Canadian tech leaders back new venture studio Simple Ventures
Wealthsimple, Shopify, Ada, Knix execs part of contingent backing studio run by CEO Rachel Zimmer.
Tenstorrent founder reveals new AI chip startup Taalas with $50 million in funding
Startup says one of its chips can hold an entire large AI model without requiring external memory.
RBCx launches second edition of mentorship program for women in tech
The previously all-women mentorship roster now includes men.
Canadian tech leaders headline speaker lineup for inaugural INNOVATEwest
Execs from Koho, Ada, Wealthsimple, Clio comprise speaker roster for 2024 conference.
These tech companies are hiring machine learning engineers in Canada
Autodesk, Electronic Arts, and BenchSci are looking to beef up their AI teams.
Fuelled by new funding, RetinaLogik wants to prevent vision loss with AI and VR
Startup closes $783,000 in pre-seed funding led by HaloHealth.
Myomar Molecular closes $1.1 million to bring its muscle monitoring device to market
Healthtech startup recently won $50,000 from the Firehood Angel Camp at SAAS NORTH.
QueerTech acquires accelerator Gradient Spaces to support more 2SLGBTQ+ tech workers
According to QueerTech, less than one percent of venture capital deals go to Queer entrepreneurs.
Finix launches integrated payments offering in Canada
US FinTech firm offers a single integration for omnichannel payment acceptance.
Helcim closes $27 million CAD to bring payment stack to underserved SMBs
Startup’s full-stack payment offering puts it up against FinTech giants like Stripe.
Medical sharing platform Figure 1 acquired by Physician’s Weekly
Figure 1 has developed a platform for clinicians to discuss and share medical knowledge.
Helius raises $12.8 million CAD to help devs build blockchain apps on Solana
The Web3 startup was founded by former Coinbase and AWS software engineers.
Yoshua Bengio co-signs statement calling for new laws to combat deepfakes
One study cited a 3,000 percent increase in deepfake fraud last year.
Ontario companies receiving $17.2 million in federal funding to commercialize quantum solutions
Xanadu, High Q, ProteinQure among companies receiving funding.
BC’s tech companies stand out in 2024 TSX Venture 50 list
Tech companies surged on the TSXV, with an average share price growth of 178 percent.