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Canadian Startup News
Three Canadian startups earn spots in Google’s latest Women Founders accelerator cohort
MedReddie, SkyAcres, and Nimble Science represent Canada in the class of 2024.
Virtual mental health platform Cognito raises $2 million in seed funding
Cognito plans to expand its mental health services across Canada this year.
McMaster University partners with Celesta Capital to support Canadian deep tech startups
Celesta will help McMaster-affiliated entrepreneurs commercialize their innovations.
Contractor management platform PayShepherd closes $7 million CAD as product, market expansion continues
Inovia Capital-led round aimed at cementing firm’s presence in the United States and Canada.
Canadian tech leaders back new venture studio Simple Ventures
Wealthsimple, Shopify, Ada, Knix execs part of contingent backing studio run by CEO Rachel Zimmer.
Tenstorrent founder reveals new AI chip startup Taalas with $50 million in funding
Startup says one of its chips can hold an entire large AI model without requiring external memory.
Synctera secures $18.6-million Series A extension, launches new payments integration
Synctera launched its embedded banking platform for Canada in December 2023.
RBCx launches second edition of mentorship program for women in tech
The previously all-women mentorship roster now includes men.
Miovision nabs Traffic Technology Services in second acquisition this year
Miovision acquired traffic data collection company CJ Hensch & Associates in January.
General Atlantic becomes major investor in travel perks platform Plusgrade
The deal values Plusgrade at over $2 billion, according to The Globe and Mail.
Canadian tech leaders headline speaker lineup for inaugural INNOVATEwest
Execs from Koho, Ada, Wealthsimple, Clio comprise speaker roster for 2024 conference.
These tech companies are hiring machine learning engineers in Canada
Autodesk, Electronic Arts, and BenchSci are looking to beef up their AI teams.
Middleware land grab: Flinks wants to kill screen-scraping and make APIs king
Montréal FinTech hopes to cement “special position” in North America’s financial ecosystem.
How money actually flows from VCs to startups
Capital call lines of credit are the instrument that allows VCs to manage their operations and administration.