Dialogue to offer virtual healthcare to employees travelling in the US
Toronto-based healthtech startup Dialogue is partnering with Doctor On Demand, a virtual care provider in the United States…
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Vancouver EdTech startup Riipen raises $5 million pre-Series A
Vancouver-based EdTech startup Riipen, which has created an experiential learning platform that allows companies to connect…
Image optimization software startup Blinkloader acquired by Uploadcare
Vancouver-based Blinkloader, which has developed an image optimization tool, has been acquired by US-based content delivery…
Vistara Capital caps technology growth fund at oversubscribed $150 million CAD
Vancouver-based venture firm Vistara Capital Partners, which focuses on growth debt and growth equity, has closed its Vistara…
Borrowell ventures into new category with predictive loan tool
Toronto-based FinTech Borrowell has launched Borrowell Boost, a new suite of digital tools to help consumers track, manage,…
Pet tech startup Pawzy wins Queen’s University pitch competition
A newly launched pet tech startup from Toronto has won its first pitch competition, earning the top prize after competing against…
Techstars AI demo day showcases second cohort of the Montreal accelerator
Last Thursday, Techstars AI Montreal hosted the demo day for its second cohort in the Cinéma Imperial, downtown Montreal.…
BlackBerry, L-Spark announce second cohort of joint accelerator
BlackBerry and Ottawa-based SaaS accelerator L-Spark have announced the six companies in the second cohort of their joint accelerator…
ScribbleLive acquired by Brazil-based Rock Content
Toronto-based ScribbleLive has been acquired by Latin-American content marketing startup Rock Content. The price of the deal…
North ends production of Focals, set to launch second generation smart glasses in 2020
North has ended the production and sale of the first generation of its Focals smart glasses, announcing on Tuesday Focals 2.0.…
Chrysalix announces second close of RoboValley Fund, still won’t say how much
Chrysalix Venture Capital, a tech-focused investment firm based in Vancouver, has announced the second close of its Chrysalix…
Waterloo’s Emagin acquired by Innovyze to improve water infrastructure data
Emagin, the Waterloo-based artificial intelligence startup that looks to use AI to improve water, energy, and food infrastructures,…
InterGen Capital receives $1 million from chamber of commerce to help scale Calgary’s startups
InterGen Capital, a Calgary-based non-profit scale-up fund and accelerator, has received a $1 million contribution from the…
CIFAR adds 34 new AI chairs, bringing headcount to 80
The Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR) has added 34 new AI chairs, bringing the total number of chairs to 80.…
FlexPay raises $6 million as it looks to attack ‘false declines’ in online payments
Montréal-based FinTech startup FlexPay, which is using AI to help e-commerce and subscription companies reduce credit card…