From 2009-2014 StartupNorth had an index of Canadian emerging technology companies and service providers. We have removed this feature.
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OmniDate.com – Virtual Dating is the new Starbucks
OmniDate, based in Toronto, has been hard at work building a virtual date technology and it’s likely we’ll see their avatars coming to big name dating sites soon. We’ve all heard about sex in Second Life, the truth…
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protagonize.com – Choose, and make, your own adventure
Protagonize, a project launched by Vancouver native Nick Bouton is a new collaborative creative writing site that lets a group of people create choose-your-own-adventure stories together. There seems to be a lot of activity on the site already,…
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Razzle.ca is no more, sort of
Razzle.ca, who we covered both when they launched and when they botched their few shipments of products, is now dead. I do not know they guy(s) behind Razzle, but I am guessing that they have learned a lot…
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AideRSS announces funding
I just got word from the guys at AideRSS to let me know that they have closed their first round of funding. AideRSS has grown from 2 guys with an idea to 8 employees now, and the hiring…
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vencorps.com – Crowd Sourced VC gets cooking
I dropped Sean Wise an email today about Vencorps.com and he said that they would be making some announcements at the end of this month, but it appears that David Crow has beat me to the punch on…
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Founders and Funders Dinner Toronto – January 21st, 2008
David Crow and I have been using some of our vacation time to organize a Founders and Funders dinner on January 21st in Toronto. It will be at Monsoon downtown and will bring together 75 Founders, CEOs, Angels…
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Holiday Update
StartupNorth has now been around for 8 months or so, which I have to admit is longer than it feels. We have been working hard to do good things for Canadian Startups, and it seems like more and…
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WalkingSpree.com inks pilot deal with Calgary hospital
WalkingSpree.com, a Calgary, Alberta based startup run by MeshEast editor Lisa has just signed a deal to run a pilot project in a major hospital ” . . .selected patients under the care of local Calgary West Central…
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Angel financing – What angels look for in a company: Execution strategy (Part 6 of 6)
The previous topics I have covered in this six part article series have largely spoken about where your company is today: What does it do / what pain point is it addressing What is its revenue potential Who…
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GameOn: Finance – Startup Passes available
GameOn: Finance is a conference focused on helping gaming companies understand their financing options. The conference takes place in Toronto on January 17th and 18th and is being put on by Interactive Ontario “Interactive Ontario is pleased to…
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Calgary's first BarCamp a hit, startup focused
Calgary had its first BarCamp this past week and by all accounts it was a hit. Patrick Lor has the best recap of the day. What struck me was how startup-focused this BarCamp seemed to be. Perhaps that…
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WirelessNorth.ca – Canadian Wireless News and Opinion
I thought I would remind everyone that wirelessnorth.ca is now alive and you will soon start seeing updates and information on Canada’s emerging wireless industry (some terms used lightly!). The approach with WirelessNorth will be the same that…
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CommunityLend Raises $2.5M
Social lending is coming to Canada. Founded more than a year ago by Michael Garrity and Colin Henderson and following the successful model of Zopa in the UK and Prosper in the U.S., CommunityLend will be launching a…
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StartupCamp Waterloo – February 26, 2008
StartupCamp Waterloo is set for February 26th, 2008 at the Accelerator Center in Waterloo. They are sticking to the original format, which is the DemoCamp style pitch and feedback setup. Signups for StartupCamp Waterloo are being handled here…
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Blognation Shuts Down
Blognation finally folded today. I have no idea which side of the story is true and which parts are false, but it doesn’t really matter. I won’t link back to all the posts, there would be too many…
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StartupCamp Montreal – January 23 2008
Update: Wow! All of the first-release tickets (except for Service Providers, who can still get tickets) are now sold out! It looks like the Montreal event is going to be a huge hit. StartupCamp Montreal was announced at…
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Homestars.com – Reviews of Home Improvement Companies
Homestars.com is a publicly accessible reviews site that does not require any registration in order to read reviews. Posting reviews requires an account. Homestars is focused solely on the “home improvement companies and resources for homeowners” niche. Homestars’…
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homestars, gigpark – Reviews of stuff
Toronto is currently in the throws of labour, giving birth to two distinct but potentially competitive review services. Homestars.com and Gigpark are both, at their core, places to post reviews. In the case of Homestars, their current focus…
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Extreme Ventures – Early Stage Venture Capital
We promised you a surprise at StartupCamp Toronto, and we did our best to deliver. At the end of the night, we asked Sundeep and Amar from Extreme Venture Partners to come up, tell us about themselves, and…
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Angel financing – What angels look for in a company: Financials and exit strategy (part 5 of 6)
After providing details on management, you have hopefully given investors confidence in your team’s ability to deliver on the company’s vision. Now it is time to turn to the financial aspects of the company and investment opportunity. In…