Three Canadian regions ranked among the best global cleantech ecosystems by Startup Genome
byToronto-Waterloo ranked best cleantech ecosystem in Canada.
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Toronto shattered venture funding records in 2021 as city grew accustomed to billion-dollar quarters
byInvestment in Toronto tech grew 400 percent in 2021.
A win for HomeTeamLive: streaming sports company lands $450,000 pre-seed funding
byHomeTeamLive’s AI-powered cameras live stream amateur sports events to subscribers.
Clio alum launches legaltech startup Lawbrokr to match consumers with lawyers
byPre-seed funding in hand, Lawbrokr has launched in Toronto.
AI drug discovery startup BenchSci scores $63 million Series C round led by Inovia, TCV
byBenchSci says its tech is used by 16 of the top 20 pharmaceutical companies.
Canadian startup news of the week (1/23/22)
by1Password goes Hollywood, makes history, while Sonder makes Nasdaq debut.
F|T: The FinTech Times – Andreessen Horowitz wants *how much* to invest in crypto?
byPlus: Shakepay shakes its way to a $44 million Series A.
Tech sees progress in promoting women to executive roles, but still lags behind other sectors
byReview places the tech sector at the bottom for female C-suite executives.
Pluribus Technologies starts trading on TSX Venture Exchange after reverse takeover
byThe software acquisition company has scooped up nine firms since 2019.
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Future Fertility’s AI solution
byPlus: Talkspace faces class action alleging it misled investors ahead of SPAC deal.
Canadian crypto bros can get NFT profile pics from new Twitter Blue feature
byCanada is currently one of only four countries with access to Twitter Blue.
New Brunswick Innovation Foundation launches AI fund with support from feds
byThe fund seeks to accelerate AI research and adoption in New Brunswick.
Ionomr Innovations lands over $18 million led by Shell Ventures
byIonomr was recently named in Cleantech Group’s 2022 Global Cleantech 100 list.
Diversio secures $8.13 million CAD on journey to improve corporate diversity and inclusion
byDiversio uses AI to uncover bias in companies and recommend solutions.