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Index

From 2009-2014 StartupNorth had an index of Canadian emerging technology companies and service providers. We have removed this feature.

  • StartupEmpire: Somebody will get funded!

    One thing we wanted to be sure of at StatupEmpire is that there would be a chance for investment-ready startups to meet the right people. Are you coming to StartupEmpire? Do you have a mobile startup or an…

  • StartupEmpire – Student & Startup Tickets

    It’s time for startups to buckle down and really understand their expenses. We thought we’d make it a little easier for startups and students to participate in StartupEmpire. One thing about a downturn is that it’s not about…

  • You better be on the upside of the downturn

    You could argue that we are always in a downturn. Even when things are on the way up, a smart entrepreneur realizes that it will be followed by the downward sloping of the curve. It goes up, it…

  • More on how I was right – Facebook is dead as a platform

    I am sitting here watching my cat chase his tail (what does that say about me?), and it reminded me that I was going to make this post. This time last year, just as everyone was getting the…

  • Byte Club launches – Behind the scenes at b5media

    A new web video show has launched. It is called Byte Club and the first episode is a profile of Toronto based b5media. Here is the first episode:

  • Calling all startups: Demo Pods available

    We are making room at StartupEmpire to provide free demo pods to up to 10 great startups. We first did this at StartupCamp Toronto and then in Montreal. Both times they were incredibly valuable and the feedback was…

  • Anthony Lacavera to speak at StartupEmpire

    I am happy to announce that Anthony Lacavera will be speaking at StartupEmpire. Anthony is an example of the kind of guy we can all learn a lot from. The story of Globalive is really one of true…

  • Riffing on being a startup in Canada

    I think we sound like a couple of nerds stuck in an elevator, but we gave it our best shot. Dave and I were hanging out last week and decided to stand in front of a camera, this…

  • Back to the Basics

    This is a guest post by Christopher Pyper Co-founder and Lead Developer of MyWebVine. When I finished school and first hit the job market it was right in the middle of the dot-com bust. When I finally found…

  • Garage Canada in the deadpool?

    Garage Canada has had, to say the least, a poor reputation as of late. Fundings that happened, and then didn’t happen, a lack of activity and general uncertainty about just how serious they were. It seems that things…

  • Canadian entrepreneurs have to be more creative than relying exclusively on the US market.

    Jevon, I don’t have access to special finance data. I don’t think the biggest issue Canadian entrepreneurs has to face is not credit facilities. I think Canadian entrepreneurs have to be more creative than relying exclusively on the…

  • StartupEmpire Early Bird pricing ends this weekend

    Just a reminder that you have until Sunday, October 12th to purchase tickets at the early bird price. You can get your tickets here.

  • The sky is falling, and so is your valuation

    I guess I can’t stay out of the conversation on this any longer. I am no expert in downturns, recessions or being poor. But I have a feeling a lot of us are going to learn about at…

  • Toronto mobile meetup Thusday night

    Headsup! Startup and Community North’s sister site (better half?) WirelessNorth.ca is sponsoring a mobile developers meetup in Toronto this Thursday (that’s October 9th, 2008) at the Bedford Academy on leafy Prince Arthur street. There will be beer, fellow…

  • echoage – evite for the environment (or anything else)

    echoage is a new Toronto, On based startup that is trying to change how we think about throwing the age old birthday party. A friend of mine was complaining the other day that people were bringing 150$ gifts…

  • fOTOGLIF partners up with Getty and Thomson

    Earlier today Toronto based fOTOGLIF, an emerging ad?supported stock photo portal, announced partnerships with Getty Images, Thomson Reuters, and Splash News. These partnerships should help deliver stock photo content, thereby solving one piece of the puzzle: inventory. fOTOGLIF’s…

  • StartupEmpire – New speakers and tickets are selling fast

    Things have been coming together quickly for StartupEmpire. I am excited to announce some incredible new speakers, and we will keep announcing others as they are confirmed. The interest so far has been pretty amazing. There have been…

  • Idee's new iphone app – TinEye Music

    I am hanging out at Idee where they are demoing their new iPhone application. I have to say I am impressed. The application allows you to take a picture of a CD (books and other products coming soon)…

  • homezilla.com – know your neighborhood when buying a home

    HomeZilla, a real-estate companion site, is launching publicly today. When I first saw the site back in February of this year, it still had a long way to go in terms of usability, and it looks like they…

  • Top 5 Do's and Don'ts for Raising Funding

    After what seems like a very short summer break, things have started up again at the Maple Leaf Angels. We held our first investment breakfast of the season in September and look forward to another great season of…