This article showcases Boove’s top picks for the best ‘News’ startups. These startups are taking a variety of approaches to innovating in the News’ industry, but are all exceptional startups well worth a follow.
We selected these startups for exceptional performance in one of these categories:
- Innovation
- Innovative ideas
- Innovative route to market
- Innovative product
- Growth
- Exceptional growth
- Exceptional growth strategy
- Management
- Societal impact
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1. Coingeek
The idea behind this startup: Coingeek is a cryptocurrency news site.
Headquarters: Montréal, Quebec, Canada
Industries: Cryptocurrency, News, Publishing
Founders: Unknown
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2. Presearch
The idea behind this startup: Presearch is an alternative search engine that rewards community members with PSTs (Presearch Tokens).
Headquarters: Midland, Ontario, Canada
Industries: Communities, Internet, News
Founders: Unknown
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3. The EduTech Post
The idea behind this startup: News, reviews, user guides and features on educational technology.
Headquarters: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Industries: EdTech, News, STEM Education
Founders: Shivani Ahuja
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4. Nuadox
The idea behind this startup: Nuadox is a media property producing and aggregating insightful, uncommon innovation news and analysis.
Headquarters: Montréal, Quebec, Canada
Industries: Content, News, Publishing
Founders: Phil Siarri
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5. LIVEKINDLY
The idea behind this startup: LIVEKINDLY is a news and media platform focusing on food, health, sustainable living, and cruelty-free beauty.
Headquarters: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Industries: Broadcasting, News, Publishing
Founders: Jodi Monelle
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6. ZHY Interactive
The idea behind this startup: Building next generation digital media platforms
Headquarters: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Industries: Advertising, News, Social Media
Founders: Jack Yan
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7. Pressed News
The idea behind this startup: A digital media company that makes the news easy to understand.
Headquarters: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Industries: Digital Media, News, Publishing
Founders: Jacqueline Leung
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8. Sociavore
The idea behind this startup: Website builder and social media publishing platform for restaurants.
Headquarters: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Industries: Advertising, News, Publishing
Founders: Thusenth Dhavaloganathan
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9. CryptoCanucks
The idea behind this startup: Canadian Cryptocurrency & Blockchain News, Media & Event Coverage Company
Headquarters: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Industries: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Media and Entertainment, News
Founders: Arman Solakian, Jacques Yaakoub
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10. The Sprawl
The idea behind this startup: The Sprawl is a journal which focused on digital publication that provides local news coverage for city residents.
Headquarters: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Industries: Journalism, News
Founders: Jeremy Klaszus
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11. truba.news
The idea behind this startup: The Personalized News Aggregator that cares about you
Headquarters: Montréal, Quebec, Canada
Industries: Artificial Intelligence, Events, Information Technology, News
Founders: Fran Alexander, Veryan Goodship
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12. Stories Solutions
The idea behind this startup: We collect video based “stories” (reviews) about the people, places and things you love while helping businesses promote their best ones.
Headquarters: Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Industries: Mobile, News, Social Media, Video
Founders: Riel Roussopoulos
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13. Trofeed
The idea behind this startup: Social Networking
Headquarters: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Industries: Gaming, Mobile, News, Social Media, Social Network, Video
Founders: Unknown
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14. Poplur
The idea behind this startup: Poplur is a social media app that using radius as a measure for calculating content outreach.
Headquarters: Brampton, Ontario, Canada
Industries: Advertising, Mobile, News
Founders: Unknown
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