Intellectual Property Ontario finds permanent CEO in Dan Herman
Herman previously led ISED as executive director of innovation policy.
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Ziing acquires Metroland Parcel Services from TorStar
Ziing looks to expand its Canadian delivery network with second acquisition this year.
Three Canadian startups earn spots in Google’s latest Women Founders accelerator cohort
MedReddie, SkyAcres, and Nimble Science represent Canada in the class of 2024.
Contractor management platform PayShepherd closes $7 million CAD as product, market expansion continues
Inovia Capital-led round aimed at cementing firm’s presence in the United States and Canada.
A|I: The AI Times – Cohere will cover its customers sued for copyright violations
Plus: Six months after launch, Toronto’s Ideogram secures $80 million.
F|T: The FinTech Times – Stripe’s $65B valuation indicates an IPO isn’t anytime soon
Plus: How Flinks is building middleware for open banking.
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.
QueerTech acquires accelerator Gradient Spaces to support more 2SLGBTQ+ tech workers
According to QueerTech, less than one percent of venture capital deals go to Queer entrepreneurs.
Finix launches integrated payments offering in Canada
US FinTech firm offers a single integration for omnichannel payment acceptance.
Four Canadian companies selected to Comcast SportsTech Accelerator
Canada lead the pack with the highest number of companies in the global cohort.
Helcim closes $27 million CAD to bring payment stack to underserved SMBs
Startup’s full-stack payment offering puts it up against FinTech giants like Stripe.
F|T: The FinTech Times – BC court upholds ban on crypto mining, Sequoia backpedals Klarna ousting
Plus: Capital One’s blockbuster acquisition to protect itself from FinTech.
As crypto market bounces back, Balance reachieves $2 billion in assets under custody
Balance relocated its headquarters from Toronto to Calgary at the end of January.
Canadian late-stage VC funding continued to slip in 2023
The CVCA tracked $6.9 billion invested during the year across 660 deals.
A|I: The AI Times – OpenAI debuts Sora, a hyper-realistic text-to-video generator
Plus: How Vector Institute is reversing Canada’s AI brain drain.