Samsung opens AI lab in Montreal with Yoshua Bengio
Samsung is the latest company looking to tap into Canadian AI talent with the opening of an AI lab in Montreal. According to…
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Transit raises $5 million with mission to make car ownership obsolete
Montreal-based Transit has raised $5 million in a round led by Accel Partners. Accomplice, Real Ventures, and BDC also joined…
Uber may shut down Quebec operations due to new licensing requirements
Uber will be ceasing operations in Quebec on October 14th, 2017, if the company can’t come to an agreement with the provincial…
Ritual raises $53 million Series B
Toronto-based Ritual has raised $53 million CAD ($43.5 milion USD) in a Series B round led by Insight Venture Partners, according…
Picniic raises $2 million from Norway-based Telenor
Vancouver-based Picniic, which allows families to keep track of their activities in a single platform, has raised a $2 million…
Vector Institute names Garth Gibson as CEO
The Toronto-based Vector Institute has named its first CEO in Dr. Garth Gibson. His appointment is effective January 2, 2018.…
Zoom.AI acquires SimplyInsight to double down on natural language processing
Three months after it announced $2.1 million in funding, Zoom.AI has announced the acquisition of fellow Toronto company SimplyInsight.…
#ElevateHealth says AI can dramatically improve patient care
Elevate Toronto took the city by storm this month, sending a strong message to the world: Toronto is ready. We are ready to…
Alibaba’s Jack Ma says Canadian entrepreneurs should consider Chinese vs. US expansion at #Gateway17
At the Enercare Centre in Toronto, 3,600 entrepreneurs and industry leaders gathered for Gateway17, a large-scale event hosted…
#StartupOpenHouse takes over Vancouver, Toronto, and Montreal this week
This week, Startup Open House is opening the doors of Canada’s startup community to the public. The event — which is…
Toronto-based Deep Genomics raises $16 million from Khosla Ventures
Toronto-based Deep Genomics has raised $16 million CAD in funding led by Khosla Ventures, according to a report from The Globe…
Koho raises $8 million from Portag3 as Paul Desmarais III and Mike Katchen join board
Vancouver-based Koho has raised an $8 million funding round from Portag3 Ventures. The company raised its first disclosed $1…
CanCon Podcast Ep. 86: Does tech need IPO 2.0?
Does tech make things better? That the question (and the challenge) we posed on this podcast at the start of 2017. Today, we…
Manifold launches out of stealth with $18.5 million Series A
Halifax and San Francisco-based Manifold has launched with $18.5 million CAD from OMERS Ventures, Boldstart Ventures, Version…
OPC recommends new legislation to protect Canadians’ personal information online
The Privacy Commissioner of Canada says Canadians fear they are losing control of their personal information due to technology,…