VoxCell BioInnovation takes the crown at the last-ever Collision PITCH competition
VoxCell’s 3D bioprinted imitation of natural soft tissue helps pharmaceutical companies test new drugs faster.
H|T: The Healthtech Times – BC’s Kardium secures $143M CAD for heart treatment
Plus: Telehealth execs charged with fraud.
Binance is appealing $6-million CAD fine from FINTRAC, report says
Canada’s anti-money laundering agency fined the crypto exchange in May for registration and reporting failures.
Accelia Capital promotes Julien Letartre to become its third partner
Letartre joined Accelia in 2022, bringing experience from Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec.
R|T: The Retail Times – Shopify achieves $1 trillion GMV
Plus: Canada’s competition watchdog has Amazon in its crosshairs.
Propulso raises strategic funding to facilitate US expansion
Propulso says the funding has already allowed it to double its workforce.
PragmaClin, Willful, NovaResp among nearly 30 healthtech startups backed by new CABHI funding
Each startup is receiving between $150,000 to $500,000 based on company stage, needs, and evaluation processes.
A|I: The AI Times – Samsung values Toronto’s Tenstorrent at $2 billion
Plus: Why Big Tech launches unreliable AI apps.
As Collision kicks off, four Canadian tech startups unveil new funding
Heylist, Vosyn, Pok Pok, and Ability Biologics have all raised fresh capital.
TD Bank launches Innovation Partners banking platform for tech companies
TD Innovation Partners’ leadership team is almost entirely ex-SVB and ex-RBCx leaders.
Chexy secures $4.1 million to improve its rent-to-rewards platform’s payments infrastructure
Chexy is looking to become a one-stop shop for tenants paying their monthly rent and expenses.
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Regulations? Uber can “suck it up,” says BC premier
Plus: Copperleaf to go private in billion-dollar deal.
F|T: The FinTech Times – Brex drops a CEO and looks to IPO
Plus: An exclusive interview on the new Float product launches.
Borderless AI makes its Cohere-powered HR agent free to use
As part of the Cohere Startup Program, Borderless hopes to attract new customers by opening up its AI offering.
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Acorn Biolabs secures $11 million for regenerative medicine
Plus: Feds table bill with new healthtech data security rules.