By Pedro Cardoso
I love smart startup stories. Especially Canadian success stories. In tough economic conditions in particular, it seems that entrpreuneurs and hi-tech innovators really stand out in the crowd. That’s why I like following what is happening through publications like Cool Companies, and catch every episode of Dragon’s Den I can. Canadian startup Ecobee i...
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done Tue April 7 2009
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done Wed April 1 2009
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›› 9. Gauging the Temperature
Next time there’s a sudden cold snap while you’re at work, you’ll wish you had an ecobee Smart Thermostat. Any programmable thermostat saves money and energy, but with the ecobee you don’t have to be home to set it. Connected to the Internet, it also shows house temperature and provides weather reports. $385; ecobee.com |
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done Sun March 22 2009
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Despite the gloomy state of the global economy, Stuart Lombard believes his tiny Toronto company, Ecobee Inc., will attract customers who are interested in the green — both the environmental kind as well as the monetary variety. The centrepiece of Mr. Lombard's green-tech startup is a smart thermostat, a technological upgrade to traditional programmable controls. It is equipped wi... read on... |
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done Wed March 18 2009
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Looking for cash for your cleantech startup? Maybe you should move up north. Ontario said this week it was creating a new CDN $250 million fund ($202.9 million) for technology companies, with the money to be doled out to local startups in cleantech, life sciences, digital media and information ... read on... |