With $1 million in funding, Social Nature is capitalizing on influencer marketing
Who do you listen to? Who do you trust? If someone made a recommendation to try a product, how eager would you be to take action…
Canadian Startup News
Ottawa’s Innovation Centre at Bayview Yards receives $8 million from FedDev Ontario
The Innovation Centre at Bayview Yards in Ottawa announced an $8 million injection from FedDev Ontario for new programming…
Hack to Start ep. 101: SC Moatti, founder and CEO of Products That Count
SC Moatti is the founder & CEO of Products That Count and a best-selling author of Mobilized: An Insider’s Guide…
IBM partners with University of Calgary to accelerate genomic health research
IBM and the University of Calgary have established a five-year partnership to accelerate genomic research in common childhood…
Ryerson Futures partners with Barclays to launch FinTech accelerator in Mumbai
Zone Startups, the startup acceleration program run by Ryerson Futures, announced the launch of a Mumbai-based accelerator,…
Deputy Premier Deb Matthews to be Ontario’s first Minister Responsible for Digital Government
Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne announced a reshuffling of her cabinet, including the creation of a Minister position meant…
Leaders Fund says borders between U.S. and Canada “dissolving” following investment in Boston-based Zaius
Canada is moving away from the nascent startup ecosystem it was even five years ago and getting noticed on a global scale.…
Toronto-based Akindi works with Tiny Hearts for launch of Scantron alternative iPhone app
Two Toronto-based startups have worked together to launch an app version of an edtech platform tackling a major pain point…
Hacker reportedly steals 45 million records from Toronto-based VerticalScope properties
According to a report from ZDNet, a hacker has stolen 45 million records from 1,100 websites and forums hosted by VerticalScope,…
Startup City: Impact busts the myth that impact startups can’t make money
Make an impact? How about making money? Anything that deviates from a startup’s core focus on making a profit needs to be…
Canadian Bar Association and LegalX hosting legal innovation pitch competition
On August 12, the Canadian Bar Association — which represents 36,000 members of the legal profession — and MaRS’…
Ontario commits $43 million to Waterloo Region transit hub, all-day GO service for #TOWRCorridor
The government of Ontario announced a step to make all-day GO service between Waterloo Region and Toronto a reality. Through…
Startup Canada Podcast: Phil Telio on being a founder building bridges
As a university student, Startupfest founder Phil Telio studied civil engineering and learned how to build bridges and buildings.…
Shopify to allow its online merchants to offer Apple Pay as payment option
Today at Apple’s WWDC in San Francisco, the tech giant announced that Apple Pay is coming to the web. Shopify, the Ottawa-based…
Lighthouse Labs launching satellite web development bootcamp in Halifax
Lighthouse Labs, a coding academy with locations in across Canada, is entering Halifax with the launch of a web development…