Startupfest doubles pitch prize money to $200,000
Somehow, summer has progressed to the point where Startupfest – Canada’s premiere startup event, and essentially summer…
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Intelex acquires Denver-based Ecocion
Intelex Technologies announced this week the acquisition of Denver-based Ecocion, a SaaS-based environmental management information…
With new funding and senior talent, Mappedin is hungry for global growth
Kitchener-based Mappedin announced the close of a seed round extension today, led by Green Century Investments, bringing its…
@StartupCFO explains the long, winding road to a closed funding round
The typical way that startups raise capital is to wait until they have 6 months of runway and then start a roadshow. They put…
Two Hat Security raises $1.6 million from iNovia Capital to fight trolls
Kelowna-based Two Hat Security announced the close of a $1.6 million seed round today, led by iNovia Capital. U.S.-based financial…
Celebrating Victoria’s transformation to Tectoria
I’ve watched the transformation of Victoria over the past 25 years. Back in the 1980s, Victoria was a small regional city…
Toronto-based LyricFind powering song lyric display in Google Search results
Have you ever Googled the lyrics of a song you just couldn’t seem to remember? We’ve all been there. To make the…
Startup Canada Podcast: Paul Gaspar on global intrapreneurs
“Rockstar intrapreneur” Paul Gaspar says there is no better time than right now for Canadian startups to start thinking…
Polar CEO Kunal Gupta explains why he doesn’t have email (but does have Slack) on his phone
Kunal Gupta has been an entrepreneur in the Toronto startup community for quite some time as the head of Polar (formerly Polar…
CanCon Podcast Ep. 22: Canada’s got (tech) talent?
This week’s CanCon podcast is all about mistakes, or at least, how tech companies move forward once they make one. Apple’s…
Vancouver Tech Podcast Ep. 32: Amazon’s Chris Richardson
Drew and James open the show with a chat about some DevOps tools. As well as some shortcuts to spinning up new servers. The…
#Tractionconf tips help tech-powered companies get growth
Most attendees at this year’s two-day Traction Conference in downtown Vancouver probably came away with two emotional responses:…
Montreal-based Busbud announces partnership with French travel company Voyages-sncf.com
Montreal-based Busbud, which allows users to search and compare bus tickets from companies across 10,000 cities, has announced…
Government of Ontario goes global in its search for first chief digital officer
After announcing that Deb Mathews would become Ontario’s first-ever Minister Responsible for Digital Government, the…
Toronto-based QD Solar among five winners of SunRISE TechBridge Challenge
Toronto-based QD Solar, which creates quantum dot-based solar cells using nano-engineered, low-cost materials that can absorb…