F|T: The FinTech Times – SEC sets sights on crypto firms Binance and Coinbase
Plus: Interac appoints Jeremy Wilmot as CEO.
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Three Canadian cities ranked in the global top 50 startup ecosystems
Plus: Led by ex-Google researchers, OpenAI rival Cohere secures $270M.
The Collision conversation is a microcosm for Canadian tech
People across Canada are asking questions about Collision. The answers say a lot about Canadian tech.
Here’s how Canada’s top 10 cities rank in the global startup ecosystem
StartupBlink’s report shows Canada maintains fourth place in global ranking.
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Pharma giant Bayer moves deeper into digital health
Plus: FemTherapeutics raises $2.5 million CAD to address pelvic floor disorders.
AlayaCare founder, Alberta Innovates and Strata Health Solutions executives honoured at e-Health Conference
Digital Health Canada hands out awards in six categories to medtech executives.
Vive Crop Protection adds $11.2 million CAD extension to Series C to improve efficiency of agricultural chemicals
Vive recently made its fungicide available in Canada to help combat potato crop diseases.
Cohere announces $270-million USD Series C from Inovia, Nvidia, Oracle, Salesforce
Led by ex-Google researchers, OpenAI rival Cohere aims to help firms adopt generative AI.
R|T: The Retail Times – Shopify’s birthday gift: a new class-action lawsuit
Plus: Temu is losing millions of dollars to break into the US.
Soar reveals its Indigenous entrepreneur-focused accelerator’s first cohort
The program is delivered in partnership with Square, BDC, and Futurpreneur.
York University partners with OneEleven to launch joint venture studio for new tech MBA degree
York’s Schulich School of Business is set to launch the program this fall semester.
A|I: The AI Times – Public letter escalation: Bengio & Hinton sign another warning
Plus: Canadian AI computing startup Tenstorrent and LG partner to build chips.
Rhino Ventures leads Twig Fertility’s $8 million Series A to improve fertility experience with tech
Twig is developing a proprietary platform to optimize treatment plans and opening more clinics in Canada.
Oamo emerges from stealth with White Star Capital backing to build decentralized data brokerage
Oamo’s team features Kraken, Polygon, Figment, Eventbrite, and Morgan Stanley alumni.
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Is Salesforce repositioning itself as a data company?
Plus: Growth equity firm PSG takes a big bite out of Toronto startup Hostaway.