Diagram closes $25 million fund from Portag3 and 50-plus angels to build Canadian FinTech from the ground up
After a year operating in stealth, a new VC firm is ready to show its face to the Canadian tech community. Diagram today announced…
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Dx3’s director of content says startups will transform, not destroy, bricks-and-mortar
For the past six years, the Dx3 conference in Toronto has been dedicated to connecting Canadaâs retail, digital marketing,…
You know your product team is failing, but do you know why?
I build teams that build products. Itâs my thing that I do. Engineering, design, marketing, and product management. Thatâs…
With its eye on IBM’s AI XPrize, Dataperformers wants to democratize AI for enterprises
On the ground floor of the old Redpath sugar refinery on Montrealâs Lachine canal, an informal coworking space has brought…
Ask The Doctor wants its tech to empower patients communicating with doctors
When we visit our family physicians, the appointments go by so quickly that we donât always get the answers to our medical…
CanCon Podcast Ep. 51: Canadian tech optimism and even more superclusters
Last week’s CanCon podcast talked about the state of Artificial Intelligence and the possibility of a supercluster in…
Rubicon Project shuts down division created after Chango acquisition
According to a report from Business Insider, Rubicon Project is closing down the division it created after acquiring Toronto-based…
BetShare wins $12,000, Ryerson University incubation space at horse racing hackathon
Toronto-based BetShare recently won Horse Racing 3.0: Changing the Game (HR3), an innovation program led by the Woodbine Entertainment…
500 Canada closes $15 million on path to its $30 million fund goal
Back in March, 500 Startups announced that it was entering the Canadian market through a $30 million fund focused on early-stage…
Edward Snowden says BlackBerry will be “erased from the pages of history” for its stance on privacy
The Cantech 2017 Investment Conference in Toronto featured an interview with American Edward Snowden, well-known for his role…
Fundica Roadshow offering $1 million investment award to one startup
For its fifth year, the Fundica Roadshow is partnering with First Stone Venture Partners to offer a $1 million investment award…
RBC launches machine learning lab in U of A, announces Dr. Richard Sutton as head academic advisor
RBC Research, which was first established at the University of Toronto’s Banting Institute to publish new research in…
Futurist Optimist: why 2017 is the dawn of an amazing world
We’ve experienced some incredible technological and societal changes throughout 2015 and 2016. Circular and sharing economies,…
Moving The Dial asks senior leaders to go out of their way to support #womenintech
Despite its organizational genesis only three weeks ago, last nightâs Moving The Dial event attracted hundreds of people…
Kevin Sandhu reviews his 11 Canadian tech companies to watch in 2016
Last year, I wrote an article about the 11 Canadian tech companies to watch in 2016, which highlighted tech companies of all…