IBM and University of Alberta use AI to predict schizophrenia with 74 percent accuracy
IBM and University of Alberta researchers have published a study describing how the teams used AI and machine learning algorithms…
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McGill University’s X-1 Accelerator receives $2 million from John Dobson Foundation
The McGill Dobson Centre for Entrepreneurship has received a $2 million donation from the John Dobson Foundation, which supports…
CanCon Podcast Ep. 76: Saadia Muzaffar, Harley Finkelstein, Bruce Croxon at #BetaKit150
Last month, BetaKit pulled together 300 of Canada’s best and brightest for a celebration of the next 150 years of Canadian…
Street Contxt expands its sell side platform to buy side investors
Toronto-based Street Contxt announced that it has launched its buy side platform. Street Contxt said the new buy side platform…
Hack To Start Ep.157: Adii Pienaar, founder of Conversio
Adii Pienaar is the founder of Conversio, an all-in one marketing dashboard. Pienaar is based in Cape Town, South Africa and…
IBM launches innovation incubator at Communitech
IBM Canada, in partnership with the Ontario Centres of Excellence and Communitech, has unveiled the IBM Innovation Incubator…
Ottawa-based GaN Systems receives strategic investment from BMW i Ventures
Ottawa-based GaN Systems has received a strategic investment from BMW i Ventures, BMW’s CAD $725 million venture capital…
Toronto and Vancouver make Dell’s list of top 50 cities supporting women entrepreneurs
At the eighth annual Dell Women Entrepreneur Network Summit, Dell released the findings of its 2017 Women Entrepreneur Cities…
Four Alberta-based incubators receive combined $1.5 million in funding
Four Alberta-based startup incubators are getting a financial boost to foster innovation and entrepreneurship in the province.…
Vancouver-based Mojio powering Rogers’ first connected car device
Rogers has turned to Mojio to power its first connected car solution. Targeted to its Share Everything customers, Rogers’…
IBM launches data encryption system, opens blockchain data centre in Toronto
IBM has announced the launch of IBM Z, a new system designed to encrypt large volumes of data and protect corporations from…
Flybits raises $6.5 million Series B with Information Venture Partners, Portag3
Toronto-based Flybits has raised a $6.5 million Series B led by Information Venture Partners. New investor Portag3 Ventures…
Smart angel investment and board involvement can support diversity, says #Startupfest panel
Last week’s Startupfest was jam-packed with something for everyone — whether you were interested in networking and casually…
The Entrepreneurship Society event offering tips on metrics and fundraising for scaling companies
On July 26, The Entrepreneurship Society will host an evening event dedicated to helping Toronto-based entrepreneurs understand…
contextere raises $1.38 million from Lockheed Martin to develop AI assistant for aerospace workers
Ottawa-based contextere, an IoT software company developing a personal assistant for industrial employees, has raised $1.38…