Sidewalk Labs pulls commitment to Quayside Venture Partners, as investors look to launch new fund
Sidewalk Labs has decided not to move forward with its previously announced investment fund, Quayside Venture Partners (QVP),…
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Trudeau highlights importance of Canadian tech in COVID-19 response at Collision from Home
Thursday was the final day of Collision from Home, the virtual tech summit held in place of Collision Conference due to the…
Velocity announces winners of its first virtual pitch competition
University of Waterloo-based incubator Velocity recently hosted its first virtual Velocity Fund Pitch Competition (VFPC), investing…
Montréal tech saw five-quarter high in venture deals prior to COVID-19 crisis
MontrĂ©alâs tech sector saw $204 million in VC funding in the first quarter of 2020, up 47 percent over the last quarter,…
Ryersonâs DMZ reaches $400,000 of $1 million goal to expand Black Innovation Fellowship
The Black Innovation Fellowship (BIF), a program dedicated to providing Black tech founders with more equitable entrepreneurial…
Facebook commits $1 million in ad credits to ShopHERE initiative
Facebook has revealed it is committing $1 million to Digital Main Streetâs ShopHERE powered by Google initiative, a program…
Web Summit to be held in-person and online using event software demoed at Collision
Web Summit will go ahead as organizers had promised earlier this month. The event is now set to be held in December and will…
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – How SaaS killed piracy
The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to S|W using the…
Cyclica secures $23 million as it looks to create âthe future biotech pipelineâ
Biotech startup Cyclica has raised $23 million CAD in Series B financing. The company offers a drug discovery platform that…
As Trump suspends H-1B visa, Canadian tech looks to attract foreign talent (again)
Following United States President Donald Trumpâs decision to temporarily suspend the H-1B visa program, Canadian tech leaders…
Ontario Supercluster invests over $6 million in three COVID-related projects
Ontario-based supercluster Next Generation Manufacturing Canada (NGen) is set to announce today the investment of more than…
New federal recovery panel has opportunity to build a stronger Canada out of pandemicâs rubble
COVID-19 finds industry and public policy leaders scrambling for answers on how to rebuild our domestic economies and restore…
A|I: The AI Times â International AI allies
The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big data, and automation news from around the…
Humi raises $15 million Series A to further develop HR, payroll software
Humi, a Toronto-based startup that develops human resources (HR), payroll, and benefits software for small and medium-sized…
Bench re-hires workers as sales rebound following shift to helping US businesses with COVID relief
Vancouver-based Bench was initially hit hard by the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. A sudden drop in sales in March forced…