From 2009-2014 StartupNorth had an index of Canadian emerging technology companies and service providers. We have removed this feature.
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StartupCamp Toronto 2: Leila Boujnane
I am excited to announce that Leila Boujnane, CEO of Idée, will be closing the evening. Idée, who we have previously profiled, is one of Toronto’s biggest startup success stories, and the wonderful thing is that they are…
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stopfinder.com – Should you take transit or take the car?
There have been a handful of Parking-Finder map sites lately. They were all neat, but seemed to lack that extra bit of information I wanted to know: How much is this going to cost? As you would have…
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Launching TalentEgg
Two months ago we received an email from TalentEgg’s founder, Lauren Friese, brimming with excitement about her latest venture into the world of online recruitment. TalentEgg, which just hatched, is a website that connects high quality Canadian employers…
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Reminder: CIX and StartupCamp Deadlines
Time is running short to apply to pitch at CIX, and also to get help with your pitch at StartupCamp. The deadline to apply to CIX is April 4th, you can apply here. It is worth noting that…
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AideRSS Announces Google Reader Integration
AideRSS, who we originally covered last July, and who recently took funding from TechCapital Partners in Waterloo, are announcing integration with Google Reader today. The extension, which comes in the form of a Firefox plugin, gives AideRSS its…
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April Fools: We are funded! StartupNorth takes a $3.2 million series A financing
Well, the time has arrived. We can finally take the covers off of what we have been working on and give you an idea of where we plan to go with StartupNorth. Today we are announcing that we…
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iNovia launches a new fund – Seed and early stage venture capital
iNovia is announcing their new fund today. The new fund, which comes in at $107million is focused on Seed and Early Stage deals in the information technology, life sciences and cleantech sectors. iNovia, who most recently participated in…
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Angel financing – Term sheets (part 1)
A term sheet is used to outline the main terms under which investors make an investment in your company. It is usually introduced part way through the due diligence process. A typical sequence of events (assuming this is…
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StartupCamp Montreal 2 – May 15th, 2008
StartupCamp Montreal 2 has been announced. It is taking place May 15th and will be at the SAT again. I am a little sad that I will have to miss it because of another conference, but that doesn’t…
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Weekend Reading – March 23rd 2008
We use the weekly reading post to link to things we didn’t cover, but are probably worth hearing about. If we are missing something, please post it in the comments below! Capazoo lays off 60 employees and closes…
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Rick Segal announces tour dates [lessons for VCs]
Rick Segal is going on tour. The idea? Get the message out there about what he, and other VCs, are looking for when they evaluate new opportunities, and help entrepreneurs get a better understanding of what VCs try…
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I love my city, and so should you
There are dozens great cities in this country that I love to spend time in, these are cities that are making an impact on the world and which get noticed by the world. Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Vancouver are…
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TSOT gets started with Greeks
TSOT, based in Toronto, has been working since 2006 on building out a membership management system. Their strategy differs from more generalist solution providers like Ning and Toronto based Wild Apricot in that TSOT started out focusing on…
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CIX – Canadian Venture Capital Meetup
Back in June, StartupNorth was one of the first places to break the story of the death of the Toronto Venture Group. Every year the TVG had an event called the “Venture Forum”, which died when the TVG…
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Weekend Reading – March 15th 2008
Maybe the long winter is to blame… at least the “discussion” in Canada is starting to heat up. Albert Lai and the Idiot Gap – Rick Segal I Dislike Professional Startup Advisors – Ali Asaria Tech Week in…
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Pitch at StartupCamp Toronto 2
So you want to pitch your startup at StartupCamp Toronto 2? Application forms don’t get much simpler than this… Company: Website: Email: Describe your startup in a single twitter post (140 characters max): Please submit your application using…
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StartupCamp Toronto 2 – Tuesday, April 29th
StartupCamp Waterloo 2 was another big success, and we had a blast at StartupCamp Montreal, so we thought it was time we had another StartupCamp here in Toronto. The format for StartupCamp is simple: 5 Startups will have…
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Transcontinental acquires ThinData
ThinData, a permission-based email marketing company based in Toronto, was acquired by Transcontinental today. The terms of the deal were not disclosed ThinData has a business model which is similar in many ways to that of CakeMail, who…
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Big news in Canada's wireless spectrum bid
Tom has some great news about some new entrants in to the bidding for wireless spectrum here in Canada. Tom also suggests that Quebecor, the Quebec-based conglomerate, has very disruptive plans for their bid. This is important news…
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Founder's Lunch coming to Toronto
The details are few and far between, but the invitations have already started going out. Founder’s Lunch is a Toronto take on the famous, but even more exclusive valley event Founder’s Brunch. If you are interested in coming…