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BenchSci closes $95-million CAD Series D to expand AI drug-discovery platform

BenchSci aims to help pharma companies speed up R&D using AI.

Locorum raises $1.2 million to help local service businesses grow through referrals

Locorum’s platform rewards customers for hiring local service providers.

Evaluating UCP and NDP plans for tech as Alberta’s election day approaches

What’s on the table for the province’s tech sector?

AbCellera receives $300 million in combined government funding for biotech campus

The $701-million project aims to build a “state-of-the-art” campus, add 400 jobs.

With regulatory approval, Hiive launches VC secondary trading platform in Canada

Closed IPO window, “discount mentality” driving secondary trading.

Novisto closes $27-million CAD Series B to help companies improve their ESG reporting

Novisto gears up for growth as shareholder ESG pressure heats up.

S|W: The SaaS Weekly – 1Password launches passkeys for businesses

Plus: Tehama returns as management buys out of bankruptcy.

“There’s a revolution in the wings”: Why Canada’s semiconductor industry needs an overhaul

Blumind co-founder says AI will consume the world’s energy if semiconductors don’t become more efficient.

Caucus group launched to deal with emerging technology like AI, blockchain

Concerns over the pace of blockchain, artificial intelligence spur group to grapple with regulation and innovation

Ailing MCI OneHealth divests five clinics in Calgary to Well Health for $2 million

Well called the acquisition an excellent opportunity to expand to more providers in Alberta.

Stathera closes $20 million CAD Series A to commercialize semiconductor timing tech

CEO: tech will help wearable IoT device manufacturers save space, simplify supply chains.

Withe raises $1.1 million in mission to address hospitality hiring challenges

The Vancouver-based software startup lists Marriott International as one of its users.

Pfizer Canada partners with Communitech to launch health-focused accelerator program

The open call for proposals ends on May 31.

Alberta’s tech sector remained resilient in first quarter of 2023

Jobber’s megadeal pushed venture funding over $200 million in the first three months of the year.

Wealthsimple to let users insure up to $300,000 as global bank failures prompt better depositor protection

When SVB collapsed, US depositors could only insure up to $250,000.