GitHub’s Massive Scaleup Journey Continues

Despite recent growing pains, GitHub remains a leader in the software category thanks to its dedication to its base clientele: coders. How did GitHub manage to find the balance between rapid growth and long-term planning?

GitHub Tackles Growing Pains

GitHub Inc., the web-based repository hosting service designed for developers to store, share, and collaborate on their work, has grown rapidly—and that comes with bottom-line costs. Most recently, as Bloomberg reports, GitHub took a $66 million hit in the first nine months of 2016.

ResolveTO Brings the Focus of Startupfest To the Enterprise Space

Bringing the different sides of the tech enterprise conversation into dialogue at one innovation-and-growth focused conference was what the brains behind the successful Startupfest were committed to do: and ResolveTO is where that conversation comes alive.

Payment Rails Pushes Fintech Beyond Borders

The international vision of Toronto-based company Payment Rails has placed company founders Tim Nixon and Ferhan Patel at the cusp of a new movement: fintech startups who see the opportunity in a worldwide customer base. TechPORTFOLIO spoke to co-founder and CEO Tim Nixon about matching vision with execution on the world fintech stage.

Massive Global Market Leads to High Valuation for Stripe

Enterprise Does Big Things with the Tiny Raspberry Pi

When the ultra-affordable, credit-card sized Raspberry Pi chip first became available in 2012, its potential quickly became clear. Not just an educational tool or a neat toy for hackers to tinker with, this little computer had a big future: five years (and five versions) later, its potential has been realized.

The Millennial-Startup Equation That’s Drawing Investors In

The undeniable business case for startups delivering products and services that speak to the millennial consumer segment is getting stronger by the year.

Three Startups That Raised Millions by Targeting Millennials

Savvy startups targeting millenials have recently achieved highly successful funding rounds, thanks to their early success.

jKool Unlocks Insights with IBM Cloud

Companies relying on real-time analytics to make crucial decisions can’t suffer a slowdown.

Bluemix Case Study: Kiwi – A Motion Sensor for Developers

Kiwi Wearable Technologies produces intelligent motion capture technology that analyses speed, direction, angle, and torque.

AI and Big Data: The Next Frontier of Fintech

AI-powered data analytics not only captures vast amounts of data in real-time, but also helps users understand how different data points relate to each other, providing insights that might otherwise be lost.

Land, Sea and Air: When IBM Bluemix Goes On The Move

Whether it’s in a tiny Swedish development drone no bigger than a slice of toast, or a lumbering garbage truck in the streets of Nairobi, Bluemix technology can be found on the move across the world.

How Vubble Got Its Groove

Entrepreneurs Tessa Sproule and Katie MacGuire run Vubble, a video content marketing company that helps brands build audiences on digital platforms.

Ideal Has a Solution for Hours Wasted on Sales Recruitment

A Toronto startup that grew as a tangent to another business, Ideal.com uses algorithms and IBM Watson to streamline the recruitment process, from granular analysis to messaging – and follow-up messaging – to potential hires.

Pizza Menus, Rebounds, and Blood Sugar: 3 Watson Use Cases

What you get out of a computer is only as good as what you put in. But what happens if you’re feeding a computer that learns and reasons?

Analytics4Life Takes The Stress Out Of Coronary Artery Disease Tests

Startup based in Kingston, Ontario, is attempting to develop a straightforward method for diagnosing coronary artery disease, using machine learning through with physiological information conventionally considered valueless.

‘Life is Good’ For Simpler Startups

While many startups may have a desire to change the world, tackling a small problem can be a simpler, more viable route to success.

How QoC Health Simplifies Patient Empowerment

Working as a business-to-business service provider, the company has built a powerful API platform that can scale digital health ideas, including patient monitoring, analytics, and turnkey integration with existing medical records.

Agriculture. Healthcare. Real Estate: Three IBM Bluemix Use Cases

The PlantID3 mobile app is used by agricultural professionals to monitor crop health. SwiftPad lets patients take a photo of their prescription and send it to their pharmacy; they get real-time feedback on when their medication is ready and can opt to have it delivered. 4D Virtual Space replaces floor plans for real estate developers. All three of these solutions rely on IBM Bluemix.