Canadian Securities Administrators considering crypto “regulatory regime” by 2022
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) said it wants to adapt current securities regulations to specifically address…
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GoFor, CybernetIQ take home $750,000 prize at AccelerateOTT Pitchfest
Invest Ottawa has announced the winners of AccelerateOTT Pitchfest, a pitch competition that aims to address key opportunities…
SmartHalo crowdfunds an additional $1 million for smart biking device
Montreal-based SmartHalo, a smart biking device developer, has successfully crowdfunded $1 million for the second generation…
Traction Guest raises $17 Million CAD Series A for cloud-based visitor management system
Vancouver-based Traction Guest, a cloud-based visitor management system, has raised $17 million CAD Series A funding round.…
U of T’s self-driving car dominates 2019 AutoDrive Challenge
The University of Toronto’s self-driving car team, aUToronto, beat out seven other universities in the second annual…
Eight Canadian healthtech companies part of initial MedTeq fund investments
Eight Canadian healthtech companies have received investments from Montreal-based MedTeq, a pan-Canadian health-technology…
Energia to receive $500,000 investment from New Brunswick Innovation Foundation
Fredericton-based Energia Ventures, an accelerator offshoot from the University of New Brunswick, has announced it will receive…
MindBridge receives $14.5 million SIF funding to support $140 million AI project
MindBridge Analytics has received $14.5 million from the federal government to help support a “first-of-its kind”…
Two women FinTech leaders talk success in a “male-dominated” industry
Interac recently hosted women leaders in FinTech to discuss some of the top challenges they face in the industry. The evening…
UBC launches blockchain, distributed ledger program for graduate students
The University of British Columbia (UBC) is launching a blockchain and distributed ledger technology training program for graduate…
MaRS, federal government launch Healthy Neighbourhoods Data Challenge
MaRS Discovery District and the Public Health Agency of Canada have launched the Healthy Neighbourhoods Data Challenge, a competition…
Biomaterials startup Spiderwort raises $500,000 friends and family round
Spiderwort, an Ottawa-based healthtech and biomaterials startup, recently closed a $500,000 CAD oversubscribed friends and…
BroadbandTV reaches 575 million unique monthly viewers
BroadbandTV, a Vancouver-based media-tech company that creates, distributes, manages, and monetizes video content, has reported…
Digital skills school BrainStation expands learning platform ‘Online Live’
BrainStation, a technology skills school with five locations in North America, has expanded and updated its remote learning…
Element AI signs HSBC, its third partnership announcement in four months
Element AI is partnering with HSBC to help the bank develop the capability to analyze data that comes from clients of its Global…