Vector Institute doubles AI faculty with 10 new additions
Toronto-based Vector Institute announced today that it has effectively doubled its faculty of AI researchers. The non-profit…
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R|T: The Retail Times – Beyond eCommerce
The Retail Times is a weekly newsletter a weekly newsletter covering retail tech news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe…
Today in Funding ($40M): Appili, Finn.ai, Goldmoney, Askuity, ODX
Every day, BetaKit tracks innovation funding news from across Canada. Hereâs the latest on who raised how much, and from…
SnapTravel’s Hussein Fazal on what founders do differently with their second business
Reduce Startup Risks (RSR) is a video interview series aimed at helping Canadian tech startups scale quickly & with ease.…
The Big Push CEO Sharon Zohar on the funding gap for women entrepreneurs
On the latest episode of BNN’s The Disruptors, Sharon Zohar, CEO of The Big Push, a Toronto-based accelerator that wants…
Integrate.ai adds Amazon alum as VP of Engineering, Netflix alum to advisory board
Integrate.ai is starting to add more senior talent following its recent $5.6 million CAD funding round. The Toronto-based company,…
Privacy Commissioner says some educational apps collecting “too much” information
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) says a sweep of educational apps found that some apps need to do better.…
Techstars and WeWork partner to connect entrepreneurs
Techstars alumni will now get a discount on WeWork office spaces as part of a new partnership between the two organizations.…
Postmedia commits to $40 million in Indochino advertising for a cut of revenue
Indochino has announced a strategic partnership with national media brand Postmedia. The Vancouver-based made to measure clothing…
BrainStation opens new downtown Vancouver campus
BrainStation, a digital technology education provider, has opened a new campus in Downtown Vancouver. Initially launched three…
Harinder Takhar tells startups that right now is better than next week at #TechTO
Monthly meetup TechTO is an outlet for founders and startups to engage in open conversations about their entrepreneurial journey.…
Waterloo-based Magnusmode helping Pearson Airport support travellers with cognitive special needs
Toronto’s Pearson International Airport has announced a partnership with MagnusCards, a free-to-download app that offers…
The Big Push accelerator wants to prepare women founders for their Series A
In an effort to support more women entrepreneurs, a new all women-led accelerator has launched in Toronto with the specific…
How Quantum Machine Learning will solve problems once thought out of reach
Quantum computers will transform many fields, and the impact on optimization and machine learning (ML) will be among the most…
SkyWatch and Ada Support each take home $50,000 at Communitech Rev Demo Day
Communitech Rev Demo Day split $100,000 in winnings between SkyWatch and Ada Support last week. Following the CIX Summit,…