AbCellera officially closes initial public offering with $555.5 million gross proceeds
Vancouver biotech company AbCellera Biologics has officially announced the close of its initial public offering (IPO) on the…
Canadian Startup News
Neo Financial reveals $50 million total financing as startup expands nationally
Neo Financial, the newest Canadian challenger bank startup looking to shake up the financial sector, has announced $50 million…
AutoLeap raises $8 million CAD as former FieldEdge CEOs tackle local auto repair industry
Toronto-based startup AutoLeap has closed an $8 million CAD seed round, comprising $6.4 million in equity and $1.6 million…
Borrowell to acquire Refresh Financial
Toronto-based FinTech startup Borrowell is set to acquire Refresh Financial, a fellow Canadian company offering financial products…
Calgary-based Attabotics to receive $34 million from federal government
Calgary-based robotics startup Attabotics is set to receive an investment of $34 million from the federal government through…
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,…
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…