Google reveals second cohort of Canadian cloud accelerator
Tiggy, Booxi, and SmartONE are some of the 11 startups joining this year.
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ApplyBoard makes first acquisition, grabbing Panda Portal to train recruiters
ApplyBoard has rebranded Panda Portal to TrainHub.
FinTech startup Reach secures $30 million in equity and debt
The deal marks Reach’s first outside capital.
What impact do provincial budgets have on Canadian tech?
What are Canada’s provincial governments saying about tech? And what are they willing to pay for?
How Optimity’s Jane Wang turned a personal tragedy into a life optimization platform
Wang is on a quest to democratize access to wellness and wealth.
F|T: The FinTech Times – Vitalik Buterin has concerns
Plus: The push for open banking progress.
While some Canadian tech companies move to support Ukrainians, others cut ties with Russia
In addition to support, some startups are following the Canadian government’s lead on sanctioning Russia.
MinuteBox scores $5 million CAD to accelerate growth of its legaltech solution
Lawyer-led MinuteBox helps law firms manage their operations.
Creative Destruction Lab’s space stream goes global, expands to Atlanta, Paris
“This means twice the potential, and twice the possibilities for participating ventures.”
Microsoft leads MedMe’s $3.4 million CAD seed round to help pharmacies expand beyond retail
Microsoft’s VC arm buys into MedMe’s vision to turn pharmacies into community health hubs.
Wisedocs closes $4.1 million to bring medical document analysis to “entire” insurance ecosystem
Wisedocs’ “bread and butter” is helping insurance orgs work with medical records.
R|T: The Retail Times – Calico aces fundraising
Plus: Amazon to secure unconditional EU approval for $8.5B MGM buy.
A|I: The AI Times – Robots in space!
Plus: Can Mayday make your calendar smart?
Impact.com acquires Pressboard to ramp up branded content program for publishers
Pressboard was formerly a customer of Trackonomics, an Impact.com company.
Scribble Data closes $2.2 million to help data science teams train machine learning models
Scribble Data aims to dip into Toronto’s machine learning talent pool.