UBC launches blockchain, distributed ledger program for graduate students
The University of British Columbia (UBC) is launching a blockchain and distributed ledger technology training program for graduate…
MaRS, federal government launch Healthy Neighbourhoods Data Challenge
MaRS Discovery District and the Public Health Agency of Canada have launched the Healthy Neighbourhoods Data Challenge, a competition…
Biomaterials startup Spiderwort raises $500,000 friends and family round
Spiderwort, an Ottawa-based healthtech and biomaterials startup, recently closed a $500,000 CAD oversubscribed friends and…
BroadbandTV reaches 575 million unique monthly viewers
BroadbandTV, a Vancouver-based media-tech company that creates, distributes, manages, and monetizes video content, has reported…
Digital skills school BrainStation expands learning platform ‘Online Live’
BrainStation, a technology skills school with five locations in North America, has expanded and updated its remote learning…
Element AI signs HSBC, its third partnership announcement in four months
Element AI is partnering with HSBC to help the bank develop the capability to analyze data that comes from clients of its Global…
Federal government launches app for Canadian small business owners
The federal government has announced it is bringing its online innovation portal, which matches small and medium-sized businesses…
Uberflip’s charity Startupong tournament returns for fifth year
Startupong, the annual charity ping pong tournament run by Toronto-based content marketing software company Uberflip, is returning…
Skritswap receives $900,000 from FedNor and Women Entrepreneurship Strategy
Skritswap, a company that has developed an AI-powered platform to make complex documents easier to read, has received two federal…
Desjardins launches $45 million fund to support FinTech startups
Financial services company Desjardins has announced a new $45 million FinTech investment fund, aimed to support startups that…
Gaming software company Unity expanding Montreal office, opening AI lab
Unity Technologies, a San Francisco-headquartered video game software development company, is creating a new artificial intelligence…
Angel groups say they lack resources needed to fulfill mandates: report
The biggest challenge for angel investor groups in Canada is a lack of resources needed to vet and mentor companies, according…
Borrowell raises $360,000 from LGBT investment group Gaingels
Toronto-based FinTech startup Borrowell has received a $360,000 CAD investment from Gaingels, a San Francisco-based LGBT affinity…
University of New Brunswick, NRC create cybersecurity innovation hub
The University of New Brunswick (UNB) and the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) have partnered to open a new cybersecurity…
NACO Awards recipients announced at World Angel Investment Summit
The National Angel Capital Organization (NACO) has announced the winners of the 2019 NACO Awards, recognizing the best exit,…