Startups and Startup Ecosystems Around the World

Startups

Wealthsimple CEO Takes 2016 Techvibes Entrepreneur of the Year Award

Wealthsimple launched just over two years ago, and already the Canadian company is rolling out their robo-adviser services across the United States. That’s only part of the reason why CEO Michael Katchen just took top honors as Entrepreneur of the Year at the Techvibes 2016 Canadian Startup Awards.

Investment

Startup

Funding,Startups

Federal Startup Funding Drives Major Economic Growth

A global view confirms that governments are catching up to what VC’s have known for a long time: investing in tech startups has a massive payoff. Countries that invest in startup passion see a confirmed economic uptick within just a few years.

Canada

Singapore

Startups,Technology

Taking Strides Toward Gender Diversity in the Tech World

As engineer Susan J. Fowler’s viral account of her year at Uber underlined, a lack of gender diversity and faulty HR policies can lead to a vastly flawed corporate culture. Correcting imbalance and combating unacceptable behaviour are the responsibility of everyone in the tech industry, and women are taking the lead.

Funding

Uber

Women in Technology

Highlighted,Startups

Chilecon Valley: An Immigration-Fueled Startup Success Story

Foreign innovation drives startup economies. In the US alone, 51% of billion-dollar startups were founded by immigrants. Cities across the world have taken notice: encouraging the free movement of information and talent is crucial to tech sector success. Santiago, Chile, is forging ahead with a government-backed plan to attract top talent. As reported in Brookings, part of Santiago’s success as Latin America’s tech hub is due to a program called Start Up Chile.

Funding

Startup Ecosystems

Funding,Startups

Top Hat Takes Vanguard Position in EdTech with $22.5 Million Funding Boost

VC investment in sector-shifting EdTech innovations, like interactive classroom apps and web-based assessment tools, is mounting. Toronto-based startup Top Hat, under the leadership of CEO Mike Silagadze, is the latest to benefit.

Profiles,Startups

Startups Never Rest: 5 Companies That Expanded Into New Markets

Not satisfied with establishing market dominance in just one area, forward-looking companies like Airbnb and Uber continue to explore new arenas of profit. Leveraging success into adjacent markets isn’t about making a complete pivot: it’s about applying your enterprise’s core competencies in a new way.

Startup Culture

Uber

Focus,Funding,In Brief,Startups

Singapore’s Startup Scene Surpasses $1 Billion in VC Investment

Foreign innovation drives startup economies, and in the US alone, 51% of billion-dollar startups were founded by immigrants.

Cities across the world have taken notice: encouraging the free movement of information and talent is crucial to tech sector success. That’s why Singapore, a longtime advocate of attracting foreign talent, has seen major growth as a startup hub. As Industry Leaders Magazine reports, this city-island-nation has the potential to become the next Silicon Valley.

In Brief,Startups

International Tech Reacts to the US Immigration Ban

The recent American limits to the refugee program and entry limits for citizens of certain countries is hitting home for citizens of a community without national borders: the tech industry.

Immigration

Startup Culture

Funding,Startups,Technology

NextAI Announces $5M in Funding to Develop an AI Ecosystem in Canada

Artificial intelligence innovators will be getting a major boost from some of Canada’s largest companies, with a $5 million fund announced today. NextAI is a crucial tool in combating the brain-drain loss of entrepreneurs and talented students to other countries.

Accelerators

Artificial Intelligence

Startup Culture

Startups,Technology

Taking Fintech International Pays Off for Startups

If the potential of expanding your fintech startup’s vision to encompass the world was ever unclear, the $9 billion valuation of Stripe made it crystalline. Here’s our roundup of the reasons to aim global with your fintech ideas.

Funding,Startups

The Clear Link Between VC Diversity And Success For Female Founders

Much of the coverage of Silicon Valley lately has focused on the gender gap in technology, and for good reason: The gap is growing, not shrinking, despite very public support of the issue by giants such as Intel. Hiring practices are part of bridging this gap, but in an entrepreneur-driven industry, funding is another key part of the solution.

Marketing,Startups,Technology

Explained: The Mechanics of Color for Developers

Color is an important part of online identity and web development. Here’s how color is expressed online, with some tools for accessibility and image manipulation.

Developers

Startups

Canada Creating Faster Startup-Friendly Work Visas

Canadian government is developing a new fast-track startup-friendly visa that could be processed in up to 14 days.

News

IBM,Startups,Technology

Water Experts and Software Developers Hack Future of Water

300+ researchers, programmers, government and concerned citizens join forces at #AquaHacking Summit.

Developers

IBM Bluemix

Montreal

Features,Startups,Technology

Canada’s Most Tech-Oriented Economy Must Lead to Survive

Province’s future depends not only on embracing disruptive technology, but also on producing and exporting new ideas, says Ontario Centres for Excellence head Dr. Tom Corr.