Federal government invests $2.4 million in P&P Optica to help meat processors automate food safety
PPO’s systems can detect and remove objects like plastics, rubber from food.
Canadian Startup News
Hopper closes $96 million USD from Capital One at more than $5 billion valuation
Capital One became Hopper’s first B2B client in 2021 after leading its Series F round.
QueerTech launches hybrid conference for 2SLGBTQS+ tech
Named QT Qonference, the event will take place from November 10 to 11.
Q4 Inc. CEO confident in 2023 profitability despite continued slow growth
M&A, delistings, frigid IPO market have impacted Q4 Inc’s customer retention, expansion.
CCI laments lack of detail on SR&ED, innovation agency as feds share economic update
Fall Economic Statement indicates projects are underway, but not at a pace the innovation community likes.
OnCall Health acquired by US-based SaaS provider Qualifacts
Prior to its acquisition, OnCall has raised around $10.5 million CAD.
Twitter’s mass layoffs hit Canadian office
Unknown at this time how many Twitter Canada employees were affected.
How startup CFOs can prepare for their rapidly changing role expectations
CFOs need to focus on facilitation, fairness, and future technology.
Report: Vancouver, Toronto saw greatest high-tech job growth in North America over the last two years
Montréal ranked fifth, while CBRE named Waterloo, Ottawa, Calgary markets to watch again.
Market watch: Lightspeed, Nuvei increase revenues but reports lead shares to fluctuate
Lightspeed’s share price dropped after the report was tabled.
With VCCI commitment, Kensington Capital Partners targets $290 million third venture fund
With renewed mandate from Government of Canada, Kensington aims to nearly double its previous fund.
Google opens new Montréal office, commits $2.75 million to Québec tech
Google finally opens new Montréal office after big 2020 commitment to expand in Canada.
Audette raises $12.8 million CAD to ‘level up’ decarbonization of buildings
The Victoria-based startup plans to expand from five to 150 North American cities.
1Password acquires Texas-based Passage to fuel push into passkeys
1Password envisions a future beyond passwords.
How Canada can get a big slice of the trillion-dollar global semiconductor market
Leaders explain why hardware is cool again ahead of HardTech Conference.