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May 20, 2018

Luther Poier of BlueChilli, one of Australia's biggest and busiest tech startup accelerators.

Photo Courtesy Luther Poier

Luther Poier of BlueChilli, one of Australia's biggest and busiest tech startup accelerators.

Photo Courtesy Luther Poier

Former Canadian naval officer goes Down Under to steer startups

March 29, 2018

Students and professors review posters in the atrium of the newly opened Lazaridis Hall at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo in July, 2017. The federal government revealed five regions it aims to turn into tech “superclusters,” including Kitchener-Waterloo.

Students and professors review posters in the atrium of the newly opened Lazaridis Hall at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo in July, 2017. The federal government revealed five regions it aims to turn into tech “superclusters,” including Kitchener-Waterloo.

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Southern Ontario’s Silicon Valley: Unleashing Waterloo’s tech-innovation sector

Michael Litt

November 2, 2017

Canada shouldn’t aspire to be the new Silicon Valley

SCOTT STIRRETT

August 14, 2017

Ample Organics founder and CEO John Prentice.

Ample Organics founder and CEO John Prentice.

Entrepreneurs bet Canada will be a leader in marijuana technology

July 28, 2017

Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, answers a question during Question Period in the House of Commons in Ottawa, Tuesday, April 4, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, answers a question during Question Period in the House of Commons in Ottawa, Tuesday, April 4, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Ottawa seeks to attract foreign talent by making Start-up Visa Program permanent

July 24, 2017

Dr. Wilhelm Hofmeyr is the medical director of Equinoxe, a B.C.-based medical firm that runs EQ Virtual.

Dr. Wilhelm Hofmeyr is the medical director of Equinoxe, a B.C.-based medical firm that runs EQ Virtual.

The doctor is in (your pocket): Entrepreneurs bet on mobile medicine

July 19, 2017

Matt Gray, far right, and employees at HERB.

Matt Gray, far right, and employees at HERB.

With legalization coming, Toronto startup aims to blaze a trail in cannabis

July 3, 2017

Katherine Selby, a minister at St. Andrew's United Church in Markham, welcomes the United Church's shift to supporting startups and social innovation.

Katherine Selby, a minister at St. Andrew's United Church in Markham, welcomes the United Church's shift to supporting startups and social innovation.

United Church embraces startups as it updates its social mission to engage millennials

July 2, 2017

Derek Ting of TextNow.

Derek Ting of TextNow.

Canadian cellphone startup has success stateside, but shut out at home

June 28, 2017

Michael Litt and his wife Donna.

Michael Litt and his wife Donna.

Why my first customer was a dream customer (and not just because I married her)

Michael Litt

June 25, 2017

From left: Devin Brooks, Shawnee Polchis-Lanteigne and Indigo Poirier work on a project at the offices of PQA Testing in Fredericton, NB.

From left: Devin Brooks, Shawnee Polchis-Lanteigne and Indigo Poirier work on a project at the offices of PQA Testing in Fredericton, NB.

Indigenous software-testing company offers skills and jobs in New Brunswick

May 30, 2017

Nadia Shuaib is co-founder of Budget Electronics, a Toronto-based cellphone accessory vendor.

Nadia Shuaib is co-founder of Budget Electronics, a Toronto-based cellphone accessory vendor.

How I turned a hobby business into a multimillion dollar company in two years

NADIA SHUAIB

May 24, 2017

Abdullah Snobar

Abdullah Snobar

My experience with online counselling inspired me to offer it to all our entrepreneurs

May 18, 2017

Workers prepare columbite-tantalite, or coltan, at a depot owned by Mining Mineral Resources Sprl on the outskirts of Lubumbashi, capital of Katanga province in Democratic Republic of Congo, on Nov. 5, 2013. Since the mid-1990s, when war broke out in eastern Congo in the aftermath of the genocide in neighboring Rwanda, Congolese minerals have acquired a bad name. Rebels, unscrupulous traders and members of the army helped themselves to tin ore, of which Congo is Africa's biggest producer, gold and columbite-tantalite, or coltan, an ore used in smart phones and laptops. Photographer: Michael J. Kavanagh/Bloomberg

Workers prepare columbite-tantalite, or coltan, at a depot owned by Mining Mineral Resources Sprl on the outskirts of Lubumbashi, capital of Katanga province in Democratic Republic of Congo, on Nov. 5, 2013. Since the mid-1990s, when war broke out in eastern Congo in the aftermath of the genocide in neighboring Rwanda, Congolese minerals have acquired a bad name. Rebels, unscrupulous traders and members of the army helped themselves to tin ore, of which Congo is Africa's biggest producer, gold and columbite-tantalite, or coltan, an ore used in smart phones and laptops. Photographer: Michael J. Kavanagh/Bloomberg

Startup uses blockchain to ensure minerals come from ethical sources

May 9, 2017

Therapia, an on-demand physiotherapy platform, has six co-founders

Therapia, an on-demand physiotherapy platform, has six co-founders

My startup has six co-founders. Here’s how it works

April 27, 2017

Hockeystick co-founders Clint Sieunarine and Raymond Luk

Hockeystick co-founders Clint Sieunarine and Raymond Luk

New partnership aims to create ‘a Bloomberg for private companies’

April 17, 2017

Allen Lau, CEO and co-founder of Wattpad, a collaborative storytelling platform, says his company doesn’t currently have the resources for a coroporate social responsibility program, but has found a solution with The Upside Foundation’s service.

Allen Lau, CEO and co-founder of Wattpad, a collaborative storytelling platform, says his company doesn’t currently have the resources for a coroporate social responsibility program, but has found a solution with The Upside Foundation’s service.

Startups aid charities by committing now, paying later

April 10, 2017

Oxford Properties and startup incubator team up to create a new Toronto innovation district

April 9, 2017

Oxford Properties and startup incubator team up to create a new Toronto innovation district

March 16, 2017

Thalmic Labs Inc. has operations in California. Co-founder Stephen Lake says no one knows what policy changes with regards to work visas will be coming from the Trump administration.

Thalmic Labs Inc. has operations in California. Co-founder Stephen Lake says no one knows what policy changes with regards to work visas will be coming from the Trump administration.

The top 15 Canadian VC deals of 2016

March 2, 2017

Sensibill employees Preetinder Kaur, Arindam Bhadra and Jan-Lukas Wolf at the company’s Toronto office

Sensibill employees Preetinder Kaur, Arindam Bhadra and Jan-Lukas Wolf at the company’s Toronto office

After raising $17-million, Toronto fintech firm eyes global expansion

February 28, 2017

Scotiabank Digital Factory, ‎a 70,000-square-foot startup-esque hub on Toronto’s King Street East.
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Scotiabank Digital Factory, ‎a 70,000-square-foot startup-esque hub on Toronto’s King Street East.
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Mimicking a startup won't make your company truly innovative

MIKE KATCHEN

February 27, 2017

Dot Health’s Huda Idrees

Dot Health’s Huda Idrees

Toronto startup veteran launches digital health-records platform

February 22, 2017

Milun Tesovic is a partner at Expa

Milun Tesovic is a partner at Expa

Uber co-founder’s startup accelerator expands to Vancouver

February 3, 2017

DeepLearni.ng’s Stephen Piron, left, and University of Waterloo co-op student Tristan Monger at the company’s Toronto office.

DeepLearni.ng’s Stephen Piron, left, and University of Waterloo co-op student Tristan Monger at the company’s Toronto office.

Scotiabank teams up with Toronto AI startup DeepLearni.ng to collect debts

January 30, 2017

Toronto-based entrepreneur Sarah Prevette has just been named as one of North America's Top 30 Under 30 entrepreneurs by prominent publication Inc. Magazine. She is seen inside her Toronto office on July 29, 2010.

Toronto-based entrepreneur Sarah Prevette has just been named as one of North America's Top 30 Under 30 entrepreneurs by prominent publication Inc. Magazine. She is seen inside her Toronto office on July 29, 2010.

Why some female founders are rejecting women-only startup initiatives

January 17, 2017

Jodi Kovitz is CEO of AceTech Ontario

Jodi Kovitz is CEO of AceTech Ontario

For Canada to succeed on the global stage, we need more women tech leaders

JODI KOVITZ

January 16, 2017

Rotman's Creative Destruction Lab

Rotman's Creative Destruction Lab

Tech leaders question the need for more funding for business incubators

December 27, 2016

Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains fields questions in Davos, Switzerland, on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016.

Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains fields questions in Davos, Switzerland, on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016.

Ottawa wants to gamble on innovation, but is it ready to roll the dice?

Campbell Clark

December 27, 2016

Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation and Science, speaks in the House of Commons during Question Period in Ottawa on March 7, 2016.

Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation and Science, speaks in the House of Commons during Question Period in Ottawa on March 7, 2016.

Ottawa plans to boost spending on new tech from Canadian startups

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