CanCon Podcast Ep. 24: What’s going on with Canadian e-commerce?
This week’s episode of the CanCon podcast is all about checking the hype. Following last week’s focus on…
Canadian Startup News
Vancouver Tech Podcast Ep. 34: Mozilla
Drew and James open the show with an excellent lesson on how to say Drew’s last name. They then discuss some of the tools…
Sun Life Financial partners with MaRS to collaborate with health and FinTech startups
MaRS Discovery District today announced a partnership with Sun Life Financial. “Health as we know it is radically being redefined,…
Turo adds insurance providers to gain traction in the Quebec market
After its entrance into Canada in April, the peer-to-peer car rental provider Turo is adding to its list of approved insurers.…
Highline BETA believes startup co-creation leads to better startups
After months under wraps, Highline BETA announced itself to the global startup community today. A new company under the HIGHLINE…
W|W: The Wearable Weekly – Virtual (and Mixed) Reality
Welcome to The Wearable Weekly, your trusted guide to all things wearable tech. If you only have time to read one thing about…
Ontario Access to Justice Challenge selects ten startup finalists
Ryerson University’s Legal Innovation Zone, in partnership with the Ministry of the Attorney General, has announced the…
FounderFuel hosting Spring 2016 cohort Demo Day
On July 12, Montreal-based FounderFuel accelerator is bringing together founders and investors from Silicon Valley, Montreal,…
Shop.ca lays off 30 employees in advance of potential sale
Earlier this week, BetaKit broke the news that Toronto-based e-commerce startup Shop.ca had filed for creditor protection from…
Ask @StartupCFO: When should you get on the VC train?
I think we can all agree that the startup industry pays too much attention to VC. Our conferences, press, and tweets are dominated…
Ashley Madison facing U.S. Federal Trade Commission investigation
After one of the largest data breaches in the world which resulted in the release of millions of users’ personal details…
Report: Canadian CEOs may be overconfident about future challenges
Canadian CEOs are pretty confident about their company’s future growth, according to a survey from KPMG Canada. KPMG…
Former BlackBerry exec joins TextNow as COO
A former BlackBerry executive has fled to the startup world as Lindsay Gibson becomes the chief operations officer of the Waterloo-based…
Goldmoney acquires U.S.-based precious metal dealer
TSX-traded Goldmoney, which recently realigned its BitGold gold-based payment system, announced the acquisition of U.S.-based…
Report: Canada must move away from manufacturing exports, embrace data-driven business exports
According to a report from The Conference Board of Canada, Canada can no longer rely on high commodity prices or traditional…