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Nekso wants to close a $25 million round

Douglas Soltys November 2, 2017

Nekso is a ride-hailing service that integrates taxi lines, passengers, and drivers into one unified app. Operating under Toronto-based…

Microsoft Vancouver announces 50 new mixed reality jobs, education partnerships

Bradly Shankar November 2, 2017

Microsoft has announced that an additional 50 mixed reality-related jobs will be created in British Columbia to help grow the…

Hack To Start Ep. 172: Andy Carvell, Author of The Mobile Growth Stack

Franco Varriano November 2, 2017

Andy Carvell is the author of the Mobile Growth Stack and a Partner at Phiture, a mobile growth consultancy. Andy began his…

Breather announces Corporate Rewards partnership with Air Canada

Aeman Ansari November 2, 2017

Breather, which provides access to on-demand meeting spaces, has announced a partnership with Air Canada today that will offer…

Lana Novikova founder of Heartbeat Au speaks at TECHTO

Heartbeat AI’s Lana Novikova says humans have to be at the center of AI

Aeman Ansari November 2, 2017

Monthly meetup TechTO is an outlet for founders and startups to engage in open conversations about their entrepreneurial journey.…

Vancouver Tech Podcast EP. 101: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency & ICOs with Jeffery Walsh of Etherparty

Drew Ogryzek November 1, 2017

VanBex, a team of blockchain consultants and experts, does client work – helping with development, marketing for businesses…

RBC’s Borealis AI institute snags Washington State University professor

Bradly Shankar November 1, 2017

Borealis AI, an RBC Institute for Research in artificial intelligence, has announced that it has hired on professor Matthew…

MaRS expands to New York with Grand Central Tech partnership

Douglas Soltys November 1, 2017

Toronto-based innovation hub MaRS announced a new partnership today that will expand its presence to New York City. Partnering…

New Brunswick second annual Open Data Visualization Challenge launches

Aeman Ansari November 1, 2017

The New Brunswick Social Policy Research Network and the University of New Brunswick’s Faculty of Business Administration…

SHM Controls closes $800,000 for smart heating system rollout

Aeman Ansari November 1, 2017

SHM Controls Inc. (SHM), a Vancouver-based smart heating system provider, announced that it has closed $800,000 in funding,…

Rory Capern tells tech companies to “Tear Down This Wall” at #MarketingTO

Aeman Ansari November 1, 2017

TechTO held its first MarketingTO event earlier this month to encourage startups to go beyond traditional boundaries and focus…

Startup Canada Podcast: Katrina Carroll-Foster on championing diversity

Startup Canada October 31, 2017

Failure is a right of passage for entrepreneurs. For Katrina Carroll-Foster, the knowledge gained by closing her first business…

Amazon met with Canadian federal government 99 times in the past 12 months

Sameer Chhabra October 31, 2017

US-based e-commerce giant Amazon lobbied Canada’s Liberal government more than any other tech company in the last 12 months.…

Bernie Sanders health care talk shows U.S. not just interested in our tech talent

Jeff Goldenberg October 31, 2017

It appears that Canada and Bernie Sanders share a mutual appreciation. With all eyes focused south in 2016 on the US election…

Vector Institute doubles AI faculty with 10 new additions

Douglas Soltys October 31, 2017

Toronto-based Vector Institute announced today that it has effectively doubled its faculty of AI researchers. The non-profit…

Canadian FinTech leaders told to finally expect open banking progress in fall budget

Can Canada build its own social network?

“Stay tuned”: OpenAI teases Canadian office

Canadian cloud providers unite to launch sovereign cloud offering for government

Mila exploring venture fund to commercialize AI research

Manzil surpasses $100 million in halal mortgages for Muslim Canadians

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Nekso wants to close a $25 million round

Microsoft Vancouver announces 50 new mixed reality jobs, education partnerships

Hack To Start Ep. 172: Andy Carvell, Author of The Mobile Growth Stack

Breather announces Corporate Rewards partnership with Air Canada

Heartbeat AI’s Lana Novikova says humans have to be at the center of AI

Vancouver Tech Podcast EP. 101: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency & ICOs with Jeffery Walsh of Etherparty

RBC’s Borealis AI institute snags Washington State University professor

MaRS expands to New York with Grand Central Tech partnership

New Brunswick second annual Open Data Visualization Challenge launches

SHM Controls closes $800,000 for smart heating system rollout

Rory Capern tells tech companies to “Tear Down This Wall” at #MarketingTO

Startup Canada Podcast: Katrina Carroll-Foster on championing diversity

Amazon met with Canadian federal government 99 times in the past 12 months

Bernie Sanders health care talk shows U.S. not just interested in our tech talent

Vector Institute doubles AI faculty with 10 new additions

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