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Every Wednesday from 6-7 pm join Canada’s largest entrepreneurship course live at @marsdiscoverydistrict. If you can’t be there in person you can also catch the live stream online. #startuphereTO #Toronto #entrepreneur #startuplife #StartupNorth #MaRS #innovation This weeks session will feature Janet Bannister, founder of @kijijicanada http://buff.ly/1RRVzDp Photo of Archer checking out #ent101 online by @aizzzlinn, Sr Content strategist at MaRS A photo posted by Startup Here Toronto (@startuphereto) on
Pursuit OCR an indoor obstacle course startup, opened last October with the help of $31,000 in Indiegogo contributions. It’s the first place of its kind in Toronto: an adult-sized fitness playground with 19 obstacles that visitors can clamber o we, under and through — including the city’s only all ages ball pit. Video #repost @insta.tong #startuphereTO #Toronto #torontolife #torontoishome #the6ix #fitness #crossfit #obstaclecourse #race #queenwest #business #supportlocal #fun #creative #active A video posted by Startup Here Toronto (@startuphereto) on
Views from @projectspaces Camden Street. What could be playing in the lounge, I wonder… 👌🏻👁 #toronto #yyz #the6ix #6ix #views #drake #coworking #community #collaboration #startup #startups #startuplife #startupnorth #startuphereto #entrepreneur #entrepreneurship #mural #art #friday #business #smallbusiness #viewsfromthe6ix #freelance #freelancer #office #officespace #sharedoffice #space #downsincedayone A photo posted by Startup Here Toronto (@startuphereto) on
Have a super cool #fintech startup? At #TechTO? Find team @ryersondmz’s @dani_mcsmith for all the deets on their #NBIFintech program. #StartupHereTO #Toronto A photo posted by Startup Here Toronto (@startuphereto) on
Johnson & Johnson Innovation opens JLABS in Toronto at MaRS today! Here’s a peek at the 40,000-square-foot life sciences incubator housed in the MaRS West Tower. Health entrepreneurs can get shared lab space and offices, and access to scientific and capital funding experts. #PlaceMatters #startuphereto #medtech #TOWRcorridor #toronto #innovation #marsdd @marsdiscoverydistrict A photo posted by Startup Here Toronto (@startuphereto) on
Meet Mandy, @brainstation’s Visual Designer for the Toronto team! She’s most excited about teaching design skills to new people and sharing her passion for design. Fun fact, Mandy has toured Austria and Germany as a violinist, performing with an orchestra. #MeetTheTeam #startuphereTO #Toronto #coding #startuplife #torontolife #towrcorridor A photo posted by Startup Here Toronto (@startuphereto) on
Join in with your Toronto Tech Community! HackerNest Tech Socials are a fun, relaxed way to connect with your local tech brethren. Atmosphere: chill, friendly, unpretentious, agenda-free (no sales pitch, yo), and brimming with UltraSmart(TM) people. @hackernest #StartupHereTO #Toronto #techto #towrcorridor #thesix #community A photo posted by Startup Here Toronto (@startuphereto) on
Find @laurajeanfc of @freshcollective in a @thetorontostar article with a focus on how #Toronto is becoming the first city with a support system to help more small business get online! #fgitoronto #fgi #toronto #torontofashion #fashioncanada #startuphereto #digitalmainstreet #ethicalfashion #retail #tech #marketing #sales #innovation #smallbusiness #entrepreneurs #girlboss A photo posted by Startup Here Toronto (@startuphereto) on
Applications to The Joe Fresh Centre at Ryerson University Are Now Open To read the full program details, learn about previous Innovators and start your application, please visit: www.joefreshcentre.com #fashion #funding #startuphereTO #Toronto #startupstory #startuplife #the6ix #coworking #incubator #networking #contest #recognition #entrepreneur A photo posted by Startup Here Toronto (@startuphereto) on
The right sentiment to start off the week! #inthistogether 📷 @kena_brika #startuphereTO #Toronto #together #community #TOWRcorridor #love A photo posted by Startup Here Toronto (@startuphereto) on
Toronto local startup @ecobeeinc is hiring! Head over to www.ecobee.com/careers/ to see details. Office Manager Executive Assistant Project Manager (Scrum Master) Product Manager Tech Support Hardware Developer Hardware Technician QA QA (web) QA (mobile) C++ Developer Web Developer (Javascript) Mobile Developer (iOS) Mobile Developer (Android) #startuphereTO #TOjobs #startuplife #TOWRcorridor #Toronto A photo posted by Startup Here Toronto (@startuphereto) on
“Thursday nights make my brain explode – in a good way. 🤔 Never thought I’d find a topic so equally interesting and challenging as web development, but my night course at @Brainstation is seriously making me flex my mental muscles. Plus, dis space…. 😍🙌🏻 ” Toronto coworkspace repost via 📷 @thisrenegadelove A photo posted by Startup Here Toronto (@startuphereto) on
Toronto urban landscape repost via 📸 @willcdotca #JaneJacobs #Toronto #community #startuphereto A photo posted by Startup Here Toronto (@startuphereto) on
Toronto urban landscape repost via 📷 @rbccali #startuphereTO #TorontoLife #the6ix #6ixwalks A photo posted by Startup Here Toronto (@startuphereto) on
Toronto views via @aaartistry #Toronto #yyz #startuphereto #FromWhereIStand #TorontoLife A photo posted by Startup Here Toronto (@startuphereto) on
Have you seen the list of amazing women who have signed up for Gather North? gathernorth.com/whos-going @gather_north A photo posted by Startup Here Toronto (@startuphereto) on
Canadian uniform // the purchase of all @peacecollective garments provides two healthy meals and a snack to a Canadian Child in need 🇨🇦 📸: via @jessundecided Read more about Peace Collective and other Toronto startup stories at www.startupheretoronto.com A photo posted by Startup Here Toronto (@startuphereto) on
You can’t buy happiness but you can #trade for it. Emily Bitze, founder of @bunztradingzone — NewCo Toronto @newcofest #bunztradingzone #toronto #newcofest #startuphereto #innovation #sharingeconomy A photo posted by Startup Here Toronto (@startuphereto) on
Be the technical face of Tulip. Flex your management muscles and join one of the fastest growing retail software start-ups in both Canada and the US. #GrowWithTulip #startuphereTO #TorontoJobs #TechHub #TOWRcorridor #Toronto #TechTO 📷 @tulipretail A photo posted by Startup Here Toronto (@startuphereto) on
Toronto urban landscape repost via 📷 @bsimkova . . . . #yyz #thankyoutoronto #mytoronto #toronto #rain #ttc A photo posted by Startup Here Toronto (@startuphereto) on
Feature photo: Peace Collective Apparel by @thendrw
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Allen Lau, CEO & Co-Founder, Wattpad
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Satish Kanwar, Director of Product, Shopify
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Mike McDerment, CEO/Co-Founder, Freshbooks
"A culture of collaboration is really at the heart of what’s next in innovation. What’s exciting in Toronto is that we have local and international businesses partnering with the startup ecosystem and increasingly with the academic community to position themselves for success in the future. And it’s happening across the spectrum from digital media and information technology, to life sciences and healthcare, energy solutions and social innovation.”
Dr. Ilse Treurnicht, CEO, MaRS Discovery District
"Toronto is emerging as a technology hub and attracting increased investment, including ours, because of forward thinking government and amazing access to technology, an incredible talent pool and leading educational institutions, as well as industries and markets in healthcare and financial services.”
Dr. Rick Huijbregts, Vice-President, Industry Transformation, Cisco Canada
“The scale and quality of meet-ups and conferences and speaking events have gone up dramatically. You don’t need to leave Toronto to build a successful company.”
Evgeny Tchebotarev, Co-Founder, 500px
“In Toronto, Bombardier manufactures business and commercial aircraft and relies on the diversified, local regional supply chain. We work with more than 70 suppliers located in the Greater Toronto Area and we benefit from a variety of expertise going from complex machining to systems integration.”
Graham Kelly, Vice-President, Global Operations & Toronto Site, Bombardier Aerospace
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