Social Contact Relationship Management Service Nimble Launches New Version of Platform

Nimble, a social relationship management platform, this week launched version 3.0 of its site.

Tech Leader Concert Series in Toronto Aims to Conquer Cancer

On Thursday, May 30 at the Sound Academy on Polson Pier, KPMG is hosting the GTA Tech Leaders Concert Series.

The event is slated to feature tech industry bands Ceridian (formerly Dayforce), Smithson Martin, Intelex, and others. Alan Smithson will also be MCing and DJing the show. If you haven’t heard of Smithson, you should know that such bands as Linkin Park and Infected Mushroom among others use his emulator.

Cinecoup, an Accelerator for Movies, is Something Canadians Should be Proud Of

Jean Cocteau once said that film will only become an art when its materials are as inexpensive as pencil and paper; thanks to smartphones and social media, it’s safe to say that’s the case. The Vancouver film industry should be very proud of Cinecoup. The Top 10 films, for whom voting begins next week, includes all six Vancouver-based projects of the Top 15.

Former BlackBerry Executive Frenny Bawa Joins Vancouver's Nanotech Security

Nanotech Security, based out of Simon Fraser University, is welcoming back an alumnus to join the team for anti-counterfeit technology KolourOptiks.

AccelerateOtt to Celebrate Past, Present, and Future of Ottawa's Startup Community

Ottawa knows that entrepreneurs and innovators are wealth creators and the keystone to the city's future economic prosperity. Which is why, on June 14, AccelerateOtt will bring together entrepreneurs, students, researchers, investors, and thought leaders to celebrate the past, present, and future of Ottawa’s startup community.

Siri Competitor Maluuba Releases Voice-powered Sports and TV Schedule Search

Maluuba announced this week the release of two landmark features for their voice-powered personal assistant app.

Sports and TV Schedule search are both now available on Maluuba on Windows Phone 8 and Android.

What is Your Metaphor for Leadership?

What image best describes how you see your role as a leader?

Amazon Launches Cloud Drive in Canada

Amazon.ca this week announced the launch of Amazon Cloud Drive in Canada.

Yahoo Introduces New Flickr Experience with Free Terabyte of Space for 500,000 High-res Photos

A picture is worth a thousand words and nobody knows that fact better than Flickr. The image and video hosting website is now offering users one terabyte of free space—that is over 500,000 original, full-resolution, pixel-perfect photographs. Flickr users can now capture every image, relive moments, and share artistic expressions without any worries about storage space.

Borderless Investments: The Top US Venture Capitalists Investing in Canadian Startups

This article is the 3rd in a series that highlights how to properly go about funding and growing your startup.

In evaluating US VCs, it’s important to identify whether they hold any Canadian investments, as many firms have criteria about the geographic areas in which they will invest. Chances are that if an established VC has not previously invested in a Canadian company, they are not likely to do so in the near future.

Why Startups Need to Focus on 'Why,' Not 'What'

My last startup, Attassa, despite being acquired by Yousendit, was gruelling. Three times we built different products and felt famous when blogs like TechCrunch covered our launch and forced user acquisition through the roof. And three times we felt devastated when website traffic and our belief in the product came crashing back to earth the day after launch. We pushed through, not because of belief in what we were building, but why we were building it.

Profit Magazine Seeking Canada's Hottest Startups for 2013 Hot 50 List

Profit magazine is searching for hot young companies for their 14th annual Profit Hot 50 list.

Recognizing Canada’s top new growth companies, the list ranks businesses by their past two years' revenue growth. So if your firm was launched in 2008 through 2010, you can enter to be in the Profit Hot 50 list.

Venture Capital Deal-making Jumps 55% in Canada

Venture capital deal-making skyrocketed 55% in Canada in the first quarter of 2013, according to a new report from Thomson Reuters.

Arm's Length vs. Hands-on Investors: Which is Right for Your Startup?

The world of startups is a complex animal and one that’s subject to the odd mood swing or two. With rapidly-shifting consumer tastes, volatile, agitated markets and seemingly light-speed global tech innovation, picking a startup winner is as tricky as finding a needle in a needle stack.