As tech talent crunch persists, Indeed’s Iain Hamilton on how companies can fill seats faster
With talent in the driver’s seat, finding the right candidates has become a tougher hunt.
Canadian Startup News
These global tech giants are recruiting Canadian workers
Shopify, Mastercard, Autodesk are seeking software, data engineers.
Electronics startup SmartD Technologies powers up with $14.2-million Series A
Startup looks to reinvent motor control with Clean Power VFD.
WordPress owner acquires Eric Migicovsky’s messaging app Beeper following spar with Apple
Under Automattic’s wing, Beeper aims to continue building “the best chat app on Earth.”
Pinterest is on a Toronto hiring spree to scoop up AI talent
CTO Jeremy King says company aims to use AI and ML to make Pinterest more “shoppable.”
CleanBC program investigation prompts fear of provincial startup fallout from cleantech and grant experts
“The first people that lose out are the companies [that] the program was set up for.”
Avidbots launches Kas, a smaller cleaning robot targeting new markets
Avidbots has slimmed down for hot bot summer.
Riskthinking.AI selected by OSFI to provide financial institutions with climate risk data
Exercise aims to encourage FIs to adopt sound climate risk management practices.
Harvest Ventures, New York-based IA Capital back Summit’s $3.5-million seed round
Digital insurance broker offers range of products, including to other FinTech firms.
Gerri Sinclair steps down as BC’s innovation commissioner
Outgoing commissioner to take innovation role at Vancouver International Airport.
Government software provider Clariti Cloud secures $24.6 million CAD from Vistara Growth
Clariti’s co-CEO is seeing increased demand for digital government services.
Now-private Farmers Edge partners with Gevo to carbon track US agriculture
Gevo’s project is backed by grant funding from the USDA.
Intel says enterprises need choice to scale AI’s potential
To deliver usability at the enterprise level, AI needs open ecosystems, not walled garden tech.
Appili Therapeutics to be acquired by Virginia-based life sciences company Aditxt
Deal is contingent upon Aditxt raising at least $20 million USD.
IPON invests $4.6 million to build IP capacity at post-secondary institutions
IPON has made $6.6 million in investments in the last year.