Shipping container marketplace Boxhub raises $12.4 million for global expansion
Boxhub said it has become popular with people making tiny houses and vertical farms.
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AWS, NVIDIA launch global FinTech accelerator for seed-stage startups
The accelerator aims to help FinTech companies using AI and machine learning in financial services.
A|I: The AI Times – Can Québec’s Quantum Innovation Zone fill Canada’s D-Wave-sized hole?
Plus: AWS investing $100 million in generative AI center.
Canadian-led, California-based Joyful Ventures closes $23 million USD to back sustainable protein startups
Joyful has backed two firms with Canadian roots: New School Foods and Orbillion Bio.
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Adobe-Figma deal under threat as IBM nears $5B Apptio deal
Plus: Poka to be acquired in reported $200M deal.
Financeit acquires consumer-loans competitor Simply Group Financial
The deal is estimated to be worth between $175-million and $225 million.
Canadian startups Oncoustics, OneCup AI among Google’s first North America-wide cloud accelerator cohort
Google piloted the cloud accelerator in Canada, then extended it to US startups this year.
F|T: The FinTech Times – Neo launches secured credit card, Robinhood acquires credit card startup
Plus: David Dodge says Canada’s open banking complacency due to “lack of political will.”
Québec bolsters quantum footprint as semiconductor industry forms advocacy group
Plus: Angel investment in Canada mirrored VC dip in 2022.
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Canada’s latest big biotech exit
Plus: Google Lens can now search for skin conditions.
Gaming and esports tech firm Swarmio files for creditor protection
Swarmio Media has announced that it is seeking creditor protection. The Halifax-headquartered gaming tech firm has filed an…
Altis Labs closes $7.9 million CAD to evaluate cancer treatments using AI
Altis has worked with UHN, Sunnybrook to develop its cancer imaging database.
Paddy Cosgrave is not forcing you to come to Collision
Collision is here for a good time, perhaps not a long time. Web Summit’s CEO is having “a bit of fun” either…
York University’s Schulich School of Business continues tech leadership focus with new certificate programs
Program directors include leaders from OMERS Ventures, Wealthsimple, Q2, and Panache.
A|I: The AI Times – Cohere is on Bessemer’s list, D-Wave is moving execs to the US
Plus: Oracle’s answer to the Microsoft-OpenAI alliance.