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How Bilal Built Cinemora: A Story of Community and Connection

The reality of entrepreneurship is that you often cannot predict or control the outcome of your venture. The anxiety of the unknown can be overwhelming, but for one entrepreneur the unexpected support system that emerged through their journey helped them navigate the fear of the unknown. Bilal, founder and CEO of Cinemora, faced this moment […]

IDEA Mississauga Expands EmpowHER Tech Launchpad to Boost Women-Led Tech Startups

Pitch Competition Winners Include LOCVM Canada, Dealbodies, and Trycycle Toys IDEA Mississauga has wrapped its 2025 EmpowHER Tech Launchpad, marking a significant expansion of its flagship program supporting women led tech ventures. What began as a six week pilot last year has now evolved into a 12 week intensive designed to deepen founder support, sharpen investor […]

From Delivering Meals to Leading a Million-Dollar Startup: Food Mamba’s Story

Ali Shahid and Hira Malik moved to Canada searching for a better life for their three kids, but that’s not what they found at first.  Shahid, who was born in Pakistan and raised in Saudi Arabia, said he left a cushy job in corporate marketing in Saudia Arabia because of the challenges expats faced. When […]

Member Spotlight: How Zpayd is Revolutionizing Global Bill Payments

Gezim Ramabaja doesn’t know where his entrepreneurial spirit comes from; he just knows that when he sees an opportunity, he can’t resist pursuing it. At age 18 he founded a coffee shop in his hometown in Kosovo, and after moving to Canada in 2006 and enrolling at Laurier University he started a restaurant, and later […]

Autotuning Fuzzy Logic & Saving Energy In Conversation with Abraham Janabi of Xiera Technologies

As part of their operations and procedures, machines are designed to make decisions. When fuzzy logic, a branch of Artificial Intelligence, is used to control a machine, it can make more intelligent and accurate decisions based on a wider variety of conditions. This leads to greater energy efficiency. In the past, explained Abraham Janabi, Xiera […]

Creative Protections & Projections: Talking with Artcryption’s Vandana Taxali

The rise of NFTs in the art world did not come as a surprise to Vandana Taxali. “It’s been amazing to watch this idea I had gain traction and become something everyone is talking about,” she said during a recent telephone interview. The Artcryption co-founder believes the desire to collect what is unique and valuable […]