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BenchSci team

By Josh Scott May 25, 2023

BenchSci closes $95-million CAD Series D to expand AI drug-discovery platform

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Alberta Provincial Legislature

By Josh Scott May 25, 2023

Evaluating UCP and NDP plans for tech as Alberta’s election day approaches

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AbCellera | BetaKit

By Douglas Soltys May 24, 2023

AbCellera receives $300 million in combined government funding for biotech campus

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A Collision sign ahead of the start of Collision 2022 in Toronto

By Josh Scott May 17, 2023

Mayor Tory’s departure, competing bids, and financial pressure on province and feds place Collision’s future in Canada in doubt

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Calgary Alberta briefedin

By Isabelle Kirkwood May 17, 2023

Alberta’s tech sector remained resilient in first quarter of 2023

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A wake for BuzzFeed, Gawker, Vice with CANADALAND’s Jonathan Goldsbie

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Digital media publications are dropping left and right these days. BuzzFeed News is gone, Gawker died for the second time,…

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Three SaaS companies hiring software developers in Canada

by Alex Riehl

Autodesk, Ceridian, and Opentext are looking to hire software developers in Canada.

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Cognosys raises $2-million seed round to create AI personal assistants

by Charles Mandel

Vancouver startup attracts prominent investors, including Google Ventures, Cohere

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Canadian Startup NewsMay 26, 2023<May 26, 2023

Summer camp for Canadian tech is back: Startupfest returns July 12-14

by Charles Mandel

This year: more Premium Fests, Investor Match-Ups, fan-favourite Grandma judges, and BetaKit.

Toronto intersection with billboard for Wingmate that says revolutionizing the field service industry

Canadian Startup NewsMay 26, 2023<May 26, 2023

Wingmate secures $1 million CAD to market and sell its lead-generation app for frontline staff

by Charles Mandel

Wingmate aims to make “sales and service a team sport,” giving incentives to field staff to chase down leads.

Lightspeed payments

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R|T: The Retail Times – Shopify touts checkout conversion rates, ranks merchants

by Alex Riehl

Plus: Lightspeed Commerce recovers from tough third quarter.

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H|T: The Healthtech Times – FTC signals tougher rules for health companies’ use of data

by Alex Riehl

Plus: MCI OneHealth divests five Calgary clinics to Well Health for $2 million.

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Canadian Startup NewsMay 25, 2023<May 25, 2023

Spellbook, formerly Rally, raises $10.9 million to automate legal contracts using generative AI

by Charlize Alcaraz

The company is rebranding as part of a new focus on its AI tool and strategy.

BenchScis team

Canadian Startup NewsMay 25, 2023<May 26, 2023

BenchSci closes $95-million CAD Series D to expand AI drug-discovery platform

by Josh Scott

BenchSci aims to help pharma companies speed up R&D using AI.

Locorum

Canadian Startup NewsMay 25, 2023<May 25, 2023

Locorum raises $1.2 million to help local service businesses grow through referrals

by Charlize Alcaraz

Locorum’s platform rewards customers for hiring local service providers.

Alberta Provincial Legislature

Canadian Startup NewsMay 25, 2023<May 25, 2023

Evaluating UCP and NDP plans for tech as Alberta’s election day approaches

by Josh Scott

What’s on the table for the province’s tech sector?

Black woman tech worker using computer

Canadian Startup NewsMay 25, 2023<May 25, 2023

Code for Canada ED: Laid-off tech employees are overlooking opportunities in public service

by Dorothy Eng

Dorothy Eng argues tech professionals would enjoy the challenge of designing solutions for everyone in Canada, not just those…

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A|I: The AI Times – OpenAI’s Sam Altman says this Canadian city should become a hub for AI

by Alex Riehl

Plus: ServiceNow commits $1 billion to AI-based enterprise startups.

AbCellera SIF funding announcement

Canadian Startup NewsMay 24, 2023<May 26, 2023

AbCellera receives $300 million in combined government funding for biotech campus

by Douglas Soltys

The $701-million project aims to build a “state-of-the-art” campus, add 400 jobs.

Hiives co founders

Canadian Startup NewsMay 24, 2023<May 24, 2023

With regulatory approval, Hiive launches VC secondary trading platform in Canada

by Josh Scott

Closed IPO window, “discount mentality” driving secondary trading.

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A wake for BuzzFeed, Gawker, Vice with CANADALAND’s Jonathan Goldsbie

by Douglas Soltys

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What’s next for Shopify?

by Douglas Soltys

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Do the feds have an innovation strategy? CCI’s Ben Bergen isn’t so sure

by Douglas Soltys

The Council of Canadian Innovators president answers your submitted questions on innovation policy.

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How YouTuber Dan Olson (Folding Ideas) hunts internet grifts

by Douglas Soltys

Alberta is the unlikely front in the war against NFTs, contrepreneurs, and the metaverse.

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Revisiting BlackBerry’s extraordinary rise and spectacular fall

by Douglas Soltys

Losing the Signal co-author Sean Silcoff and BlackBerry co-writer Matthew Miller step into the Wayback Machine.

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Scale AI’s COO explains how Canada can build an AI-powered economy

by Douglas Soltys

Clément Bourgogne says Scale AI is more focused on supply chains than generative AI.

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