Properly founders exit as company and tech are sold in separate transactions
America real-estate giant Compass buys out Properly founders; unnamed Canadian firm acquires brokerage.
Canadian Startup News
As enterprises dip their toes into generative AI, Plurilock finds gains in selling safety
Regulatory changes are putting greater pressure on compliance, says CEO Ian Paterson.
GHGSat closes Series C1 to launch more greenhouse gas emissions-monitoring satellites
The Montréal-based startup secured $59.9 million CAD but did not disclose equity/debt split.
Three companies hiring front-end software developers across Canada
eClerx, Procom, and Accenture are looking to hire front-end developers across the country.
Attabotics, Urbx settle litigation over robotic storage patents
Following mutual resolution, both startups agree to no more public statements.
Immervision lands $5.7 million CAD government contract to make military imaging systems
Contract with Canada’s military research department will focus on tech like aerospace cameras.
MedStack gears up to help digital health startups in Europe navigate GDPR compliance
To date, MedStack has largely operated in Canada and the US.
VentureLab appoints semiconductor industry leader Hugh Chow as CEO
Hong Kong-born Chow sees room for VentureLab to extend itself globally.
Future workforce: where Gen Z wants to work and how startups can support them
UWaterloo’s Work-Learn Institute data finds Gen Z is looking for growth, impact, security, and balance.
CDL-Vancouver preps fall innovation mining and minerals conference following launch of minerals stream
Conference will take place October 25 at the Vancouver Convention Centre.
Cultivator’s incubated startups surpass $100 million in private funding
Prairie tech hub hits major milestone coinciding with new connections to the Valley.
Space-tech startup Mission Control shoots for the Moon (and Mars) with funding from GreenSky
Mission Control’s customers have included the Canadian Space Agency, NASA, and MDA.
Rockwell Automation signs agreement to acquire Waterloo-based Clearpath Robotics
Clearpath’s mission statement is to automate “the world’s dullest, dirtiest, and deadliest jobs.”
Sean O’Connor steps down as managing director of Conexus Venture Capital, Emmertech
Under O’Connor’s leadership, Conexus has helped fuel the growth of tech in Saskatchewan and across the Prairies.
Meet the Y Combinator Summer 2023 cohort startups with Canadian connections
Participants include Decoda Health, Greenlite, LifestyleRX, Spine AI, Tempo Labs, Terminal, and VaultPay.