Today in Funding: RockMass Technologies, DarwinAI
Two Canadian startups have recently announced new funding to fuel their growth. Here’s the latest on who raised, how much,…
Canadian Startup News
GoFor Industries raises $20 million Series A for last-mile delivery solution
Ottawa-based startup GoFor Industries has raised a $20 million CAD Series A round to further its expansion into the United…
Ross Intelligence files counterclaim against Thomson Reuters after announcing cease of operations
Ross Intelligence, an artificial intelligence startup for the legal industry, has filed a counterclaim against Thomson Reuters…
Emerge, WeCommerce begin trading on the TSX Venture Exchange
Two Canadian tech-focused companies, Emerge Commerce and WeCommerce, began trading on the TSX Venture Exchange (TSXV) on Monday.…
Virtual events provide opportunity for minority-focused organizations, underserved communities
The COVID-19 pandemic forced in-person events to seek out virtual venues. Not that virtual event platforms didn’t exist before,…
Pilots over pitches: how to accelerate growth through corporate-startup collaboration
“Always be pitching” has been the startup mantra for years, and for good reason. Pitching helps improve and validate ideas,…
Mila, IBM collaborating on open-source AI and machine learning project
Quebec Artificial Intelligence Institute (Mila) and IBM have teamed up to accelerate artificial intelligence (AI) and machine…
Techstars Montreal AI’s 2020 Virtual Demo Day showcases latest cohort
This week, Techstars Montreal AI 2020 held a Virtual Demo Day to showcase 10 artificial intelligence (AI) startups from around…
Mark Dobbin, Gerry Pond recognized at 2020 NACO Atlantic Summit
Mark Dobbin, the founder and president of Newfoundland-based Killick Capital, has been named Angel of the Year at the National…
Minister Bains says orgs committed to diversity will get “preferential access to government programming”
As part of a new diversity initiative rollout Thursday, Minister Navdeep Bains committed to using both carrots and sticks to…
Today in Funding: Potloc, Aifred Health, Kenota Health, Indiegraf
Four Canadian startups have recently announced new funding to fuel their growth. Here’s the latest on who raised, how much,…
WeCommerce going public to further strategy of buying Shopify ecosystem companies
WeCommerce, the holding company controlled by Andrew Wilkinson’s Tiny Capital, is set to go public on the TSX Venture…
Boast.ai raises $30 million from Radian Capital to “revolutionize” R&D tax credit market
Vancouver-based software startup Boast.ai has secured $30 million CAD in Series A financing from growth equity firm Radian…
AppDirect megadeal casts long shadow over Montréal startup funding in Q3 2020
Following a record-setting Q2, total tech funding in Montréal was propped up by one megadeal into a locally-born but now US-headquartered…
Platform Calgary to take over Startup Calgary in 2021
Platform Calgary is set to take over the operation of innovation organization Startup Calgary from Calgary Economic Development…