By Ritika Puri Five years after launching, social and mobile games publisher OMGPOP was acquired by Zynga for 0 million in March 2012. The deal was the largest in Zynga's history, with previous buyouts ranging from to million. The acquisition of OMGPOP was an investment towards Zynga's core business.
By Sharon Hurley Hall What are the challenges facing Canadian entrepreneurs and how can they be best addressed? Startup Canada hopes to have the answers to these questions by September 2012.
Posted May 16, 2012
By Erik Oster Wouldn't you like to know where all the hottest startups are with one quick glance? MaRS Project Director Joe Greenwood is trying to make your dreams come true, directing a project compiling data on Toronto's startups and organizing them in a local heat map.
Posted May 15, 2012
By Andrew Klappholz Research in Motion. Telus. Rogers Communications. Before they went on to bring huge returns to investors throughout the world, they were smaller Canadian companies in need of startup capital.
Posted May 14, 2012
By Jamie Clarke & Calvin Bohdan The automotive industry has long been held as the original innovation sector in America, or at least it was.
Posted May 11, 2012
By Harriette Halepis Mobile apps are tricky. Some hit the mark while others miss it entirely. The main difference between a mobile app that takes off and one that flops has a lot to do with focus: does the app do at least one thing really, really well?
Posted May 11, 2012By Harriette Halepis Mobile apps are tricky. Some hit the mark while others miss it entirely. The main difference between a mobile app that takes off and one that flops has a lot to do with focus: does the app do at least one thing really, really well?
Posted May 11, 2012
By Erik Oster Unique Solutions Design Ltd. is a Burnside, Nova Scotia data company poised to change fashion retail all across North America.
Posted May 10, 2012
By Jamie Clarke Risk is an inherent force in any investment. Nothing is 100% gauranteed ever. If you've ever been told otherwise, chances are you can see how that hasn't worked out in retrospect.
Posted May 9, 2012
By Jamie Clarke If you're an investor in private companies, you've heard of the J-Curve. It's the promised land of startup investing.
Posted May 7, 2012
By Jamie Clarke The talk about the tech bubble may be the frothiest thing about the bubble. Investors are quick to dismiss its existence, because, well that cuts themselves off at the knees.
Posted May 3, 2012
By Jamie Clarke The public and private markets of the world couldn't be further apart from each other. On all front the two seem worlds apart.
Posted Apr 27, 2012Original article appears via GUST David Rose, the CEO of Gust, recently took to Quora to answer the question of what the typical return on an angel investment would be. Or, after how many years could an investor hope to make a profit on a single investment. While the answer will inevitably vary from company to company, enough information has been released over time that data is becoming easier to compile.
Posted Apr 3, 2012
By Jamie Clarke Set the clock back less than a year and the IPO had all but disappeared for high tech startups. After the market collapse in 2000, the market was sheepish (and rightfully so) about up and coming technology companies which in turn created a limited set of liquidity options for investors and entrepreneurs.
Posted Mar 13, 2012
This is a summary of an article appearing from Fred Wilson at A VC Exits are a tricky business to be in. Exits are also the questions most often asked by investors and entrepreneurs. When is it coming, who is making it happen, and for how much? But as Wilson talks about in his post, it's important to understand your winners and losers.
Posted Feb 23, 2012
By Harriette Halepis Facebook has taken great pains to keep its product advances tightly under wraps until they launched. That’s all about to change. The famed social network has filed for an Initial Public Offering, and many of these past, present and future secrets are now subject to the reporting rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission. This includes informing investors about the company’s future revenue plans are, and what product shortcomings investors should be wary of.
Posted Feb 22, 2012By Sharon Hurley Hall What are the challenges facing Canadian entrepreneurs and how can they be best addressed? Startup Canada hopes to have the answers to these questions by September 2012.
Posted May 16, 2012By Erik Oster Wouldn't you like to know where all the hottest startups are with one quick glance? MaRS Project Director Joe Greenwood is trying to make your dreams come true, directing a project compiling data on Toronto's startups and organizing them in a local heat map.
Posted May 15, 2012By Andrew Klappholz Research in Motion. Telus. Rogers Communications. Before they went on to bring huge returns to investors throughout the world, they were smaller Canadian companies in need of startup capital.
Posted May 14, 2012
By Sharon Hurley Hall If ever a startup was designed to shake up the way we do things online,Engagio is it. The Canadian startup, led by William Mougayar, launched in January.
Posted May 9, 2012
By Ritika Puri In the startup world, Instagram is April's Cinderella story. Last week, Facebook acquired the mobile photo-sharing platform for billion in cash and stock, which was – according to some commentators – more than twice the company's most recent assessed value.
Posted May 7, 2012
By Ritika Puri As evidenced by prominent blogs like Techcrunch, Business Insider, Women 2.0, and VentureBeat, startups are hot topics. Beyond investors and founders, tech aficionados are emerging in all forms: they're educators, students, journalists, and first-time entrepreneurs.
Posted May 8, 2012
By Joe Lazauskas Since the rise of Apple in the 80s, the tech industry has been obsessed with “garage innovation; Apple’s success proved that the best ideas on the planet might not come from giant corporations, but creative individuals tinkering in dorm rooms, incubators’ co-working spaces and, yes, garages, all over the world.
Posted Apr 30, 2012
By Joe Lazauskas On April 30, Decoded Fashion, a fashion and technology forum at Lincoln Center in New York City, will showcase the hot new tech startups that are revolutionizing the fashion industry.
Posted Apr 27, 2012
By Jamie Clarke Every entrepreneur and investor wants the same thing. To see their investment (whether its dollars or sweat) pay off, and pay off in a large multiple. The end goal is to make a difference and make money, one way or another it always comes back to what are you changing and how much money will it make.
Posted Apr 23, 2012
By Ritika Puri The consumer web offers plenty of room for creativity. From retail to philanthropy, today's startups have the potential to transform how people spend money. At first glance, the approach seems straightforward: create a high-quality product and value proposition, build a loyal customer base, get people talking, and offer unbeatable incentives to generate sales.
Posted Apr 23, 2012By Jamie Clarke & Calvin Bohdan The automotive industry has long been held as the original innovation sector in America, or at least it was.
Posted May 11, 2012
By Joe Lazauskas Donating to a cause can be as simple as sending a text. Last month, the Obama campaign sent out "Quick Donate" SMS messages to tens of thousands of previous donors' cell phones, asking them to give more money. The result was an impressive boost to the campaign’s coiffures.
Posted May 10, 2012
In an effort to seamlessly fuse technology, customer service and brand promotion, Germany's Lufthansa has changed its insignia to a QR code that opens up a plethora of perks to travelers.
Posted May 7, 2012
By AJ Plunkett Many scientists worldwide see Mars as the future of space exploration. Robotic probes have revealed evidence that water once was — or still might be — somewhere on the planet. And that means the possibility that there once was — or still might be — microbial life on the Red Planet.
Posted May 4, 2012By Joe Lazauskas It's no secret that mobile devices are changing the way we do business. And as mobile commerce continues to grow, few industries have been left untouched.
Posted May 3, 2012