Permalution, Magnestar, Ohh! Foods among winners of Startupfest 2022 pitch competitions
The tech at Startupfest varied from harvesting fog to âinclusive snacking.â
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Fieldless Farms secures $17.5 million to expand indoor farm, leafy greens product line
The Ottawa startup claims growing demand for lettuce amid global shortage.
Financial rates comparison platform Ratehub receives âmajorâ investment from Novacap
Novacap buys into financial education platform Ratehub amid increasing mortgage rates.
Helcim, MintList, Ukko Agro among startups in third cohort of Googleâs Canadian accelerator
Participants range from smart windows to dental software to agtech.
NEXT Canada partners with engineering firm Hatch for latest Next AI program
NEXT Canada taps Hatch for mentorship in metals, infrastructure, and energy.
Truffle raises $2.3 million to compete with restaurant POS incumbents Lightspeed, Square
Truffleâs latest feature allows for contactless food pickup using a locker system.
S|W: The SaaS Weekly â Twitter v. Musk
Plus: Highflying cyber firms cut staff after raising hundreds of millions of dollars.
Solana Ventures, Twitch co-founder buy into Bravo Readyâs play-to-earn, Web3 video game
Bravo Ready has secured $3.9 million in fiat and cryptocurrency.
Ada opens machine learning centre in Israel, hires CPO
Israelâs growing AI market pulls in a Canadian unicorn.
The DMZ, GroundBreak Ventures launch new proptech incubator program
Participating startups will receive $25,000 and 60 hours of mentorship.
Ecopia AI announces $8 million SDTC partnership to create 3D vector maps of Canadian cities
Project aims to support sustainability-related, net-zero initiatives.
R|T: The Retail Times – Clutch, StockX, Weee! cut staff, WanderJaunt closes, Enjoy files for bankruptcy
Plus: Tablz closes $3.2 million CAD to bring premium seating to the restaurant industry.
Electric toothbrush startup Bruush files to go public on Nasdaq with $17.25 million IPO
Bruush agreed to pay Kevin Hart a fresh $1.5 million to be a celebrity endorser.
Andre De Grasse, Michele Romanow, George Sully added as Elevate Festival speakers
BetaKit will once again program Elevateâs AI and Money stages.
Fluence acquires SaaS startup Sturnis365 to expand European presence
Fluenceâs second acquisition in six months gives the startup an end-to-end accounting solution.