One of Canada's leading tech industry associations is branching out - figuratively and financially - in its efforts to support the country's innovation economy. This week the Canadian Advanced Technology Alliance (CATA), an
Published on: July 14th, 2017
Eric Emin Wood
@ericewood
Over Canada Day weekend I celebrated the success and potential of women entrepreneurs in Canada — including the positive environment we have in Canada for women to be entrepreneurs. In fact, this week
Published on: July 4th, 2016
Cheryl Sylvester
@csylvester
Project Fanchise, a sports startup based in California, is aiming to make fantasy football a reality. In fact, Fanchise will wrap up an Indiegogo campaign this week after raising almost $60,000. Instead of offering backers a free t-shirt or
Published on: June 7th, 2016
Jackie Atkins
@jackiea333
The Pebble smartwatch is back this summer, looking to appeal to professionals and athletes alike with a new line of products. Pebble debuted a very successful Kickstarter campaign this week, surpassing a $1 million goal
Published on: May 25th, 2016
Jackie Atkins
@jackiea333
Jan Hudec, Canadian alpine ski racer and Olympic medallist, is now the driving force behind PandaHaus, a new social networking and crowdfunding app designed for athletes, starting with the competitive ski community. It
Published on: April 22nd, 2016
Jackie Atkins
@jackiea333
As a result of a sea change in Silicon Valley, Selcuk Atli, entrepreneur in residence of one of the Bay Area’s most successful and prolific accelerators, said that 500 Startups is getting active
Published on: January 25th, 2016
Geoff Foulds
@itbusinessca
Tech-savvy office fashionistas rejoice - the latest, and potentially greatest, marriage of style and smart technology is here! Or will be, depending on the success of its crowdfunding campaign. Described by its makers
Published on: December 9th, 2015
Eric Emin Wood
@ericewood
Whistler, B.C. -- "It's never been easier to raise $1M for a startup in the Valley." Tomas Tunguz, a venture capitalist with RedPoint Ventures in Silicon Valley shared fundraising insights to a packed
Published on: August 20th, 2015
Bret Conkin
@bretconkin
Want to shoot hoops like Michael Jordan? Onyx Motion has got the app for you. The Toronto-based company has been developing ‘Swish’ for wearable devices to help players hit more net and throw up
Published on: July 9th, 2015
Jackie Atkins
@jackiea333
When we think of elite athletes, the first image that comes to mind isn’t usually technology. Typically, the blood, sweat and tears we associate with athletic pursuits take over beforehand. This visual is
Published on: June 26th, 2015
Jackie Atkins
@jackiea333
A crowd of B.C.’s venture and finance communities gathered yesterday at The Profile in Vancouver to network and herald the launch of Frontfundr, Canada’s newest crowdfunding platform. Their timing appears impeccable with the
Published on: May 28th, 2015
Bret Conkin
@bretconkin
Canadian businesses now have an alternative option to accessing a line of credit other than a bank: pulling out their smartphone and tapping a button to access money as they need it. That's
Crowdfunding hit the mainstream in Canada in 2014 with a record campaign for wireless speaker The Core by Mass Fidelity raising $1.3 million to lead the way. This raise was 60 per cent
Published on: January 6th, 2015
Bret Conkin
@bretconkin
What do Neil Young, Levar Burton, and a 3D printer have in common? No, they're not all from the future, but nice try. If you guessed that they were all part of a
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