Happly.Ai, Verano.ai, aiphrodite.ai among winners at INNOVATEwest 2024
The inaugural INNOVATEwest wrapped up in Vancouver this week.
Canadian Startup News
Contango Digital Assets closes $5 million for “Blockchain x AI” seed fund
Backed by WonderFi CEO Dean Skurka, the fund seeks to support projects using both blockchain and AI.
Capital gains tax changes strike a nerve with Canadian tech ecosystem
Over 750 leaders have already signed an open letter calling on feds to reverse course.
DMZ receives $500,000 grant to expand Basecamp program for student entrepreneurs
To date, Basecamp has helped over 365 students launch 151 startups.
Well Health acquires 10 primary care medical clinics from Shoppers Drug Mart
Well says it will integrate digital workflows, patient engagement tech, and AI tools into the clinics once acquired.
Eocycle Technologies secures $25 million CAD to expand wind turbines in US, Europe
Cleantech firm plans to use government incentives in target markets to accelerate expansion.
What Alberta Innovates learned from sending 50 local startups to SXSW
Alberta startups go global at the world’s largest tech conference.
What’s in #Budget2024 for Canadian tech?
All eyes in Canadian tech are on AI, open banking, cleantech, and… taxes?
Shein’s Canadian delivery partner UniUni secures nearly $70 million CAD
The last-mile service secured just over $45 million CAD in Series B funding last year.
As FinTech sector anticipates open banking in Budget 2024, Payments Canada reveals no Real-Time Rail until at least 2026
Payments Canada did not share when it hopes to officially launch the RTR payment system.
Untether AI to collaborate with semiconductor giant Arm on smart vehicle solutions
Untether says its energy efficient architecture is needed to support next-gen vehicles.
Vidyard rolls out AI avatars after securing funding from EDC and existing backers
With AI Avatars, Vidyard aims to facilitate “personalized video communications at scale.”
Business leaders urge feds to require public pension funds to invest at home
Feds’ proposal to encourage more domestic investment risks compromising funds’ mandates, detractors say.
As tech talent crunch persists, Indeed’s Iain Hamilton on how companies can fill seats faster
With talent in the driver’s seat, finding the right candidates has become a tougher hunt.
These global tech giants are recruiting Canadian workers
Shopify, Mastercard, Autodesk are seeking software, data engineers.