How BrainBox AI Is Cutting Down Carbon Emissions Through Commercial Real Estate
BrainBox AI is using deep learning AI technology that optimizes buildings to cut their carbon footprint by 20 to 40 percent. We talked to Jean-Simon Venne about the green building revolution and how it can help Canada meet its ambitious climate goals for 2030.
Start-Up Spotlight: Maplesoft Makes Math Accessible and Engaging
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Sometimes, the word “math” has the ability to strike fear into a person’s soul. Maplesoft is on a mission to change that. The math software company is used across all industries—including by NASA—in many different ways. However, their most recent venture, Maple Calculator, brings the software company back to its roots: education. Geared towards students, […]
Start-Up Spotlight: Babbly Uncovers the Secrets of Baby Babbles
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Babbly is an innovative app that helps parents track their baby’s developmental progress based on—you guessed it—babbling. When co-founder and CEO of Babbly, Maryam Nabavi, realized that her son’s language skills were not developing as expected, she sought help from professional speech and language pathologists. In doing so, Nabavi went against the common advice of […]
How OPN Can Help Your Business Stay Open and Stay Safe
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]As Canadians brace for flu season while simultaneously battling the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, health is at the forefront of every one’s mind. For Dr. Peter Blecher, Chief Health Officer and Co-Founder of OPN and Melody Adhami, President and Co-Founder of OPN, the key to staying healthy is being proactive, not reactive. OPN (pronounced “open”) is […]
If You Want To See A Recovery, Focus On Scale-ups: And Here’s Why
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]While we are not out of the woods yet, in Canada many businesses are now turning their attention to returning to the office after the bleeding from the initial wave of pandemic shock and economic shutdowns appears to have slowed down. While many businesses, especially small companies, continue to struggle, with the continued support of […]
Start-Up Spotlight: How Lane Is Taking The Workplace Into The 21st Century
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Lane is using automation and innovation to take the workplace from cubicles and coffee stands to a full-functioning ecosystem. In 2014, Kofi Gyekye and Clinton Robinson came up with the concept for a work experience platform. Following years of working in office spaces, they realized that the workplace was one of the last sectors to […]
MarketBox CEO, Diana Goodwin, on Using Technology to Empower Service Businesses
Moving from the consulting world at Bain & Company to bootstrapping her first startup, AquaMobile, Diana Goodwin is no stranger to the unique challenges of growing a business. AquaMobile is a mobile swim school operating globally, where swimming instructors travel to students to provide at-home swim lessons. Customers can easily book and pay for appointments […]
COVID-19 Threatens Canada’s Technology Ecosystems
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]COVID-19 threatens the health and economic well-being of Canadians on an individual level, and it also threatens to upend the progress made to build technology ecosystems in Canadian centres. Without decisive policy solutions, there will be negative consequences for general business dynamism and the future of promising technology firms. The rate of firm entries and […]
