Waabi fuels up to launch fully driverless trucks in 2025 with $275-million CAD Series B
Uber and Khosla double down as Nvidia, Porsche, IKEA join Toronto AV startup’s cap table.
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DMZ Ventures launches new fund for early-stage startups
The fund will make up to 10 investments per year, ranging from $100,000 to $250,000 CAD.
Triptyq Capital’s Bertrand Nepveu talks Apple Vision Pro, Vrvana, and XR
Four months after Apple released its long-awaited extended-reality (XR) headset, the Vision Pro is hitting stores in Canada.…
Tax credit, grant financier Finalta Capital secures $31 million in funding
Lender aims to provide additional $100 million in tax credit and grant financing over the next two years.
Vint Cerf’s internet history lesson at University of Waterloo mixes humour and hope with words of warning
The co-developer of TCP/IP shares thoughts on interoperability, accessibility, preservation.
Three companies looking for Canadian tech workers with cloud experience
Intelliware, Ripple, Accenture offering career opportunities to cloud experts.
Two Small Fish Ventures holds $41-million CAD final close for Fund III
Firm is tapping into its “superpowers” to spot early winners in frontier tech.
Borderless AI makes its Cohere-powered HR agent free to use
As part of the Cohere Startup Program, Borderless hopes to attract new customers by opening up its AI offering.
Led by former Solium CEO, CreditApp secures $2.7 million to commercialize auto lending software
Inovia-backed CreditApp aims to bring innovation to the auto-lending market.
Jérôme Nycz out as BDC Capital head
In stunning turn, executive vice president announces retirement after 22 years at BDC.
Northleaf and Kensington both close their VCCI-backed funds
VCCI-backed funds-of-funds feature respective $370 million and $290 million war chests.
Google for Startups Accelerator opens 2024 Canadian cohort applications
Tech giant claims its supported startups have cumulatively raised more than $395 million CAD.
Paula Cruickshank to lead BDC Capital’s fund investments as senior VP
Cruickshank fills role previously held by Alison Nankivell, now MaRS’ CEO.
Descartes acquires UK-based logistics platform BoxTop for $18 million CAD
The deal follows a similar across-the-pond acquisition in April.
Vancouver will host rebranded Collision in 2025 and beyond
With Toronto deal set to expire, the West Coast emerges as next locale for the rebranded Web Summit Vancouver.