Northumberland CFDC secures $7.7 million from federal government to launch new funding program
The program is expected to help 145 companies transition to greener business.
Tissue engineering startup Spiderwort raises $17.1 million CAD to move to clinical trials
Spiderwort’s plant-based scaffolding can be used in regenerative medicine and tissue engineering.
Milk Moovement bags $26 million CAD to bolster dairy supply chain software
The Halifax startup beefs up its cash reserves.
Traction Conference returns in-person with Twitter, Eventbrite, Mailchimp as speakers
Execs from Atlassian, Shopify, Twitter, 1Password were unveiled as speakers.
Payments Canada appoints Wealthsimple’s chief compliance officer to member advisory council
The appointment marks the only FinTech startup rep on the council.
Shopify completes acquisition of Deliverr, plans launch of two-day and next-day delivery service
Shopify ‘Primes’ for head-to-head competition with Amazon.
Ada opens machine learning centre in Israel, hires CPO
Israel’s growing AI market pulls in a Canadian unicorn.
Moment Energy signs supply agreement with Mercedes-Benz to repurpose used EV batteries
Moment Energy previously worked with Nissan in a similar deal.
The DMZ, GroundBreak Ventures launch new proptech incubator program
Participating startups will receive $25,000 and 60 hours of mentorship.
Haleo raises $5.2 million seed extension to expand virtual sleep clinic
The Montréal startup wants to help workers with what keeps them up at night.
BC’s Centre for Innovation and Clean Energy funds eight projects for inaugural Open Call for Innovation
Awarded projects range from energy storage systems to clean hydrogen.
Electric toothbrush startup Bruush files to go public on Nasdaq with $17.25 million IPO
Bruush agreed to pay Kevin Hart a fresh $1.5 million to be a celebrity endorser.
7 Generation Capital secures $8 million from Siemens, Fonds de solidarité FTQ
The Vancouver startup helps fleet operators transition to electric vehicles.
Deloitte, EY purchasing Canadian tech consulting firms
Both firms acquired companies based in British Columbia.
Andre De Grasse, Michele Romanow, George Sully added as Elevate Festival speakers
BetaKit will once again program Elevate’s AI and Money stages.