When Facebook, Inc.’s Canadian division opened its first office in Toronto seven years ago, its only mandate was to support clients with advertising, and there were only five employees, all of them focused
Published on: April 29th, 2016
Eric Emin Wood
@ericewood
If you're wondering who are going to be the movers and shakers in 2015 in digital technology in Canada you've arrived at the correct spot! 2014 was a year that saw many developments in
Published on: January 5th, 2015
Karim Kanji
@karimkanji
The Toronto Star says it has found some inconsistencies in MaRS Discovery District's claims about how it helps startups succeed. On Thursday, the Star ran a story by reporter Kenyon Wallace saying the
Published on: August 7th, 2014
Candice So
@candice_so
MaRS Discovery District is taking a new direction in how it helps startups get off the ground, changing how it works with early stage companies in its ICE Practice – which stands for
Published on: March 27th, 2014
Candice So
@candice_so
An app for patients sticking to their pill schedules, an app for accessing electronic medical records, and a dashboard for doctors looking to collect clinical data – those are just some of the
Published on: January 20th, 2014
Candice So
@candice_so
With so many startup accelerators sprouting up in Canada, the MaRS Discovery District has been gauging their efforts to boost companies emerging into the startup space. On June 6, MaRs Data Catalyst announced
Published on: June 10th, 2013
Candice So
@candice_so
The technology startup accelerator based at Toronto’s MaRS Discovery District announced its next cohort of six firms today. Jolt, launched at the public-private business hub in July 2012, will be hosting the firms
Toronto has been named on a list of the world's most innovative hot spots for information and communications technology by the Intelligent Community Forum (ICF). The annual practice of naming a "Smart 21"
Canada's largest tech startup incubator wants to add more firepower to its leadership team.Two days ago, Toronto's MaRS Discovery District startedposting ads tohire a president and chief operating officer (COO). Although CEO IlseTreurnicht,
Published on: July 18th, 2012
ITBusiness Staff
@itbusinessca
He's been called a fearsome negotiator, overzealous, demanding, picky, argumentative, grating - and brilliant.Now the guru behind New York City's new $2-billion tech campus iscoming to Toronto this week. Seth Pinsky, president of
Published on: July 17th, 2012
ITBusiness Staff
@itbusinessca
The more successful Jonathan Elias's resale clothing Web site gets, the tougher it is on his eyes.Let's explain: although Elias is president and CEO of ShopMyClothes,the Toronto startup remains bootstrapped. So he and
Phase two of life on MaRS starts just under a year from now.Six years after phase one of the MaRS Discovery District officiallyopened its doors on downtown Toronto's College Street, the first majorexpansion
Small businesses must do their part to ensure privacy when creating technology products and dealing with customer's personal information, says Ann Cavoukian, Ontario's Information and Privacy Commissioner.The law of the land and the
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