Ontario government, Rogers invest combined $8.8 million for province-wide cybersecurity initiative
Canadian Cyber Threat Exchange, TMU’s cybersecurity centre are leading the initiative.
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Andorix receives $54.3 million CAD in debt, equity for in-building digital infrastructure
Toronto-based startup aims to help systems like HVAC, Wi-Fi, lighting, and elevators work together on one network.
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – BlackBerry has an interested buyer
Plus: Google faces executive turnover as the company searches for a new identity.
Gambit Partners aims to take some of the risk out of early-stage investing by leaning on its LPs
Led by Relay Ventures and VTS VPs, $2-million VC fund looks to leverage its LP battalion of Canadian tech operators.
F|T: The FinTech Times – Better.com’s stock tanks, Ramp officially closes $300M at valuation haircut
Plus: Hopper’s embedded FinTech offerings are now half of its app revenue.
AI, cleantech stay hot as mega-deals carry Canada to second-largest Q2 on record
Plus: MindBridge founder Solon Angel joins Fresh Founders as managing partner.
Canadian VCs talk fundraising, “shitty” behaviour, mannequin startups & more
John Ruffolo (Maverix), Michelle Scarborough (Thrive), Chris Neumann (Panache) and more join for a VC extravaganza.
Three tech companies hiring Python developers in Canada
Neo Financial, Givex, and Leap Tools are looking to hire Python developers across the country.
OBIO offering up to $20,000 in grants to women-led health science companies
Deadline to apply for OBIO’s Women in Health Initiative is September 10.
PointClickCare launches PatientPay integration to increase payment efficiency in health-care facilities
PointClickCare expands marketplace of integrated solutions with PatientPay.
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Medtech funding expected to rise throughout 2023
Plus: Peloton launches new approach to B2B service.
Ideogram launches with $22.3 million CAD for generative AI text-to-image platform like DALL-E
a16z, Canadian AI expert Raquel Urtasun, Github co-founder Tom Preston-Werner invested.
R|T: The Retail Times – Instacart is planning an IPO for as soon as September
Plus: Amazon wants you to pay with your palm.
OpenText acquires solutions partner KineMatik
KineMatik offers automation tools for business processes via OpenText marketplace.
Blanka raises $2.7 million CAD to simplify launching beauty brands
Blanka claims it can launch a new beauty brand in under an hour for less than $200.