Ontario is celebrating Computer Science Education Week with new supports for coding and computer skills in schools across the province. Initiatives include: New tech resource for teachers: Ontario is helping elementary teachers integrate coding and computational skills into teaching, with new lesson plans that can be used in all grades and across subjects, particularly math, science…
The monthly member spotlight is an opportunity to learn more about a leader at one of our member companies and showcase the work they are doing. This month, we spotlight Andrew Smith, P.Eng at Joule Energy Solutions. Learn more about Joule Energy Solutions in our member directory. Name: Andrew Smith Title: P.Eng Company: Joule Energy Solutions Joule Energy…
Shattering glass ceilings with $100K Back by popular demand, we’re excited to announce that Fierce Founders is now accepting applications for both the 2017 Bootcamp and Accelerator programs. Both programs will work with passionate women entrepreneurs on their business ideas in hopes to change the world. Fierce Founders Bootcamp (six-day program) New to the tech…
Cheryl Mazak of Squinchi was recently featured on CBC’s Dragons’ Den to pitch her nifty medical device. So how’d she do? Well, we’re not going to spoil anything, so click here to watch the clip!
On Sunday, November 20th, 2016, St. Thomas based Entrepreneur Fabian A. Boehm, Founder of digitaldackel.ca, was awarded with the prestigious IBM award for his AI-driven app that will prevent falls of dementia patients. Fabian is no stranger to technology, having graduated from Germany’s elite university and having started his career in Germany’s Silicon Valley. “Falls…
Some good news this morning for one London company: Big Viking Games have raised $21.75 million dollars in investment to support their continued development of HTML5 games. Though the company has grown organically and without outside funding throughout the last five years, it has now received a great deal of investment from Royal Bank of…
The monthly member spotlight is an opportunity to learn more about a leader at one of our member companies and showcase the work they are doing. This month, we spotlight Steven Thomas, VP Delivery Systems at Diebold Nixdorf. Learn more about Diebold Nixdorf in our member directory. Name: Steven Thomas Title: VP Delivery Systems Company: Diebold Nixdorf…
Some good news for a couple London companies this morning! Last night was the Ey Entrepreneur of the Year Ontario 2016 Awards, and two local companies won big. Diply, a social news and entertainment website owned by GoViral Inc., won in the ‘Emerging Entrepreneur’ Category. Digital Extremes, an independent video game developer and publisher, took…
The world’s largest voice-over marketplace, Voices.com, is moving to a new global headquarters in the city of London, Ontario, Canada. The company has experienced accelerated rates of growth over the past few years, with a five-year growth rate of 798%, as recently reported by PROFIT Guide and Canadian Business.They are also listed as the fastest-growing…
Bron Animation, a division of British Columbia-based Bron Media Corp., continues to expand, opening of a new office in London, Ontario. Bron Animation officially opened their new downtown London location on October 1, which will be overseen by London’s Kris Pearn who is directing an adaptation of Lois Lowry’s The Willoughbys, for which he also…