Canadian Startups Archives — Electric Runway

On July 30, 2019
By Amanda Cosco
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My Very First Pair of Smart Glasses ?| Focals by North Unboxing and Review

FashionTech Journalist Amanda Cosco unboxes and shares first impressions of Focals by North, a pair of augmented reality glasses that merge your physical and digital realities. Focals are smart glasses that are meant to be just as fashionable as they…

Podcasts Roundups

On May 28, 2019
By Amanda Cosco
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Collision Conference Toronto Round-Up

Last week, Toronto was overtaken with tech. More than 25 thousand participants from 125 countries ascended on the city for Collision Conference, North America’s fastest-growing technology conference. For its Toronto debut, the conference’s communication team celebrated a number of wins, including…

News

On November 4, 2018
By Amanda Cosco
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Interaxon Unveils Muse 2, the Second-Gen Brain-Sensing Headband

The world's best meditation device just got better, with new experiences to strengthen the mind/body connection

Press Release

On May 31, 2017
By Amanda Cosco
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The Canadian Startup that wants to Change the way Teens Approach Periods

The Knixteen brand is the first-ever line of solution-focused intimates for girls ages 12 and up TORONTO (May 25, 2017) – Knixwear, the leading brand of active intimates reinventing women’s underwear, today announces the launch of the first line of…

Podcasts

On February 3, 2017
By Amanda Cosco
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ModelMob is the Airbnb for Models

In this episode of the Electric Runway podcast, fashion tech journalist Amanda Cosco speaks with Andrea C of Toronto-based ModelMob, an on-demand booking app that connects clients with talent. In a digital marketing landscape that’s ever-hungry for visual content, ModelMob introduces itself as…

Podcasts

On January 12, 2017
By Amanda Cosco
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The Aesthetics of Prosthetics: The ALLELES Design Studio

After a brief holiday break, the Electric Runway podcast is back in action and SO READY to take on 2017! We thought we'd kick off the year with an inspiring episode with one of our favourite ?Canadian companies?—the ALLELES Design…

Podcasts Speaking

On October 13, 2016
By Amanda Cosco
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Startup Fashion Week’s Fashion Tech Forum (Live Recording)

Coming to you live from Startup Fashion Week's Fashion Tech Forum! On October 6th, journalist Amanda Cosco moderated a panel on the future of fashion and retail with key characters dotting the fashion tech landscape, including Roger Chabra of Frank…

Podcasts

On October 10, 2016
By Amanda Cosco
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Textile Designer Fionna Hanna – “Patterns are my way of Making Sense of the World”

In this episode of the Electric Runway podcast, we speak with small business owner and textile designer Fionna Hanna. In addition to sharing how she leverages tech to create her Canadian-inspired designs, Hanna also provides insight into her experience running her…

Podcasts

On October 6, 2016
By Amanda Cosco
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Surmesur: Bringing Tailor-Made to the Modern Man

On today's episode of the Electric Runway podcast, fashion tech journalist Amanda Cosco sits down with Vincent Thériault of Surmesur, a brand that's bringing tailor-made to the modern man by bridging data with design. The startup that has roots in…