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By Josh Scott September 13, 2023

Inovia announces $34-million CAD Discovery Fund for early-stage VCs

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Lloyed Lobo, Boast.AI and Traction co-founder

By Douglas Soltys September 10, 2023

How “pirate” entrepreneur Lloyed Lobo kicked his self-destructive habits

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By Isabelle Kirkwood September 7, 2023

Cultivator’s incubated startups surpass $100 million in private funding

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By Jacqueline Loganathan August 30, 2023

Seven Canadian tech founders dish about their journey running a startup

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By Josh Scott August 29, 2023

OMERS Ventures turnover continues with global head Damien Steel joining Deep Sky as CEO

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Former Cultivator manager Jordan McFarlen joins Conexus Venture Capital as director

by Charles Mandel

McFarlen says Saskatchewan tech ecosystem is “hungry for capital.”

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These companies are hiring software engineers to work on machine learning in Canada

by Alex Riehl

Thomson Reuters, Procom, and Ripple are looking to hire machine learning experts across the country.

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Canadian Startup NewsSeptember 22, 2023<September 22, 2023

How TECHNATION thinks we can solve Canada’s tech talent gap

by Stefan Palios

Canadian companies have over 40,000 open tech roles–and they needed them filled yesterday.

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A checklist for building sustainable rural tech hubs

by Stefan Palios

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H|T: The Healthtech Times – Deep Genomics adds life sciences veteran, Papa loses major contracts

by Alex Riehl

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Oneka

Canadian Startup NewsSeptember 21, 2023<September 21, 2023

Oneka raises $12.5 million CAD, prepares to deliver desalination devices along the Pacific coast

by Charles Mandel

Oneka says it can produce fresh water with zero greenhouse gas emissions using the power of waves.

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Canadian Startup NewsSeptember 21, 2023<September 21, 2023

Secoda closes $19-million CAD Series A to scale its data management AI copilot

by Douglas Soltys

As prompts supplant search, US investors Craft Ventures and Abstract Ventures back Secoda’s new AI-powered tools.

Waabi Uber Freight trucks

Canadian Startup NewsSeptember 21, 2023<September 21, 2023

Waabi partners with Uber Freight to deploy its autonomous trucking tech

by Josh Scott

Waabi’s self-driving solution has already hit the road in Texas as part of 10-year agreement.

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R|T: The Retail Times – Amazon is trying to control inventory deeper in the supply chain

by Alex Riehl

Plus: Attabotics settles patent litigation with Urbx.

Vooban VP and partner Hugues Foltz, CDPQ executive VP and head of Québec Kim Thomassin, and Vooban president and founder Kevin Moore.

Canadian Startup NewsSeptember 20, 2023<September 20, 2023

Vooban closes CDPQ investment to fund acquisitions and North American expansion

by Josh Scott

This marks the 12-year-old Québec AI firm’s first external funding.

GrowerIQ founder and CEO Andrew Wilson.

Canadian Startup NewsSeptember 20, 2023<September 20, 2023

GrowerIQ secures $1 million from Government of Canada to expand its cannabis-tracking system

by Josh Scott

FedDev Ontario funding follows GrowerIQ’s recent Barbados government contract.

NewslettersSeptember 20, 2023<September 19, 2023

A|I: The AI Times – The benefits of Canada’s AI investment are leaving the country

by Alex Riehl

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Bitcoins

Canadian Startup NewsSeptember 19, 2023<September 21, 2023

Netcoins loses $343,000 in second security breach within 17 months

by Charles Mandel

“Bad actor” makes off with hundreds of thousands from the cryptocurrency platform’s operational float.

A ZayZoon-branded camper van driving across a US highway.

Canadian Startup NewsSeptember 19, 2023<September 19, 2023

ZayZoon closes Series B to fuel continued US expansion of earned wage access business

by Josh Scott

ZayZoon nabs $34.5 million USD in debt and equity to help workers access a cash-advance alternative to payday loans.

alcom Fraser and Mary Dimou, managing partner and general partner, Nàdarra Ventures.

Canadian Startup NewsSeptember 19, 2023<September 19, 2023

Nàdarra Ventures makes $20-million first close in new Canadian biotech fund for sustainable chemicals development

by Charles Mandel

Backed by Farm Credit Canada and Natural Products Canada, fund target is $50 million.

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