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One nation’s loss, another nation’s gain: Canada’s startup boom following U.S. travel ban
startupbeatadmin Posted On April 9, 2020


Saba Mohebpour’s life was thrown into limbo with one stroke of the Presidential pen. The CEO and co-founder of Spocket was all but ready in late 2017 to take part in the Techstars Seattle program, a major break that would give his […]


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Startup Stories
Startup ecosystem growing in Vancouver
Sam Brake Guia Posted On May 9, 2019


They say there is a silver lining in every situation, and while Trump’s immigration approach has been bad for America, it has proven to be a fortuitous gift for Canada. A recent Washington Post article claims that Trump’s immigration policy […]


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AI-powered Project Forecasting Launched by Easy Projects Helps Teams Meet Their Deadlines
Sam Brake Guia Posted On February 13, 2019


Easy Projects, a work and project management platform, today announces the launch of its AI-powered Project Forecasting System. This new addition to the platform means that organizations can now more accurately predict when projects will be completed, allowing for optimized […]


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Versature to Power the Annual Sandra Schmirler Telethon Foundation for the Sixth Consecutive Year
Sam Brake Guia Posted On February 11, 2019


Versature, the Canadian leader in Unified Communications as a Service, will for the sixth year donate its phone hardware and services to power the Annual Sandra Schmirler Foundation Telethon. The event will broadcast live on TSN all day on February […]


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Championing Creativity, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning At Canada’s C-Tribe Festival
Sam Brake Guia Posted On October 30, 2018


Canadian creativity and diversity will be on full display at this year’s C-Tribe Festival: a five-day tech festival which celebrates the best of the national ecosystem this month. More than 1000 attendees will flock to the host city of Edmonton, […]


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Why Canada is an increasingly attractive destination for SMEs and startups
Frances Jenner Posted On September 21, 2018


Canada is all-too-often overshadowed by its louder, more boisterous neighbour. However, despite the United States’ reputation as a fertile breeding ground for startups, Silicon Valley’s sky-high prices are causing its popularity to wane among budding startups. For those wanting to […]


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Canadian Startup EnergyX Solutions Inc. raises $1.3 Million to Bring Energy Management Software Platform to the U.S.
Sam Brake Guia Posted On September 5, 2018


Recent statistics have shown that despite a healthy U.S. economy, pushing inflation up to levels that the central bank believes to be fruitful, US wages are struggling to keep up. What’s more household bills are continuing to incline, such as energy which has […]


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Startup Stories
A look into Canada’s bright future as a startup hub
Sam Brake Guia Posted On July 13, 2018


Despite the US’ skills gap, it seems that Trump has done everything to deter everyone, even the brightest of minds, from coming to the US. As a result, Canada is now in prime position to sweep up talent looking to […]


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New wearable armband is revolutionising the way we interact with the digital world
Frances Jenner Posted On April 9, 2018


James Bond films, Minority Report, and of course Inspector Gadget are all full of them. Since the dawn of cinema, films have been obsessed with creating ultra-modern inventions that serve as the springboard of ideas for the next generation of […]


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An overview of those “bottled air” startups you’ve heard so much about, it’s $60
Frances Jenner Posted On March 29, 2018


In Canada’s BANFF national park in early 2015, Moses Lam and Troy Paquette, whose real estate jobs were in a bit of a rut, put some air in a plastic bag and sold it on Ebay for 99 cents. The […]


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Perspective
Canada’s new relationship with India: The Start(up) of something great
Sam Brake Guia Posted On March 2, 2018


The Canadian prime minister, Justin Trudeau, recently visited India with hopes to spark a new relationship to further entrepreneurial success between the two nations. India, a nation which recently took centre stage at The World Economic Forum in Davos, is […]


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All-time high recorded in Canadian venture capital funding, MoneyTree Canada Report finds
Arjun Harindranath Posted On January 31, 2018

Canada venture capital

It has been a great year for Canadian companies as venture capital investment hit an all-time high, according to the recent by MoneyTree Canada Report. The report, compiled by PwC and CB Insights, noted that although deal activity had declined […]


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