Month: September 2015

Several teams of hackers “got their bot on” at the MaRS center over the weekend as part of a robotics hackathon aimed at creating robots that promote healthy people and environments. Teams of four could choose either a beginner base kit with an Arduino or a more advanced base kit with a Raspberry Pi. Wearables were also available… Continue reading Weekend Robotics Hackathon Focuses on Healthy People and Environments

Newsana, an online news aggregator aimed at getting experts to recommend news stories, has been bought by Toronto-based creative agency Relish Interactive. In a message to Newsana members Tuesday, Newsana co-founder Ben Peterson noted: Newsana is in good hands. Relish has vowed to not only keep Newsana up and running, but to take our community… Continue reading Online News Aggregator Newsana Bought by Relish Interactive

Toronto’s Bubl Technology, the maker of a spherical camera for capturing 360-degree images and video, closed a $4.6 million seed round Wednesday. The round was led by Samsung Ventures, J-Tech Capital, and other unnamed investors. At the time of the funding announcement, Bubl founder Sean Ramsay announced he would be relinquishing his role as CEO, and taking on… Continue reading Spherical Camera Bubl Raises $4.6M in Seed Funding Round

Don’t call MealSurfers “the Uber for food.” Co-founder Ali Jiwani says it’s more akin to Etsy