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Toronto software companies Top Hat, Loopio, Wattpad make layoffs
Trio downsizes for second time in past year as tech cuts continue into 2024.
Vancouver, Toronto-Waterloo, Calgary among the top 50 global cleantech ecosystems
Atlantic Canada ranks third in top North American oceantech startup ecosystems.
Techstars Toronto celebrates 100 direct investments as an accelerator
The organization is also welcoming an even mix of Canadian and international companies to its 2023 class.
Xanadu, Toronto Metropolitan University to develop quantum computing educational program
Students will learn and work with Xanaduâs software framework PennyLane.
Venture funding in Toronto, British Columbia rebounds in second quarter of 2023
Capital converges on a select few winners as Toronto and BC megadeals make a comeback.
Toronto and Montréal added the most tech jobs in Canada in the last five years: Report
Ottawaâs tech talent concentration is higher than San Franciscoâs Bay Area, CBRE says.
Collision will remain in Toronto for 2024
Tech conference inks one-year extension, but Collisionâs long-term future in Canada still unclear.
Toronto-Waterloo, Vancouver, and MontrĂ©al hold the fort as Calgary and Ottawa rise in Startup Genomeâs latest global ecosystem rankings
Larger ecosystems keep the status quo, as smaller ones post slight improvement.
With Collision nearing a one-year Toronto extension, efforts are mounting for a West Coast alternative
Vancouver group advocates for Collision, as SAAS NORTH organizers look to offer a locally run alternative.
âThe revolution has launchedâ: OpenAIâs Sam Altman charts the promise and peril of AI at Toronto event
Sam Altman has become the worldâs most powerful optimist.
âA new bottomâ: Toronto and Waterloo Region venture funding fell short in first quarter of 2023
Torontoâs venture funding dropped 94 percent year-over-year.
University of Toronto, Université de Montréal get combined $325 million as part of $1.4 billion federal investment into university innovation
Other projects focus on sustainability, health, and migrants.
Toronto’s Hypercare sole Canadian startup selected for AWS healthcare accelerator
The healthcare coordination platform among the cohort of 23 companies chosen to participate.
Toronto venture funding saw a âreturn to sanityâ in 2022
Toronto tech startups raised a collective $3.7 billion through 154 deals in 2022.