Alberta launches tech worker immigration stream after calls from community
New program hopes to fill gap in tech talent.
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Boosted.ai raises $43.7 million CAD to scale AI platform for investment managers
Boosted.ai claims $57.4 million CAD in total funding to date.
Provision Analytics raises $6 million CAD to improve food safety with its SaaS platform
Provision supplies digital record keeping, insights for food safety
Conduit’s ‘Stripe for DeFi’ approach bags startup $21.2 million CAD round led by Portage
Conduit wants to make DeFi “invisible” via its APIs.
Unreserved closes $33 million seed round to build property auction platform
E Inc founder aims to apply car auction model to homes.
FundThrough acquires invoice financing business from Silicon Valley’s BlueVine
The purchase doubles FundThrough’s US customer base.
AmpMe accused of boosting app sales through fake reviews by noted App Store critic
App maker conceded “more oversight is needed.”
Neo Financial to bolster presence in Calgary with 113,000 square feet of new office space
Its expansion within Calgary comes from the rapid growth of its team, doubling its workforce to over 400 employees in the past…
Wagepoint makes first acquisition, purchasing Timesheet Mobile
Wagepoint to launch “Wagepoint 2.0” by 2022 with enhanced features.
Maple acquires Wello to expand employee healthcare business
Wello’s 350 customers include Fortune 100 companies
Unbounce acquires US-based marketing tech startup LeadsRx
The deal marks Unbounce’s third acquisition to date.
Ecopia lands $3.39 million federal government contract for broadband mapping
Ecopia will use AI to identify locations for broadband internet in rural Canada.
Platform Calgary and Innovate Edmonton launch new pre-accelerator, Alberta Catalyzer
Platform Calgary hopes to open new Innovation Centre in 2022.
Federal government calls for new proposals under the Women Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Fund
Government making $25 million available to aid underserved women entrepreneurs.
Vendasta makes second acquisition after dashed IPO plans, venture round
The company chose a $119.5 million venture round over an IPO in May.