National Research Council launches AI, cybersecurity, IoT hub in Waterloo
The National Research Council of Canada (NRC) has launched the Collaboration on Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things,…
NACCA launches growth fund to support Indigenous startups and entrepreneurs
The National Aboriginal Capital Corporations Association (NACCA) has launched the Indigenous Growth Fund, to support First…
Creative Destruction Lab signs on as founding partner of Facebook’s new cryptocurrency
Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) will be a founding partner of the Libra Association, a foundational consortium that will develop…
NorthStar wants to take earth and space monitoring service global
NorthStar Earth and Space, a Montreal-based tech startup developing an earth and space platform tracking space debris, has…
Fredericton-based eChart Healthcare raises $800,000 in seed funding
eChart Healthcare, a Fredericton-based startup that has created a solution for staff and families to receive information at…
Intellijoint Surgical to lead new medtech innovation hub in Waterloo
Intellijoint Surgical, a Kitchener-Waterloo-based medical device company, has announced the creation of the Medical Innovation…
Live streaming platform Livescale raises $1 million in first round of funding
Montreal-based Livescale, offering a live video platform allowing its customers to broadcast events on multiple social networks…
As Futurpreneur grows its loan offering, Ontario cuts funding
Futurpreneur, a national organization that provides funding, mentorship, and resources to budding entrepreneurs in Canada,…
National aerospace association receives $49 million to build innovation ecosystem
The Aerospace Industries Association of Canada (AIAC), a national organization that promotes and facilitates Canadian competitiveness…
Telehealth startup Dialogue raises $40 million to fuel European expansion
Virtual B2B healthcare startup Dialogue has closed a $40 million funding round led by Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec…
Borrowell closes $20 million Series B as it tops 1 million users
Toronto-based FinTech startup Borrowell has closed a $20 million Series B consisting of equity and venture debt, co-led by…
MindBridge wants to create the Microsoft of AI applications
Last week, it was announced that MindBridge Analytics, the Ottawa-based AI company, had received $14.5 million from the federal…
Overbond launches new AI algorithm for bond pricing
Overbond, a Toronto-founded AI and FinTech company, has launched a new bond pricing AI algorithm that can price yield curves…
Ryerson University cybersecurity hub receives $30 million in public, private investments
Ryerson University has received $30 million in public and private investment to support a new national innovation hub for collaboration…
Government picks American-based Honeywell to test quantum encryption in space
The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) has signed a $30 million deal with American multinational Honeywell for the design and implementation…