OMERS Ventures turnover continues with global head Damien Steel joining Deep Sky as CEO
With significant summer departures, OMERS Ventures’ playbook has changed once again.
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Ontario government, Rogers invest combined $8.8 million for province-wide cybersecurity initiative
Canadian Cyber Threat Exchange, TMU’s cybersecurity centre are leading the initiative.
Andorix receives $54.3 million CAD in debt, equity for in-building digital infrastructure
Toronto-based startup aims to help systems like HVAC, Wi-Fi, lighting, and elevators work together on one network.
Gambit Partners aims to take some of the risk out of early-stage investing by leaning on its LPs
Led by Relay Ventures and VTS VPs, $2-million VC fund looks to leverage its LP battalion of Canadian tech operators.
Mysa, ReelData among nominees for Volta’s 2023 Ecosystem Impact Awards
Awards celebrate organizations, individuals that made significant contributions to tech in Atlantic Canada.
Cancer-focused Imagia Canexia Health files for bankruptcy 18 months after merger
Oncology tech firm closed a $20-million round and led an $18-million Supercluster project in 2022.
Three tech companies hiring Python developers in Canada
Neo Financial, Givex, and Leap Tools are looking to hire Python developers across the country.
Xanadu, Toronto Metropolitan University to develop quantum computing educational program
Students will learn and work with Xanadu’s software framework PennyLane.
OBIO offering up to $20,000 in grants to women-led health science companies
Deadline to apply for OBIO’s Women in Health Initiative is September 10.
Four startup growth tips for founders, from founders
Founders from Bridgit, 7shifts, Jane App, and Bloomerang share the lessons that shaped their businesses.
PointClickCare launches PatientPay integration to increase payment efficiency in health-care facilities
PointClickCare expands marketplace of integrated solutions with PatientPay.
MindBridge founder Solon Angel joins Fresh Founders as managing partner
Following MindBridge departure, Angel wanted to explore another “specific idea in accounting tech.”
TikTok to remove ‘Storefront’ integration with Shopify and others, pushing merchants to use TikTok Shop
As one integration ends, Shopify adds another: USDC payments through Solana Pay.
Ideogram launches with $22.3 million CAD for generative AI text-to-image platform like DALL-E
a16z, Canadian AI expert Raquel Urtasun, Github co-founder Tom Preston-Werner invested.
Identity-verification company Trulioo unveils new capabilities to accelerate person-matching
Trulioo uses AI and machine learning to accelerate customer verification.