Fundica Roadshow offering $1 million investment award to one startup
For its fifth year, the Fundica Roadshow is partnering with First Stone Venture Partners to offer a $1 million investment award…
Microsoft wants to double size of Maluuba’s Montreal office, donates $6 million to Université de Montréal for AI research
On the heels of its Maluuba acquisition announcement, Microsoft announced that it will be doubling the size of Maluuba’s…
Thalmic hires Under Armour’s former head of connected products as VP of product experience
After beginning its hiring spree in November, Thalmic Labs has announced an executive hire in Abhi Bhatt, who will act as Thalmic’s…
RBC launches machine learning lab in U of A, announces Dr. Richard Sutton as head academic advisor
RBC Research, which was first established at the University of Toronto’s Banting Institute to publish new research in…
Moving The Dial asks senior leaders to go out of their way to support #womenintech
Despite its organizational genesis only three weeks ago, last night’s Moving The Dial event attracted hundreds of people…
Report: Canadian entrepreneurs optimistic about economy, plan to invest $96.6 billion in their businesses
According to a report from BDC, Canadian entrepreneurs are optimistic about the economy and plan to boost their business investment…
CES comes to Toronto in the first #WWTO of 2017
We Are Wearables is back for its first #WWTO event of 2017, and it’s bringing CES to the city of Toronto. The team is…
UNB opens cybersecurity research hub with IBM partnership, $4.5 million in funding
The University of New Brunswick has opened a hub dedicated to research, training, and industry collaboration in cybersecurity.…
As Rubikloud grows to 100, CEO Kerry Liu says it has a head start on the race to win retail cloud computing
These days, everyone is asking questions about the implications of machine learning tech on our society. With our high concentration…
Bloomberg Philanthropies giving Toronto up to $500,000 in grants to help city embrace innovation
Bloomberg Philanthropies, the charitable arm of the global company, is providing seven municipalities across the world with…
Microsoft acquires Waterloo-based AI startup Maluuba
Canadian startup Maluuba, which is focused on helping machines learn, think, and communicate like humans, has just been acquired…
With $6 million Series A, Clearwater Clinical wants to scale its mobile hearing test solution
Ottawa-based Clearwater Clinical, which is developing mobile and cloud-based data management solutions for the hearing health…
Highline BETA partners with Cossette Health to co-create healthtech startups
Startup co-creation company Highline BETA is partnering with Cossette Health, an incubator dedicated to supporting healthtech…
Former VICE chief revenue officer Ryan Fuss joins Waterloo-based Sortable
Waterloo-based Sortable, which was among Deloitte’s Technology Fast 50 announced in November, has announced that former…
Mercedes-Benz, Fujitsu among companies eager to hear from startups at ResolveTO
ResolveTO, a new Toronto conference hosted by the founders of Startupfest, has released the full details of the prizes available…