“We need to create a culture of investment”, says Hootsuite CEO Ryan Holmes

In order to keep more companies and jobs in Canada there needs to be the creation of a “culture of investment” according to Ryan Holmes, CEO of Hootsuite. “So many Canadian entrepreneurs sell their companies too early on instead of continuing to build them locally, which is terrible,...

Calgary startup FastCab going quickly from point A to point B

Calgary-based entrepreneur Jeff Doepker knew there was an unaddressed problem in the cab industry prior to founding FastCab. “There’s a challenge in getting a taxi when and where you need one and an issue of the quality of the ride you’re getting,” said the former corporate IT manageme ...

Nexalogy Environics talks recent success and funding

The list of accolades for the still young Montreal start-up Nexalogy Environics is impressive: Best demo table in the first annual International Start-up Festival. Fifth place in 2011’s CIX Top 20. Selected by Price Waterhouse Cooper in a technology forecast as the tool for social media and busin ...

Startup Contest shortlister Urban Seedling sheds light on recent success

A certain mantra guides Urban Seedling cofounder Tereska Gesing in her entrepreneurial endeavors. “Someone told me that as long as you’re making people happy, you’ll be successful,” said one of three partners at the urban gardening start-up. “And I think we’re ...

Training Mobs and reelyActive shed light on start-up success

Two local start-ups in Montreal recently spoke to Fundica.com about who their companies are and how they found funding.Training Mobs is a new social fitness tool that brings together potential workout-seekers into organized groups. One of the company's co-founders, David Sciacca, spent three and ...