RBCx partners with CAN Health Network to increase Canadian medtech firms’ access to capital
With the addition of RBC as a partner, the CAN Health Network will now be able to provide Canadian medtech companies with more…
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Inovia Capital partner and former RIM exec Dennis Kavelman joins board of BenchSci
Medical AI company BenchSci announced September 9 the addition of Inovia Capital partner and former Research In Motion (now…
Rebranded Nuula secures $120 million for real-time data app, loan offering for small businesses
Nuula is a newly branded FinTech company, now headquartered in Toronto, that is looking to provide small businesses with data…
Facedrive fracas heats up as company confirms it filed suit against its co-founder
Toronto-based ride-sharing startup Facedrive said September 8 that it is “aware of certain allegations circulated concerning…
Ontario government announces tech, standards for planned Digital ID program
The Government of Ontario has revealed the technology and standards that will underpin the province’s Digital Identity (Digital…
AON3D gets $14.4 million CAD in Series A funding, announces partnership with private space agency
Montreal’s AON3D is literally over the moon with its latest round of funding after securing $11.5 million USD ($14.4 million…
Cohere raises $40 million USD to make natural language processing more accessible
Toronto-based artificial intelligence (AI) startup Cohere, which provides natural language processing (NLP) models, has secured…
Jeanne Lam named first president of Wattpad
Wattpad executive Jeanne Lam has taken on the role of president, the first in the company’s history as it reports “a period…
Clio acquires San Francisco’s Lawyaw as it ramps up merger and acquisition efforts
Clio has made its third acquisition to date as the legaltech startup increases focus on a merger and acquisition (M&A)…
Creative Layer secures backing from Shopify CEO, Celtic House for personalized printing platform for Shopify creators
After selling Canvaspop in July, Ottawa’s Nazim Ahmed has already launched his next startup, Creative Layer, raising $3 million…
Traction on Demand acquires New Zealand’s Trineo to create 24-hour work cycle
Vancouver-based Traction on Demand (ToD) has come a long way since it was first launched in 2006 out of an apartment in Port…
Facedrive co-founder claims company considering insolvency amid face off with former CEO
The former president and the former CEO of the embattled ride-sharing company Facedrive both issued news releases – September…
Michael Peters to replace Pascale Audette as CEO of Carebook
Montréal-based healthtech company Carebook Technologies has announced the appointment of Canadian healthcare executive Michael…
Facebook makes payments product available off platform, starting with US Shopify merchants
Last week, Facebook began rolling out Facebook Pay for merchants beyond its own platforms for the first time, beginning with…
BMO and Riskfuel collaborate on AI for financial transactions
BMO Financial Group continues to leverage artificial intelligence (AI) in its operations with the recent announcement that…