French Lens Giant Essilor Buys Vancouver’s ClearlyContacts for $430 Million
French optical-lens-manufacturing giant Essilor has agreed to purchase Vancouver’s Clearly Contacts Inc., the parent…
Canadian Startup News
Check Out This BDC Infographic on “The Real Impact of Venture Capital”
The Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) has released an infographic on the morning that the CVCA released its 2013 overview…
VC Investment in Canada Jumps by Nearly a Third in 2013 (452 deals with an average size of $4.3 million)
Last year saw 31 percent more venture capital investment in Canada compared to 2012, up to $2 billion from $1.5 billion. In…
Waterloo’s Desire2Learn Targets Latin America With New Sao Paulo Office
According to CanadianPrivateEquity.com, Waterloo’s Desire2Learn, creators of an integrated learning platform for schools,…
Donde Helps You Find The Stuff You Want, Where You Want
Moving forward often involves pulling up well-established roots. Having taken flight from the Vancouver startup community,…
Samsung is Giving $1 Million in Technology Grants to Canadian Schools
Samsung surprised 40 Canadian school principals last night while they were being honoured Canada’s Outstanding Principals…
Buffalo VC to Invite Toronto Startups to “World’s Largest Business Plan Competition”
A Buffalo, New York-based venture capital firm will be coming to Toronto today to talk about 43North, being labelled “the…
Uniiverse Is Betting on Mobile in 2014, Releases Android App
Five months after it launched its iOS app, Toronto-based startup Uniiverse has launched its Android app today, according to…
TalentEgg Launches New Platform for Students to Gain Experience
TalentEgg.ca, a Canadian job board and online career resource for students and recent grads, has launched a cool new initiative…
Grade 12 Toronto Student Wins Doodle 4 Google Contest
A 17-year-old Toronto student named Cindy Tang has won the first Doodle 4 Google contest for Canada. Her drawing is of a girl…
2014 Funding Roadshow Formally Invites Entrepreneurs and Funders
Last time we wrote about Fundica’s 2014 Funding Roadshow founder Mike Lee told us the Montreal company had booked nine…
This Vancouver Startup Sends High-Quality Condoms Directly to Your Mailbox
The burning lake of fire awaits. At least that’s where some people will want to cast this entrepreneur. All Alex Chuang cares…
Bionym’s Nymi Is The Bluetooth Breakthrough Winner of the Year
Toronto’s Bionym continues to make waves with its password replacement wearable the Nymi, living up to its game changing…
Air Miles Names Winners of the First Annual Small Business Achievement Awards
The Air Miles Reward Program named its winners of the first annual Small Business Achievement Awards at a ceremony in Toronto…
Changes Are Headed For Toronto’s Bitmaker Labs (Good Changes)
Toronto’s Bitmaker Labs has thus far been known for its $9,000 Ruby on Rails course and an unfortunate Ontario Ministry…