds Vinod Khosla, Amanda Crew as speakers, $20,000 pitch competition
As Elevate Toronto looms closer, the inaugural event is on track to hit 5,000 attendees with 95 community partners. Since BetaKit…
CIX reveals its 2017 list of Canada’s top 20 most innovative tech companies
CIX has revealed its top 20 most innovative tech companies for 2017. Companies were chosen based on factors like product and…
Telus partners with Arlene Dickinson to launch pitch competition with $100,000 top prize
Telus has launched a new competition that will see Canadian small businesses receive up to $150,000 in prizes. CEO of District…
Vision Critical acquires Pressly to expand content-curation abilities
Vancouver-based Vision Critical has acquired Toronto-based Pressly, which allows organizations to collaborate and distribute…
Former Ryerson University president Sheldon Levy appointed CEO of NEXT Canada
NEXT Canada has appointed former Ryerson University president as its next CEO. Levy will step down from his…
Walmart launches third-party seller marketplace in Canada
Walmart has announced that it is expanding its global online marketplace to Canada via Walmart.ca. With this program, Canadians…
Peerio hopes its platform will make team communication private and productive
As more companies rely on messaging apps to collaborate, companies across industries are thinking about how to ensure that…
Hack To Start Ep.164: Giuseppe Stuto, CEO of Fam
Giuseppe Stuto is the co-founder and CEO of Fam, a group video chat app for iMessage that quickly grew to over one million…
Mojio’s Kenny Hawk says successful startups must always think globally on #TheDisruptors
As Vancouver-based Mojio continues to make waves in the connected car space through partners like Rogers, The Disruptors co-host…
Flashfood wants to help grocery stores make money while helping the planet
On the latest episode of The Disruptors, Toronto-based Flashfood pitched its platform that aims to help grocery stores make…
Today in AI: Integrate.ai closes $5.6M, Element AI partners with Automat
This week, two Canadian AI startups have made announcements on partnerships, funding, and more. Here’s the latest on Canada’s…
Finaeo’s Aly Dhalla explains how founders can avoid “shiny penny syndrome” at #FinTechTO
At the latest FinTechTO, Aly Dhalla, CEO and co-founder of Toronto-based Finaeo, shared some of the best practices for identifying…
AlayaCare raises $2.4 million from Fonds Innovexport
Toronto-based AlayaCare, which provides cloud software for home care providers, has raised $2.4 million in funding. The funding…