Scale AI announces $21 million for nine Canadian AI healthcare projects
The projects address a sector facing budgetary strain, high community needs, and a persistent labour shortage.
F|T: The FinTech Times – Wealthsimple partners with Interac, Luge Capital is ready to cut cheques
Plus: Neo Financial, Float headline LinkedIn top startups list.
Neo, Float, Cohere top startup list, Luge tops up new FinTech fund
Plus: AI regulation is coming but Tobi Lütke is not “EFRAID”
David Faugno latest addition to 1Password as first-ever president and chief operating officer
1Password continues to add to its C-suite following new revenue milestones.
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Neuralink recruits for first human clinical trial
Plus: Thorne HealthTech misled investors around acquisition, suit says.
Neo Financial, Float, and Cohere headline LinkedIn’s sixth annual list of Canada’s top 15 startups
Neo Financial joins Wealthsimple as only companies to top list in multiple years.
Pollin Fertility raises $20-million CAD Series A led by David Thomson’s Osmington Inc.
The raise highlights a recent flurry of rounds in the fertility space.
R|T: The Retail Times – Waabi partners with Uber Freight, Instacart debuts big IPO
Plus: Shopify scores big off of Klaviyo IPO.
Wealthsimple to join Interac e-transfer system under expanded access guidelines
Wealthsimple becomes first securities dealer to join Interac’s service, but yearns for RTR payment system.
A|I: The AI Times – John Grisham, George R.R. Martin headline OpenAI’s latest copyright fight
Plus: ALL IN to showcase Canada’s AI at major conference.
Elevate announces CIX acquisition and new $2-million innovation challenge for youth mental health
Elevate kicked off this year’s tech and innovation festival on its main stage by announcing its acquisition of the Canadian…
Homecare Hub secures $3.4 million CAD in seed funding for its Airbnb-style senior care platform
Toronto-based senior care startup will use funding to begin expansion to US market.
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – 1Password hits $250M ARR on the back of B2B growth
Plus: Cisco buys Splunk, Klaviyo shares soar post-IPO.
The Québec-IBM Discovery Accelerator now has its quantum computer
The IBM Quantum System One in Bromont, Québec is the first quantum computer of its type in Canada.
F|T: The FinTech Times – Jack Dorsey is back at the head of Square
Plus: Moneris goes down, Netcoins get breached (again).