Companies
5th on Deloitte's Fast 50 last year, Impact Mobile brings an end-to-end SMS platform to advertisers of every stripe. Turnkey technology, not content, says their CEO, is the key to success.
The former employees (and now successful tech execs) of a "no money, no customers and no business plan" startup talk about working at a company that found a way to win.
A collage of technology company logos (Canadian or with strong Canadian representation) that Red Canary has had the privilege to cover, profile or help find talent. Canada is home to a thriving technology industry that doesn't celebrate or recognize itself as often as it should, eh? Here's part two of our 'webpaper' of Canuck contributors. I hope this ‘webpaper’ continues to serve as a reminder of our industry’s vitality and diversity, and of Red Canary’s effort to shine a much-needed spotlight on great Canadian technology companies.
Sought after by Fortune 500 companies and recognized for their international contributions, the 20-something Canadian founders of TakingItGlobal (an organization that inspires young people to participate in social change), talk about bringing youth, technology, and social awareness together.
Recently ranked third on Deloitte's Technology Fast 50 with 16,000% growth, Toronto-based Tira Wireless offers a wireless application developers and content publishers a device-agnostic platform.
2007 has been a great year for Red Canary. The site received a new look and vastly improved user experience in July, and over 9000 software professionals now hear from us monthly. Here are my favourite articles from the past year. Please add yours in the comments area below.
Exit West blends corporate team building, employee retention and corporate social responsibility by sending teams on work projects in developing countries.
Good technology, great people and perfect marketing have fueled Bluecat's lightning-fast growth and profitability.
Web 2.Go? A Vancouver company founded by identical twins gets $11 million in Series A to make web apps faster and networks smarter.
David Berkowitz, General Partner at Ventures West, talks about opportunity in the maturing cleantech sector
The founder of Algorithmics cashed a lot of green when he sold his company. His new venture is seeing him get even greener.
"We really don't have to explain our value proposition to customers anymore. Our potential market is every software company in the world."
Waterloo’s LiveHive Systems is building a real-time dynasty in the fantasy sports and entertainment business
The philosophy and technology behind a 'green' hydro distributor that was founded by two successful software execs
Founded by three young fathers, Kelowna's ClubPenguin has established itself as a safe and profitable social network. UPDATE: Purchased by Disney.
This Toronto-based company applies innovative software and a 'rewarding' environment to spur consumers to share their opinions and ideas with blue-chip brands.
The idea behind One Red Question is simple. We ask a question and you tell everyone the answer. Good answers and good rebuttal get scored – not by us, but by you. Our job is to reward the highest vote-getters. This week’s question: What is the greatest challenge facing new Canadian technology companies?
Red Canary looks at the approaches to empowering research, business incubation and commercialization services for tech entrepreneurs in three Ontario cities.
A hot SaaS company brings multi-channel marketing simplicity to some sophisticated brands