Alberta gains on Québec in venture activity
Plus: BetaKit has the exclusive on two new Canadian AI-focused VCs.
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Reflecting on inclusion in #CDNtech
Plus: The new venture studio backed by Shopify, Wealthsimple, Knix execs.
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Canadian pharmaceutical research spending dropped in 2022
Plus: Myanmar Molecular seeks Health Canada approval.
Does corporate VC have an advantage in AI investments?
Plus: Omnirobotic reborn and Flinks moves in for the kill.
Fuelled by new funding, RetinaLogik wants to prevent vision loss with AI and VR
Startup closes $783,000 in pre-seed funding led by HaloHealth.
OMERS Ventures’ Laura Lenz explains how startups can stand out when fundraising
A comprehensive data room signals company maturity and helps startups break through the noise.
A year after its fundraising failure, Omnirobotic emerges from restructuring as a profitable robot builder
Reborn Québec firm’s machines now serve cabinet manufacturers across North America.
R|T: The Retail Times – Temu and Shein’s success = air freighters’ stress
Plus: Shopify’s green strategy gamble, DeliveryHero abandons Foodpanda sale talks.
Canadian-founded Power closes $16.3-million CAD Series A to connect patients with clinical trials
Power claims over 600,000 patients used Power to discover clinical trials last year.
A|I: The AI Times – Nvidia rides the AI wave to a $2-trillion valuation
Plus: Yoshua Bengio calls for deepfake regulations.
Four Canadian companies selected to Comcast SportsTech Accelerator
Canada lead the pack with the highest number of companies in the global cohort.
Profitable payments startup ZÅ«m Rails closes $10.5-million Series A
Founded by Flinks, Versapay alums, Züm is looking to ramp its US expansion.
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Beleaguered 23andMe weighs splitting
Plus: Amazon makes cuts in healthcare units.
R|T: The Retail Times – Shein seeks China’s green light to IPO
Plus: Shares drop after Lightspeed beats Q3 guidance and Shopify hikes prices.
Bank modernization software provider Zafin to be acquired by Nordic Capital
A Zafin investor said the deal represents one of the largest recent exits in the Canadian software industry.