Alberta launches new innovation strategy focused on attracting tech talent, capital
Plan contains minimal details on how budget funding will be allocated.
Canadian Startup News
Hookdeck raises $2.65 million CAD to connect the information that “rules the web”
Technical staff from Shopify, Gorgias, Checkout, and Designstripe all invest in Matrix Partners-led round.
Boxhub closes Delivery Hero CEO-led $2.7 million seed round
Boxhub aims to make the buying and selling of shipping containers as easy as booking a hotel.
What businesses are getting wrong about SR&ED tax credit claims
Mistakes and lack of planning cost businesses hundreds of millions of dollars a year.
MeetAmi secures $36.5 million to help wealth management firms navigate digital assets
MeetAmi looks to relieve the pressure wealth management firms are feeling amid the crypto boom.
Wavy raises $2.5 million to combat remote work, burnout, talent churn
Beer tastings? Yoga? Wellness workshops? There’s a Wavy experience for that.
VentureLab secures $2.5 million in provincial funding to expand semiconductor incubator
Funding enables VentureLab to build a new medtech lab in Vaughan.
Amid mounting competition, Float’s CEO believes company has what it takes to win in Canada
With army of customer evangelists, Float aims to capture Canadian market before international competitors swoop in.
Shopify proposes governance changes to protect CEO Tobi Lütke’s voting power
Shopify also acquired influencer marketing startup Dovetale.
University of Alberta spinout DrugBank closes $9 million from Brightspark, Amplitude, Theodorus to fuel drug discovery with its data platform
DrugBank wants to ‘be the shovel’ in a gold rush of new medical innovation.
Scale AI moves to scale supply chain AI startups with new funding, partnerships
Cluster partners with MaRS to support second Supply AI cohort.
CloudMD, Think Research announce changes to executive suites
Founder, CEO stepping down at CloudMD, while Think loses CFO.
Sollum secures $2.5 million from SDTC to jumpstart $14 million “Sun-as-a-Service” project
Sollum’s LED grow light solution is designed to recreate the sun’s natural light.
Federal #Budget2022 surprisingly heavy on innovation policy
No Canadian DARPA, SR&ED reform is coming, and our clusters are no longer super.
Uplinq raises $4.4 million CAD to help small business lenders make accurate decisions
Uplinq’s credit assessment platform provides ‘billions’ of data signals beyond traditional credit indicators.