UK-based Captain AI will relocate to Canada after closing $2.1 million USD to serve restaurants in North America
GreenSky, Techstars-backed Captain AI already caters to Pizza Pizza.
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F|T: The FinTech Times – Jack Dorsey is back at the head of Square
Plus: Moneris goes down, Netcoins get breached (again).
Raquel Urtasun reunites with Uber in autonomous trucking partnership
Plus: 1Password hits $250M ARR on the back of B2B growth.
As 1Password hits new revenue milestones, CEO Jeff Shiner touts B2B growth
B2B revenue growth has driven 1Password to $250 million ARR.
These companies are hiring software engineers to work on machine learning in Canada
Thomson Reuters, Procom, and Ripple are looking to hire machine learning experts across the country.
How TECHNATION thinks we can solve Canada’s tech talent gap
Canadian companies have over 40,000 open tech roles–and they needed them filled yesterday.
A checklist for building sustainable rural tech hubs
Rural tech hubs offer flexibility, but need flexible entrepreneurs to thrive.
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Deep Genomics adds life sciences veteran, Papa loses major contracts
Plus: Digital health, health IT funding slumped in Q2, but some bright spots remain.
Secoda closes $19-million CAD Series A to scale its data management AI copilot
As prompts supplant search, US investors Craft Ventures and Abstract Ventures back Secoda’s new AI-powered tools.
Waabi partners with Uber Freight to deploy its autonomous trucking tech
Waabi’s self-driving solution has already hit the road in Texas as part of 10-year agreement.
R|T: The Retail Times – Amazon is trying to control inventory deeper in the supply chain
Plus: Attabotics settles patent litigation with Urbx.
GrowerIQ secures $1 million from Government of Canada to expand its cannabis-tracking system
FedDev Ontario funding follows GrowerIQ’s recent Barbados government contract.
A|I: The AI Times – The benefits of Canada’s AI investment are leaving the country
Plus: How good are you at spotting AI fakes?
ZayZoon closes Series B to fuel continued US expansion of earned wage access business
ZayZoon nabs $34.5 million USD in debt and equity to help workers access a cash-advance alternative to payday loans.
Aquanow launches AQN Digital Ventures Fund to back next generation of blockchain startups
Fund has already invested more than $1 million in seven companies, including BoomFi and Mash.