SWTCH raises $1.1 million to expand smart electric vehicle charging across North America
SWTCH Energy Inc. and its co-founders Carter Li and Laura Bryson are looking to address the challenges of urban electric vehicle ownership in North…
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Government extends CERB, announces transition plan to EI including newly proposed benefits
On Thursday, The Government of Canada announced that it is extending the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) by an additional four weeks and revealed…
Remote training startup Synapse raises $2.6 million CAD to grow new sales stream
Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the world has seen an increased demand for remote work tools. Synapse has felt the results of that first…
Knockri raises $3 million seed round to eliminate job interview bias through AI
Toronto-based Knockri, which has developed an artificial intelligence-based (AI) video recruiting tool aimed to enable fairer hiring processes, has closed $3 million CAD in…
BDC survey says 90 percent of Canadian entrepreneurs feel negative impact of COVID
A survey conducted by the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) has found that while the level of worry around COVID-19 has decreased over…
Mogo lays off 30 percent of staff, makes company wide cuts citing COVID-19 uncertainty
Vancouver-based FinTech company Mogo has temporarily laid off 30 percent of its staff in a move to prepare for the growing economic challenges and…
Toronto rideshare company Facedrive to acquire HiRide
Toronto-based ridesharing company Facedrive has entered into a share exchange agreement to acquire the entirety of HiRide, a socially responsible ride-sharing and car-pooling app….
A|I: The AI Times – Neon AI’s ethics problem
The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big data, and automation news from around the globe. If you…
How QuickBooks plans to increase the survival rate of small businesses
For many small businesses, surviving another year is the biggest marker of success. Unfortunately, 50 percent of small businesses fail by year five, showing…
Magaly Charbonneau named partner and Montreal lead at Inovia Capital
Inovia Capital has added its newest partner, Magaly Charbonneau, who will also lead the firm’s Montreal office and investment activities. Charbonneau becomes a partner…
Three Canadian startups selected to participate in Colliers Proptech Accelerator
Three Canadian startups have been chosen to participate in Colliers Proptech Accelerator‘s 2019 class, a three-month program powered by global accelerator, Techstars. All three…
BetaKit’s Guide to Elevate Main Stage
Returning for its third year, Elevate is now simply too big for one event guide. So BetaKit has produced a guide to every event…
#FutureMakers DevOps deep dive puts culture over process
As the topic for the May edition of RBC FutureMakers Talks, Transforming Delivery with DevOps was filled with a variety of technical questions –…