Université de Montréal and the Fonds de recherche du Québec launch ethical guidelines for AI
Université de Montréal, in collaboration with the Fonds de recherche du Québec, has announced the Montréal Declaration…
Canadian Startup News
Wattpad announces first country manager for India
Toronto-based Wattpad has appointed its first country manager for India. Devashish Sharma will lead the company’s efforts…
Element AI receives $5 million loan from Canadian government
The Canadian government is providing funding to six Montreal AI companies, including $5 million in a repayable contribution…
Box hires country VP for Canada
Former Salesforce VP Adam Drew has joined Box as country VP of Canada. Before Box, Drew ran enterprise sales for central Canada…
Ontario Auditor General highlights several concerns regarding Waterfront Toronto’s handling of Quayside
The Ontario Auditor General’s report for 2018 laid out several concerns for Sidewalk Labs’ planned Quayside development…
Six early-stage Atlantic Canadian startups join Volta Cohort
Six Atlantic Canadian technology startups were selected to each receive a $25,000 investment from Volta Cohort, a micro-fund…
Algolux named Most Innovative Autonomous Driving Solution at Detroit’s Tech.AD Conference
Montreal-based Algolux, a provider of machine learning optimization platforms for autonomous vision, has won the top award…
Toronto-based financial data platform Quandl acquired by Nasdaq
Nasdaq has acquired Toronto-based Quandl, a provider of alternative and core financial data. Quandl’s platform will be…
Intuit releases report on state of small business cash flow in Canada
As announced during QuickBooks Connect Toronto, Intuit has released the results and key findings from its small business cash…
Cambridge-based BIOS raises $6 million, opens Montreal office
Neural engineering startup BIOS has raised $6 million CAD ($4.5 million USD) with a mix of investors from the UK, Canada, and…
Intuit Canada and Futurpreneur partner to teach entrepreneurs financial basics
Intuit Canada and Futurpreneur have announced a new partnership to support young entrepreneurs in the Canadian ecosystem. Through…
SnapTravel raises $28 million CAD Series A from Steph Curry, Telstra Ventures
Toronto-based SnapTravel has raised $28 million CAD ($21 million USD), adding $17 million CAD ($13.2 million USD) in new investments…
Canadian tech is leaving money on the table (CanCon ep. 136)
Free money! Now that I have your attention, let’s talk government grants. There are over 4,500 grant and incentive programs…
Great-West Life expands Dialogue healthcare platform across Canada
Great-West Life has expanded Dialogue’s virtual employee healthcare platform across Canada. The insurance giant began…
RBC #FutureMakers tackles quantum computing’s uncertain, yet compelling, future
Quantum computing may sound like an intimidating topic, but the aim of the November edition of RBC FutureMakers Talks was to…