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Vancouver-based QuickMobile lands $3.3 million VC deal

Vancouver-based QuickMobile lands $3.3 million VC deal

Christine Wong

Published: October 16th, 2012 Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+
‘Techtoberfest’ heralds unveiling of 22 tech startups out of Waterloo

‘Techtoberfest’ heralds unveiling of 22 tech startups out of Waterloo

Waterloo, Ont.'s $30 million technology accelerator is hosting its demo day today as part of a conference dubbed “Techtoberfest.” Hosted in the Communitech hub that also houses offices for Research in Motion and

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: October 12th, 2012 Brian Jackson
Fall deadlines loom for Canadian tech startups

Fall deadlines loom for Canadian tech startups

It’s a busy Fall season for tech startups, with lots of options available out there to grow your business and gain resources – but with opportunity, comes deadlines. Here’s a few startup programs

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: October 9th, 2012 Brian Jackson
Privacy Commissioner offers $50,000 to fund privacy research projects

Privacy Commissioner offers $50,000 to fund privacy research projects

The Privacy Commissioner of Canada is offering up to $50,000 for year-long projects that will advance privacy knowledge in one year, the office announced yesterday. Looking for proposals that specifically deal with Canada’s

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: September 28th, 2012 Brian Jackson
Keek adds $7 million to become ‘Twitter for video’

Keek adds $7 million to become ‘Twitter for video’

A Toronto-based firm has raised another $7 million in funding towards its goal of becoming the “Twitter of video” on the Internet, it announced today. Keek is a social video platform that allows

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: September 18th, 2012 Brian Jackson
Influitive launches AdvocateHub marketing platform

Influitive launches AdvocateHub marketing platform

Toronto-based Influitive Inc. launched its business-to-business marketing tool AdvocateHub Web service today, the firm announced.AdvocateHub takes a different approach to marketing, by allowing companies to build up communities of customers and partners who

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: September 17th, 2012 Brian Jackson
LemonStand quenches financing thirst with freshly squeezed seed funding

LemonStand quenches financing thirst with freshly squeezed seed funding

LemonStand started the day with some sweet seed funding this morning.The Vancouver startup has secured an undisclosed amount of financingfrom the Business Development Bank of Canada's IT Venture Fund and fourangel investors: Michael

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: September 13th, 2012 Christine Wong
Real-time map of Kickstarter projects to launch Monday

Real-time map of Kickstarter projects to launch Monday

An independent Web blog is launching a real-time map of active Kickstarter projects Sept. 10, according to one of the site's co-founders.Kickstarter allows individuals and businesses to ask for donations from many different

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: September 6th, 2012 Brian Jackson
Paul Singh of 500 Startups coming to Toronto

Paul Singh of 500 Startups coming to Toronto

A prominent U.S.-based investor that wants to apply the Moneyball approach to funding startups is visiting Toronto on Sept. 10 to meet with select Ontario firms. Paul Singh is a partner in 500

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: August 29th, 2012 Brian Jackson
Hopper gets the carrot with $12 million funding round

Hopper gets the carrot with $12 million funding round

A startup travel-search firm based in Montreal and Boston has raised $12 million in series C financing from OMERS Ventures, TechFinance.ca reports.Hopper hasn't launched its Web site yet but is currently working to

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: August 17th, 2012 ITBusiness Staff
CANARIE expands cloud-testing program for SMBs

CANARIE expands cloud-testing program for SMBs

Canada's ultra-highspeed network used by universities, colleges, and scientific research outfits across the country plans to use funding from Ottawa to expand its program for small businesses to test pre-commercial products on the

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: August 9th, 2012 Howard Solomon
Ottawa’s $400 million question: How to spend its new VC funding budget?

Ottawa’s $400 million question: How to spend its new VC funding budget?

How do you solve Canada's venture capital crisis?That's the half-billion dollar question Ottawa is posing to leaders ofthis country's finance, startup and business communities. Federalfinance minister Jim Flaherty announced $400 million in funding

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: August 3rd, 2012 Christine Wong
How to bridge the pre-commercial funding gap in Canada

How to bridge the pre-commercial funding gap in Canada

Startups are based on ideas and faith. Going from an idea to commercialization is a roller coaster ride, from conceptualization to development beta testing and, hopefully, into commercialization and market development. The primary

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: July 30th, 2012 Mahrie Boyle
Canadian angel investments jumped 50 per cent in 2011: study

Canadian angel investments jumped 50 per cent in 2011: study

More angels are coming to the aid of Canadian startups these days.Angel investors made 134investments totaling $82.4 million in 2011, up from 90investments worth a combined $35.3 million in 2010, according to astudy

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: July 18th, 2012 ITBusiness Staff
Webcast replay: Paul Connor exits as president of Network of Angel Organizations

Webcast replay: Paul Connor exits as president of Network of Angel Organizations

function popup(){test=window.open("http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/23609711","window","height=300,width=480")}For four years Paul Connor has been helping make Angel investing better in this country.  In progressively more senior roles, most recently as the Executive Director of the Network of Angel Organisations -

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: June 26th, 2012 Brian Jackson