EDC appoints Karna Gupta to Board of Directors

On June 27th, the Government of Canada announced the appointment of six new Directors to the Board of Export Development Canada (EDC). EDC helps Canadian companies grow and succeed in their international business. Amongst those appointed is...

Baycrest @ Home

Baycrest is hiring! Director, Baycrest @ Home Full Time, Non-Union The Director of Baycrest @ Home is an exciting new leadership role, providing clinical leadership and strategic direction for the development of new products and...

Primped: Looking for a Technical Co-Founder

Primped Beauty Technologies Inc. (“Primped”) is an online marketplace that connects predominantly women throughout the city of Toronto to freelance beauty professionals (or “beauty pros”) for in-home (or office, gym, etc.) service...

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TiE Inflect 2018 announces Blockchain Whistleblower FixNix Inc., as a 2018 TiE50 Finalist.

Indian origin Blockchain WhistleBlower FixNix Inc., is excited to announce that it has been selected as a "2018 TiE50 Finalist" for the prestigious TiE50 Awards Program recognizing the world's most innovative tech start-ups. Fremont, Apr 20, 2018...

inField Solutions Hires Three Key Sales Positions Expecting Significant Growth

INFIELD SOLUTIONS WELCOMES THREE NEW ADDITIONS TO THE SALES TEAM! April 30, 2018, Toronto, ON – inField Solutions Inc. is proud to announce and welcome three new members to our professional sales team; Barry Lee, as the Vice President of Sales, Brian Kelley as the...

Waterloo Wellington LHIN invests $250,000 in Dash MD

ventureLAB is thrilled to share Dash MD's most recent success, a $250,000 investment from the Waterloo Wellington LHIN. This news is phenomenal and we couldn't be more proud of how rapidly this company has brought their product to market! It is clear that the need for...

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Small Business Forum with Minister Mary Ng

by Justine Kintanar | Aug 16, 2018 | Blog, News

Yesterday, we hosted the Honourable Mary Ng, Canada's Minister of Small Business and Export Promotion at ventureLAB in the IBM Innovation Space-Markham Convergence Centre. Speaking to a crowd of approximately 50 entrepreneurs and industry partners, Minister Ng...

EDC appoints Karna Gupta to Board of Directors

by Sanchi Illuri | Sep 17, 2018 | News

On June 27th, the Government of Canada announced the appointment of six new Directors to the Board of Export Development Canada (EDC). EDC helps Canadian companies grow and succeed in their international business. Amongst those appointed is ventureLAB's Chairman of...