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.

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.

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?

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.

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.

Taking On Explosive Scaleup With GitHub

With great success comes great challenges, and GitHub has learned that lesson during the company’s explosive growth. TechPORTFOLIO talked to GitHub Project Manager Daniel Hwang about tackling growth challenges with strategy, long-range thinking, partnerships, and product “superfans.”

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.

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.

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.

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.

A “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.

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.

#BCTECH Summit a New Peak For British Columbia’s Tech Scene

The growth numbers don’t lie: British Columbia’s tech sector is outpacing the provincial economy, employing over 90,000 people who are earning wages 75% above the provincial average. The upcoming #BCTECH Summit in March isn’t just about celebrating the strides that the tech industry has made in BC: it’s about laying out the future of this crucial industry.

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 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.

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.

Not 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.

The 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.

Three Startups That Raised Millions by Targeting Millennials

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