Funding Provides Free Access to all Canadian Accelerators and Incubators. We’re pleased to announce that the Lazaridis Institute has provided funding to give every Canadian accelerator and incubator a free Hockeystick account for the next five years.
Charlottetown-based Forestry.io announced the close of a $744,000 ($560,000 USD) seed round. With this funding, Forestry.io is the first startup in Canada to close a round of funding that includes an AngelList Syndicate since its approval by the Ontario Securities Commission last year.
ScreenScape Networks Inc, announced today they have been selected by CSN Collision Centres (“CSN”) to power a nationwide in-store media channel.
When the 2017-18 federal budget appeared March 22, pundits were quick to note that the expected “innovation budget” was true to its word. The word ‘innovation’ appeared just shy of once per page in a 280-page document.
The Upside Foundation has launched the 150×150 campaign to grow membership to 150 companies as we celebrate Canada’s 150th Birthday
Today, the Information and Communications Technology Council (ICTC) launched its Small Business Digitization Initiative, in partnership with Savoir-faire Linux. Some 60 guests celebrated the first intake of participating students and small businesses at Microsoft Canada’s offices in Ottawa. Through funding provided in part by the Government of Ontario, ICTC and industry leaders are joining forces to provide a 24-week experiential training program (Ottawa, Toronto, and North Bay) that provides underemployed and unemployed youth with digital skills training in open source technology, innovation and entrepreneurship to enable them to solve real-world challenges that small businesses face in adopting technology.
Enbridge is profiling members of their Executive Leadership Team to learn a little bit more about their career, background and personal interests.
An Interview with CVCA CEO and Hockeystick advisor Mike Woollatt.
Toronto-based Mike Woollatt is the CEO of the Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (CVCA).
As the voice of Canada’s venture capital and private equity industry, the CVCA is focused on broadening industry awareness through market research and networking opportunities, while also advocating on its behalf to ensure sound public policy that encourages a favourable environment for investment.
One of Canada’s largest electrical products distributors has joined a growing list of B2B supply firms using ScreenScape’s cloud-based software platform to power a digital signage network.
Gescan Electrical is using ScreenScape to promote product offers and profile vendor partners in its retail locations across the country, and also to speak more effectively with staff at its Calgary head offices.
IHEC Montréal is pleased to announce the creation of the Sales Institute, the first university-level centre in Canada in this field. The Institute will bring together professors and researchers from the School along with six partners from the private and co-operative sectors. Its goal is to create advanced expertise and foster a “sales culture” in Quebec and throughout Canada so as to achieve their full economic potential.