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2017 Fundica Roadshow Offers $1 Million To Promising Canadian Startup
Entrepreneurs are on alert: This spring, the 2017 Fundica Roadshow is touring Canadian cities. The top prize? A $1,000,000 investment award provided by First Stone Venture Partners.
January 17, 2017A “Global First Approach” For Growth Potential in Fintech
Dinaro Ly, Director of the MaRS FinTech cluster in Toronto, connects rising fintech companies with financial industry stalwarts. TechPORTFOLIO recently spoke to Dinaro about the potential that smart startups tap into by incorporating cross-border planning and setting their sights on the world market.
January 17, 2017Building a Future on Blockchain
Founded in mid-2016, Nuco is a Toronto-based startup that provides blockchain infrastructure for enterprise markets. The brainchild of three former Deloitte employees, Nuco is preparing to take on the international fintech scene.
January 16, 2017IBM’s Innovators Broke the U.S. Patent Record in 2016
Across agriculture, automotive, healthcare, and beyond, IBM’s inventors filed a record 8,088 patents in the U.S. in 2016, cementing the company’s top spot on the patent charts for the 24th year in a row.
January 12, 2017Watson Poised To Co-Pilot BMW’s New Driving Experience
Cars are rapidly becoming one of the biggest components of the IoT. With their vast array of sensors and electronics, and inclusion of 4G data connectivity, they have become rolling data platforms.
January 11, 2017How a Raspberry Pi Can Boost Digital and Home Security
Since emerging in 2012 as an inexpensive platform for teaching students about code and the machines that run it, the Raspberry Pi has become something of a digital…
January 6, 2017The Way Forward: Tech and Developer Stories That Defined 2016 and Will Shape 2017
2016 was a banner year in tech and dev, and 2017 promises to be even more exciting.
January 5, 20175 Reasons 2017 Will Be A Transformative Year For Tech
If you thought 2016 was a banner year for changes in IT, hold onto your hat, because 2017 is shaping up to be even bigger, according to industry analysts.
December 30, 2016How The Dev World Will Change In 2017: Top 5 Predictions
Developers will be asked to wrap their heads around new technologies, new platforms, and new methodologies in 2017. Here are the five forces experts think will shape the dev landscape in the coming year.
December 28, 20165 Leading Developer Stories of 2016
The biggest developer trends of 2016 tell the story of the constantly-changing tech industry and the innovative developers at its core. Here’s a look at 5 leading stories that defined the dev world in 2016.
December 27, 2016Top 5 Tech Stories of 2016
2016 was a year that saw both steady progress and revolutionary leaps in the tech sector. The Internet of Things came into its own, augmented reality changed the visual landscape of cities, and cognitive computing became a force that is impossible to ignore.
December 21, 2016IBM Facilitates Serverless Computing With OpenWhisk
IBM has made significant investments in OpenWhisk, an open-source, event-driven FaaS platform. OpenWhisk is now generally available via Bluemix, IBM’s cloud platform.
December 19, 2016Not a Myth: Why Startups That Zero In On Millennials Attract Investment
The digital natives and early adopters of the millennial generation are a central focus for many startups that are attracting major interest — and major funding.
December 16, 2016Bluemix and Millennial-Targeting Ingenuity Kickstarted This Startup
MutualMind, a startup using IBM’s Bluemix developer portal, effectively used social listening to attract angel investors.
December 15, 2016The Practical Age of Monetized Data Has Finally Arrived
Major companies like Uber and Under Armour are putting data to work, and the emerging partnerships and new app developments are having a bottom-line impact.
December 14, 2016IBM Brings New Depth to Blockchain Ecosystem For Developers
IBM’s recently launched Blockchain Ecosystem is an open source, openly governed, cross-industry effort to advance the Linux Foundation blockchain technology known as The Hyperledger Project.
December 13, 2016IBM SmartCamp Shines a Light On London’s Burgeoning Tech Ecosystem
London, Ontario’s SmartCamp Pitch Competition happening December 14 will push Canadian tech talent onto an international stage.
December 8, 2016This 3D Mirror Sees And Scans Faces
The retail sphere continues to be one of the most agile adopters of technology
December 7, 2016New Bluemix Hub Supercharges Toolchain Functionality
To help with the sometimes tough task of managing toolchains, IBM is releasing the IBM Bluemix Continuous Delivery service with GitHub and Slack integration.
December 6, 2016Uber Turns Passive Data Into Active Earnings
Rumblings about monetizing passive data have been part of the tech sector conversation for years.
December 5, 2016