Why AI is the most overused term in legaltech
My team and I attended several legaltech-focused conferences this month and of course, as expected, machine learning and AI…
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Vancouver Startup Week panel explores what it really means to be an innovative startup
“Innovation has become a buzzword that has lost its meaning.” At least, that’s how the written program started out for…
Grow Financial says next face of FinTech is working with enterprise following Celero partnership
Grow Financial, the enterprise FinTech company, and Celero, which provides IT solutions to Canadian financial institutions,…
ILKOS Therapeutics $21 million seed round is “record-breaking”, according to CVCA
The Fonds de solidarité FTQ, CTI Life Sciences Fund, and Servier Canada have announced a combined investment of $21 million…
#SalesTO explores how a culture of analytics can increase company sales
With large amounts of information available to businesses, it is important for a company’s sales teams and leaders to understand…
Clearpath Robotics raises $39 million Series B to shift focus to factory material transport
Clearpath Robotics, which builds autonomous vehicles for “dull, dirty, and deadly” jobs, announced CAD $39 million (USD…
Why we chose to rename our startup (and what it means to rebrand)
If you find this blog post, it means I will no longer be the CEO of Qimple… instead, as of September 26, I find myself…
MobyTrip wants to make travel guidebooks obsolete
Whether it’s trying to book a flight or finding a cheap hotel for a few days, the work that goes into planning a vacation…
Chamath Palihapitiya says encouraging diversity is key to Canada’s success as an innovation hub
The recent Waterloo Innovation Summit, an event co-organized by the University of Waterloo and Communitech, gave hundreds of…
Startup Canada Podcast: Larry Shaw on Fredericton’s growing startup scene
“Innovation is a full contact sport and research parks are the playing grounds. University Research Parks are places where…
Paddle snags $700,000 in funding to help students embrace “job-jumping”
Thanks to their penchant for selfies and social media and the perception that they feel entitled to jobs after years of incurring…
Ryerson University receives $36.6 million in government funding to improve infrastructure
Ryerson University has received a total of $36.6 million in funding from the federal and provincial governments. The university…
OANDA founder Michael Stumm says Canadian FinTech companies must think beyond Canada
As more people look to disrupt the FinTech sector in Canada, it may be useful for them to learn from the successes and failures…
CanCon Podcast Ep. 36: What happens when Canadian tech doesn’t try to compete?
Elon Musk is at it again. In Mexico at the International Astronautical Congress, Musk announced that his company, SpaceX, will…
D-Wave Systems reportedly raises $21 million
According to a report from The Globe and Mail, Burnaby-based D-Wave Systems has raised $21 million. The company, which develops…