Startup Canada Podcast Ep.129: championing companies to market with Michelle Caers
Michelle Caers’ hands-on experience spans 20 years as she’s led over six startup teams and continues to champion companies…
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Straight talk about artificial intelligence with Kathryn Hume and Carole Piovesan
Kathryn Hume and Carole Piovesan are powerful forces in the Toronto artificial intelligence community. Kathryn Hume is Vice…
Sidewalk Toronto is still figuring out how to govern and protect privacy
Sidewalk Labs is currently in the process of negotiating provisions to guarantee the privacy and respectful use of the data…
Vision Critical acquires Aida to integrate AI applications into customer intelligence platform
Vision Critical has acquired Vancouver-based startup Aida, which provides a platform for answering customer service questions…
Toronto-based Green Tank Technologies raises $4.3 million from Snoop Dogg
Toronto-based vape manufacturer Green Tank Technologies has raised a $4.3 million seed round from Toronto-based Green Acre…
Canadian government launches $25 million program to support agricultural cleantech
The Canadian government is dedicating $25 million over three years to help the country’s agricultural sector reduce greenhouse…
Careworx raises $17 million to help senior care centres track health records
Ottawa-based CareWorx has raised $17 million from California-based Kayne Partners, a growth private equity group of Kayne Anderson…
BDC financing $325,000 in loans to support entrepreneurs with mental health and addiction challenges
BDC is financing $325,000 in loans to support entrepreneurs with mental health and addiction challenges. The money will be…
Hootsuite, Shopify among Linkedin’s most sought-after companies in Canada
Linkedin has released the first-ever Canadian edition of its Top Companies 2018 roundup, which looks at the most sought-after…
CryptoKitties raises $12 million from Andreessen Horowitz and Union Square Ventures
CryptoKitties, which was founded by Vancouver-based Axiom Zen, has raised $12 million USD, according to a report from Bloomberg.…
H|T: The Healthtech Times Newsletter – A massive fraud
The Healthtech Times is a weekly newsletter covering healthtech news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to H|T using…
Lighthouse Labs and Kids Code Jeunesse launch program to help teachers learn to code
Coding bootcamp Lighthouse Labs and Kids Code Jeunesse have partnered to launch Code Create Tech, a national campaign to give…
With $1.3 million, Finhaven is building a blockchain-powered securities exchange
Vancouver-based Finhaven has officially launched its equity and debt issuance platform on the heels of $1.3 million in seed…
Today in key hires: Bench hires ex-Hootsuite leads, Rangle.io announces new exec creative director
Over the past several weeks, two companies announced major additions to their team. Here’s the latest update on who’s added…
Shopify announces Google Pay integration, improved mobile checkout
Ottawa-based ecommerce giant Shopify has announced that it has integrated Google Pay within the Shopify platform. Shopify merchants…