Uber Turns Passive Data Into Active Earnings
Rumblings about monetizing passive data have been part of the tech sector conversation for years.[...]
Technology
Focus,Profiles,Technology
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.
IBM,Technology
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?
Features,Focus,IBM,Technology
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.
Highlighted,IBM,Technology
VIDEO: Cognitive Technology Needs the Cloud
IBM’s Watson can digest and reason through information, and come up with solutions. This allows startups to offer their customers APIs like natural language processing without the obstacles that prevent easy, robust and responsive user experiences.
In Brief,Technology
‘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.
Funding,IBM,Technology
VIDEO: Expertise and Mentorship Help Startups Exit the ‘Valley of Death’
Bridges are being built over what IBM Canada’s Pat Horgan refers to as the “Valley of Death” for startups trying to scale up. Initiatives like IBM’s Bluemix Garage – which provides technology support, shares growth experience, and offers mentorship – aims to foster scale up success in the long-run.
Funding,Highlighted,Technology
Early-Stage Startups Need More than Tech to Impress Investors
TechPORTFOLIO interviewed investors including iNovia Capital Managing Partner Chris Arsenault and others to learn what they look for in early stage startups – and how they define success.
Highlighted,IBM,Technology
VIDEO: IBM’s Watson Offers Cognitive Technology Out of the Box
Watch our recent interview with IBM’s Nevil Knupp, Vice President of Cloud, IBM Canada. He explains how the cognitive capabilities of IBM Watson can be a ‘call’ away for startups via IBM’s Bluemix platform. Apps developed on the platform can make requests from Watson, giving startups access to functions that analyze data streams or translate text into language that either a machine or another person can understand.
Profiles,Technology
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.
Highlighted,Startups,Technology
Toronto Diversity Strengthens the “Cockroach Nest”
A study by the BBC says that while Dubai has 83% of its population hailing from abroad, Toronto has a far wider spread of nationalities – 230 in all. Why Diversity Matters, a report by management consulting firm McKinsey & Co. reveals a strong correlation between diversity and financial success: companies in the top quartile for racial and ethnic diversity are 35% more likely to have above average returns.
Funding,Highlighted,Technology
Tech Investors and Founders Identify Bankable Technologies
Entrepreneur and author Seth Godin’s comment from more than a decade ago, which addresses what’s now generally referred to as “disruption,” resonates among entrepreneurs more than ever. To address this, we asked each of our launch week interviewees what technology is going to be the most bankable in the next few years?
Highlighted,IBM,Marketing,Startups,Technology
VIDEO: IBM’s Ontario Research Consortium Partnership
This innovation model, facilitating collaboration between IBM, academic institutions, Ontario Centre of Excellence, and SMEs aims to help establish Ontario as a leading global centre for driving innovation in information technology, health, and urban infrastructure (water, energy, transportation).
Highlighted,IBM,Technology
What IBM’s Watson Thinks of HBO’s Game of Thrones Characters
We coded a scraper and extracted from Wikiquote the dialogue of several main Game of Thrones characters. We then unleashed Watson’s Tone Analyzer — a tool for understanding the emotional impact of text — to assess five core emotions, as well as overall emotional stability, confidence, and agreeableness.
Highlighted,IBM,Profiles,Technology
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.
Funding,Technology
Funding & Talent Dominate Twitter Talk Around Techvibes
Techvibes hosts a semi-annual event called Techfest, which underscores the importance of hiring in the startup space. The networking event attracts more than 1,000 attendees and culminates in a series of 2-minute pitches by CEOs, founders and tech executives meant to attract the best employees.
Focus,Funding,Technology
Demand for Fintech Innovation Creates Cooperation Ecosystems
Financial institutions are wrestling with the competitive implications of fintech. A recent PwC report says 20% of their business is at risk by 2020, so many are already partnering with more nimble, innovative startups. Funding of fintech startups last year reached $12.2 billion.
Funding,Startups,Technology
/newsrooms Launches TechPORTFOLIO to Cover Economic Value of Startup Ecosystems
TechPORTFOLIO will use IBM Cloud and cognitive technologies, including data and machine learning, as part of its journalistic approach to deliver insights relevant to the companies, startups and governments involved in the global startup ecosystem.
Focus,Profiles,Technology
Most-Read Stories About Funding for Canadian Startups
Funding for U.S. startups in this year’s first quarter fell 25 percent from the fourth quarter of 2015 to $13.9 billion, the largest quarterly decline on record since the dot-com bust, according to data from Dow Jones VentureSource. Still, the weak patch doesn’t mean the well has gone dry. Here are some of the most-read stories of the past month about funding for Canadian startups.
Highlighted,Profiles,Technology
Is a Star Trek-Style Tricorder Here?
Real life is now catching up to the future as depicted in the 1960s. Dr. Sonny Kohli is turning science fiction into reality as the chief medical officer of Cloud DX Inc., a Kitchener, Ontario-based startup with the world’s first working tricorder-like health device.
Funding,In Brief,Profiles,Technology
WIRED: Magic Leap Stands Out Among Giants in the Artificial Reality Race
By 2020, the augmented and virtual reality markets are expected to be worth about $150 billion. This is creating hardware and software development opportunities for startups in just about every industry and facet of life, from film to education to day-to-day office administration.
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