Bank of Canada to collaborate with MIT on digital currency research project
Canada explores digital currency as Biden calls for US to examine its own options.
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Wisedocs closes $4.1 million to bring medical document analysis to âentireâ insurance ecosystem
Wisedocsâ âbread and butterâ is helping insurance orgs work with medical records.
Inside the province-wide push to make BC a global leader in cleantech
Faced with increased problems from climate change, cleantech stakeholders believe BC should think bigger still.
Scribble Data closes $2.2 million to help data science teams train machine learning models
Scribble Data aims to dip into Torontoâs machine learning talent pool.
Canadian startup news of the week (3/13/22)
Why Clio and Trulioo are choosing M&A over IPO.
Clio and Trulioo say not now to IPOs as CEOs discuss unicorn M&A strategies
Clio CEO says IPO window is closed, and âprobably goneâ for 2022.
Key raises $11 million to pilot home co-ownership platform in new Canadian, US markets
Key claims a waitlist of nearly 5,000 people for its service.
Walo secures $1.1 million to teach kids financial literacy
Walo provides a gamified mobile app that allows parents to automate allowances.
The Group Ventures secures $20 million for Fund II to invest in Canadian, Israeli tech startups
The Group Venturesâ portfolio includes MindBridge and Flybits.
Questrade launches online mortgage service QuestMortgage
Mortgages could be a differentiator for Questrade amid Wealthsimple competition.
Five tips for startups exploring buy now, pay later
Inside the past, present, and future of Buy Now, Pay Later.
Epoch Integration co-founders secure funding to simplify tax prep with Blackspark
The team that sold Epoch to BlackBerry is back to offer something better than âupload and prayâ tax solutions.
Canadian startup news of the week (2/27/22)
Clearco swaps CEOs; Hopper continues acquisition spree; ApplyBoard eyes IPO.
BCâs budget strong on cleantech; Alberta positions itself as major tech hub
BC announces $654 million for cleantech, while Alberta promises $73 million for innovation.
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