Canadian tech unicorns Ada, Clio, Lightspeed among first cohort of Canada’s Global Hypergrowth Project
Canada aims to take companies from $1-billion ‘unicorn’ valuation to $1-billion in annual revenue.
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Liberum raises $1.8 million for ‘protein synthesis as a service’
The Toronto-based startup creates custom proteins for everything from medical applications to household products.
Québec venture funding maintained upward trajectory in Q2 2023
Investment in the region grew by 42 percent from Q1 2023, and 81 percent year-over-year.
3D BioFibR secures $3.52 million in seed funding for automated collagen fibre manufacturing
3D BioFibR’s collagen fibre can be used as an artificial tendon in soft tissue repair research.
Venture funding in Toronto, British Columbia rebounds in second quarter of 2023
Capital converges on a select few winners as Toronto and BC megadeals make a comeback.
Nuvei, Plaid extend payments partnership to expand to different regions and businesses
The FinTech company and payments startup are joining forces to roll out more features.
Canada’s private tech firms gather to talk AI, growth, global appeal
Steve Wozniak tells Canadian Private Technology Conference to find “reasonable ways” to deal with AI.
After a three-year pause, TechPong bounces back for 2023 return
The annual ping pong-powered charity event has raised $400,000 over six showings.
Checkfront merges with Australia’s Rezdy to scale online tourism reservations
Both startups offer online booking platforms for tourism companies.
Bold Commerce reveals product that allows retailers to add checkouts to video and email
CEO says Checkout Unleashed eliminates “middleman” product pages.
British Columbia moves to protect its intellectual property with new programs
The new provincial strategy hopes to help businesses navigate the complicated financial and legal aspects of IP.
Toronto and Montréal added the most tech jobs in Canada in the last five years: Report
Ottawa’s tech talent concentration is higher than San Francisco’s Bay Area, CBRE says.
Cohere secures strategic investment from SAP as enterprise demand for generative AI grows
Toronto-based Cohere has also partnered with McKinsey.
Construction software firm Vitruvi to be acquired by US-based Bow River Capital
Calgary-based Vitruvi’s team and leadership to stay on as part of deal.
Meet BC Tech’s first Innovators Hall of Fame inductees
Honourees include leaders from BC Tech Association, CIBC, D-Wave.