Planet Traveler is a Toronto-based cleantech innovation - backed by our own cleantech advisor, Tom Rand. Find out about the innovations that make this hotel the carbon-saving destination of the future!
Venngage, a MaRS client, and Toronto-based start-up, helps you create and publish custom infographics, engage your viewers, and track your results. Venngage is the most powerful infographics publishing platform ever for marketers and publishers.
Hire people with the right attitude: coachable, emotionally intelligent, motivated, well-suited temperament, and yes, still have the technical skills (but that's the easy part).
Toronto startup and MaRS client Guardly announces that it has entered into a partnership with the California Association of REALTORS (C.A.R.) to provide a smartphone app that helps real estate agents stay safe on the job.
MaRS life sciences and health care practice client, Dr. Hamid Tizhoosh, founder of Segasist, is interviewed for CityNews. He talks about how he became and entrepreneur and how this shapes his life.
MaRS client Locationary talks about Saturn, its new beta -- a "Federated Data Exchange Platform." -- what the system can do, and how location-based startups can use it.
Ali Ghafour of Viafoura talks with the Globe and Mail experts about how their startup can land a big opportunity on terms it feels comfortable with, or whether they should walk away.
Chatelaine profiles MaRS ICT client, Joanna Track, founder of Dealuxe.ca. She talks about how to ask your brother for help and other tips to starting your own business.
The Canadian Innovation Exchange (CIX) has announced this year's Top 20 list of Canada's most innovative Canadian technology companies, which have been selected to present at an event on Dec. 1, at the MaRS Discovery District in Toronto. On the list are three MaRS clients: Wave Accounting, Infer systems and Polar Mobile.
Jet Cooper announces the launch of the Design in Residence program with Montreal's FounderFuel, Waterloo's VeloCity and Toronto's MaRS Commons. The new program - slated to start in January - will provide early stage companies at some of Canada's top startup accelerators with user experience design mentorship, resources and education.
MaRS launches a new space for technology entrepreneurs in Toronto, offering co-working space, mentorship and networking, access to capital, market intelligence and education programs.
This article by Joe Wilson notes how women are leading "tech for change" in the developing world. All of the women interviewed were speakers at Net Change Week (which took place at MaRS in June) - and are truly leading this work globally.
What does Canada's digital media economy look like? Find out in the Financial Post's feature on Justin Kozuch's Pixel to Product research which surveyed Canadian companies and individuals.
In this issue of New & Modern Business (PDF) MaRS Advisor Kerri Golden talks about the different types of financing entrepreneurs use to fund their business over the life of the company.
“might just get investors over another risk hurdle that might prevent them from making that investment,” says MaRS’s Treurnicht.
“The feeder system of great technology platforms is very strong,” says Ilse Treurnicht, CEO of the Toronto-based MaRS Discovery District, one of Canada’s largest start-up incubators.
Maclean's magazine features Canadian cleantech start-up and MaRS client, Morgan Solar in their story about a lack of Canadian CEOs. MaRS CEO, Ilse Treurnicht talks about the gap.
Emerald Ventures' Scott MacDonald talks to the Financial Post about the promise of Canadian cleantech ventures. They'll be highlighting that in the event they're co-hosting at MaRS, "Building Successful Canadian Cleantech Companies" . It's all part of the latest MaRS Capital event series.
David Bornstein writes in the New York Times about JUMP Math's unique curriculum. In the article: proof that there's a better way to teach math! JUMP Math is a MaRS client, founded by John Mighton, and a nonprofit organization.
The MaRS Online Communications team wins a 2011 OVATION Award of Excellence for Electronic, Digital and Interactive Communications for the MaRSDD.com Website Redesign.