Sylvain Carle on his departure from Real Ventures and “next chapter”
Climate change and social impact investing have been on the mind of Real Ventures’ Sylvain Carle for some time now. A few…
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Nesto raises $11.5 million Series A round as it looks to “simplify” the mortgage industry
Nesto, a startup focused on simplifying the mortgage financing experience, raised $11.5 million CAD in Series A financing.…
Ten members added to federal government’s Industry Strategy Council
The federal government has announced the members of its Industry Strategy Council, the initiative aimed to help with Canada’s…
Front Row Ventures relaunches women’s accelerator virtually after pausing amid pandemic
Front Row Ventures is making its pre-accelerator program, the Women Founders Project, virtual after pausing the program earlier…
How Tech Can Help During COVID-19, From a Doctor Who Runs a Startup
It’s easy for founders to feel trapped when a global crisis like COVID-19 hits. Compared to the loss that others are facing,…
Tugboat Logic closes $10.8 million CAD led by Inovia Capital
Tugboat Logic, which provides automated tech for the security assurance market, has raised a $10.8 million CAD ($8 million…
Material science company Trusscore raises $5.33 million seed round
Trusscore, a material science company that combines sustainable materials and nanotechnology, has raised a $5.33 million CAD…
Clearpath Robotics raises $40 million CAD Series C for industrial robot division
Waterloo-based Clearpath Robotics has raised a $40 million CAD ($29 million USD) Series C round. The capital will be used to…
MaRS shares tribute following the passing of IAF managing director Barry Gekiere
Barry Gekiere, the managing director for the MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund (IAF) and longtime member of the Canadian venture…
Scale AI invests $10 million to create ten AI university chairs across Canada
Québec-based artificial intelligence (AI) supercluster Scale AI is investing $10 million to support the creation of at least…
Element AI launches new collaborations in Singapore, South Korea
Element AI has launched two new artificial intelligence (AI) collaborations in Asia-Pacific, one with a South Korean investment…
Atlantic Women’s Venture Fund launches inaugural fund, Danielle Graham joins as investment principal
The Atlantic Women’s Venture Fund (AWVF) has officially launched its inaugural fund as the group looks to address, head-on,…
Toronto ShopHERE initiative goes national with $1 million investment from Google Canada
Google Canada is committing $1 million to ShopHERE to help expand the Digital Main Street program across Canada. Google Canada’s…
A|I: The AI Times – Strategic investments
The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big data, and automation news from around the…
Phelix.ai raises $1 million seed round led by Well Health Technologies
Toronto-based Phelix.ai, a startup that develops automation tools for the health sector, has raised a $1 million seed round.…