Cohere Series D hits $500 million USD raised at $5.5-billion valuation
BetaKit reported in June that Cohere had secured $450 million with hopes of raising more at a $5-billion valuation.
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BDC among those to experience interruptions as part of CrowdStrike outage
Plurilock CEO: Businesses are necessarily quick with cybersecurity patches, but rapid updates also come with risks.
Ontario is getting rid of ghost jobs
Phantom positions are plaguing the tech industry. Hereâs how to spot one.
Ethica secures $2.3 million to deliver “enterprise-grade” internet access to emerging markets
GreenSky-backed Ethica aims to improve internet reliability across Africa, India, other regions.
WonderFi working on Ethereum-based products with new innovation and development arm
Dubbed WonderFi Labs, the new arm is working on a Layer 2 blockchain and non-custodial wallet.
Ex-DeepMind researchers secure $17 million CAD to bring generative AI to video games with Artificial Agency
Toyota and Radical-backed startup aims to transform NPCs, game systems with AI.
After facing “challenging operating conditions,” Jasper Commerce sells operating business to Digital Commerce Payments
Jasper to keep some equity and future earnings, but otherwise has “no active business.”
PathFactory acquires fellow B2B marketing platform Uberflip in stock-for-stock deal
PathFactory says the combined entityâs customer list includes firms such as Nvidia, Amazon, and Thomson Reuters.
GPs and LPs at Startupfest expect gradual recovery with 2024 on pace to be worst for Canadian VC in a decade
Industry leaders expect more turnover, fundraising challenges for emerging managers.
Swift Medical among the latest #CDNtech companies to appoint new leaders as industry executive turnover continues
Changes in top leadership also hit Faire, Kovo HealthTech, goeasy, CFI, and more.
Intuit closes Edmonton office as company-wide layoffs impact 10 percent of employees
Some roles are being consolidated to its Toronto office to âbetter alignâ resources, company says.
Clutch receives $10-million strategic investment from iA Financial group
The investment will see iA’s insurance products integrated into Clutchâs online vehicle marketplace.
Ex-RBC, Fairstone Bank, Credit Karma execs launch direct-to-consumer personal loans platform
Fig, a subsidiary of Fairstone Bank, initially launched through partnerships with companies like Borrowell.
Roga secures $1.7 million CAD to reduce stress and burnout with its nerve-stimulating wearable
Neuroscientist and former Google Pixel PM team up to tackle workplace stress with Roga.
Bitfarms appoints Ben Gagnon as CEO amidst activist threats from Riot Platforms
Bitfarms parted ways with a CEO in March, kicking off a lawsuit and a public spat with Riot.