Chainvu raises $2.6 million CAD to help the logistics industry track shipments in real-time
Mississauga-based Chainvu, which targets the logistics industry with continuous, live monitoring of location, integrity, safety,…
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Canadian government launches regional economic development program
The Canadian government has announced the launch of the Regional Economic Growth Through Innovation (REGI) program, which will…
Vector Institute adds five new faculty members
Toronto’s AI-focused Vector Institute has announced five new faculty members from across Canada. The new faculty brings…
Communitech announces new Fierce Founders and Edge accelerator cohorts
Communitech has announced the latest startups to join its two accelerators. The Fierce Founders accelerator includes a six-month…
BC researchers working on AI-powered clean energy robotic platform
Natural Resources Canada has announced an $8 million investment into the development of a “first-of-its-kind” robotic platform…
Uber could be looking into grocery delivery in Toronto
A new job posting on Uber’s Linkedin page suggests that the ride-hailing company is looking into grocery delivery in Toronto.…
Four key takeaways from SaaS North
At the SaaS North conference in Ottawa—HQ to Canada’s largest e-commerce company, Shopify— this week, over 1,500 attendees…
Borealis AI opens R&D lab at evolv1 in Waterloo
In Waterloo, evolv1—a 100,000 zero-carbon office space—officially opened its doors, becoming home to several tech firms…
Outside Toronto: The Unsung Canadian Cities Leading AI Innovation
Robin Grosset, Chief Technical Officer at MindBridge Ai, spoke about the future of AI at SAAS NORTH in Ottawa earlier this…
Sidewalk Labs reveals more on Quayside, still quiet on data collection
Sidewalk Labs is still mum on how it plans to collect data but finally revealed more details for Quayside, the proposed smart…
HYAS receives $2 million in venture debt from Silicon Valley Bank
Infosec and cybersecurity company HYAS has announced that it has entered into a debt financing agreement with Silicon Valley…
RBC launches its roboadvisor across Canada
RBC has launched its investment roboadvisor, RBC InvestEase, across Canada. RBC said the digital investment advice service…
Vendasta receives $3.3 million from Western Innovation Initiative
Through the Western Innovation (WINN) Initiative, the Canadian government has invested over $3.3 million in Vendasta Technologies…
Canadian government invests $2.5 million in University of Alberta AI-supercomputing hub
The Government of Canada has announced $2.5 million in funding for the University of Alberta to establish an artificial intelligence-supercomputing…
La Caisse invests $200 million in Montreal’s Plusgrade
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (la Caisse) is taking an equity interest totalling $200 million in Plusgrade, a provider…