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Apollo Insurance closes $18.5 million CAD for new buy now, pay later subsidiary
FinShore allows Apolloâs customers to defer payments on their insurance premiums.
Ginger Desk secures $1.5 million to power health and wellness front desks across North America with virtual assistants
After finding product-market fit, Ginger Desk aims to build the platform it needs to scale.
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Healthtech startups get DIGITAL funding for AI
Plus: Once worth $2.3B, COVID-19 test maker Cue Health shutters.
Consensus crypto conference coming to Toronto in 2025
More than 15,000 attendees and 550 speakers are at this yearâs Consensus Web3 conference in Austin, Texas.
Toronto’s lead over other Canadian cities continues to widen in new startup ecosystem rankings
Canada retains fourth place in global rankings, but slips further from the three leading nations.
Clarius Mobile Health partners with Novartis to deploy ultrasound scanners to Canadian rheumatologists
Clariusâ handheld device will be used to support the early detection of psoriatic arthritis.
Amplitude Ventures closes $263 million for second precision medicine VC fund
Amplitude has already made four investments from Fund II.
Ecosystem Spotlight: Alberta tech is striking gold
CIBC Innovation Bankingâs Joe Timlin on the province thatâs punching above its weight.
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Newfoundlandâs CoLab to go on hiring spree with Series B funding
Plus: Thinkific has too much cash. Thatâs a real problem.
CIFAR, CABHI among recipients of more than $850 million in federal science and research funding
Two dozen third-party science and research organizations are being backed by the new Strategic Science Fund.
Artemis closes $2 million CAD to improve data quality for analytics and AI
Indigenous-led Vancouver startup aims to automate data cleanup with AI agents.
F|T: The FinTech Times – Bench and Shopify alumni get $11 million to launch âStripe for accountingâ
Plus: Neo Financial credit products will now report to Equifax.
DIGITAL invests $10.5 million across four AI projects from healthtech startups
Projects from Swift Medical, RxPx, Gotcare, and AlayaCare carry a collective $26-million value.
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Uber Health rolling out caregiving solution in US
Plus: CloudMD to go private after acquisition spree dries liquidity.