Brightspark is all about great software! Over time, we have conceived, designed and created software applications and websites that are used daily by millions of people. Today, we help startups with their software, internet and mobile strategy, and execution. In our Ventures division, we manage our investment portfolio of innovative internet and software companies.
Brightspark was founded at the end of 1999. In its early years, Brightspark consisted of Brightspark Labs and Brightspark Ventures. Brightspark Labs was an incubator where new mobile, internet and enterprise software companies were conceived and built. Brightspark Ventures invested in the graduates from our Labs and in external companies. Three notable graduates from the Lab were Think Dynamics, which was sold to IBM, Delos Technology which was acquired by Siperian and Borderfree which was sold to Canada Post.
Brightspark refocused on traditional early-stage Venture Capital in 2002. Brightspark Ventures I continued to make external investments. In 2005 the Brightspark Ventures II fund was launched, focusing on early stage software and internet businesses.
Brightspark is focused on being the expert in Canada’s software and Internet startups.
Brightspark continues to build businesses in our Technologies division and we manage our VC fund investments in our Ventures division.
Our blog of the week brings you hilariously ill-advised vintage beauty, fitness and style advice from decades and even centuries past. What: Peculiar Beauty, a compendium of “charmingly absurd ...
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September’s birthstone, sapphire, is one of the world’s most sought-after gemstones. Read on to learn some cool facts about its history. Sapphires have been renowned as symbols of wealth and power si ...
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“A girl needs simple things too, like a cluster of diamonds.” – Elizabeth Taylor There is no celebrity whose name is more synonymous with jewelry than 1950s screen legend Elizabeth T ...
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Meet autumn in style by bundling up in outerwear and accessories in budget-friendly faux fur. As temperatures drop, leaves fall, and the days get shorter, look to luxe, textured fabrics, deeper colour ...
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Our pick for blog of the week features jewelry, style and shopping news from a blogger who writes what she knows. What: Alex Keller Who: Indie jewelry designer and blogger Alex Keller Where: Tuscon, ...
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Whether it’s leopard, cheetah, or ocelot, feline spots will be everywhere this fall. Take your wardrobe on a walk on the wild side with us after the jump. Out of all the perennially-returning tr ...
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Move over Mad Men – with the 1920s on our cultural radar, the next big thing in retro-inspired style is all about flappers, molls, and the stars of the silent screen. Read on to find out how to ...
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This week’s pick for our fave blog mixes style advice with tons of interesting extras, including interviews and up-to-the minute style news. What: The Art of Accessories, a blog about shoes, h ...
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From cherry to chartreuse, Fall 2010 is all about colour – including the brightest of them all, yellow. Read on to find out how you can inject some sunshine into your wardobe this fall. As we&# ...
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I’m calling it now: this double-whammy of a jewelry piece is poised for a major comeback. Read on to learn why. Blame it on the fact that my street hosted a fetish fair yesterday. I woke up thi ...
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Anthony Lipschitz
Twitter / ant_lipschitz
Anthony Lipschitz
Twitter / ant_lipschitz
Anthony Lipschitz
Twitter / ant_lipschitz
Mark Skapinker
Twitter / MarkSkapinker
Mark Skapinker
Twitter / MarkSkapinker
Anthony Lipschitz
Twitter / ant_lipschitz
Mark Skapinker
Twitter / MarkSkapinker
Anthony Lipschitz
Twitter / ant_lipschitz
Mark Skapinker
Twitter / MarkSkapinker
While the economic downturn may have slowed large-scale spending on Internet telephony services, start-ups can still turn a profit in this space – provided they know how to think on their feet when it comes to finding customers.
Company That Makes Free International Calling Possible from Any Phone Attracts Investment from Four Countries
Leading Citizen Journalism Service Rises to More Than 100,000 Contributing Reporters; Expands Its Relationship with AP to Include Major AP Bureaus Across United States. Time Magazine Names NowPublic.com One of the Top 50 Websites for 2007: 'Nowhere are the merits of citizen journalism more apparent than at NowPublic'.
