BlackBox, Age of Minds join Centech’s AI accelerator program
Montreal-based accelerator AI@CENTECH has selected the five startups to be participating in its first cohort, two of which…
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How ACTO created 30x revenue growth with the right international expansion strategy
The âStartup Growth Seriesâ showcases stories of entrepreneurs that have overcome obstacles in order to expand their businesses…
Wattpad’s Seema Lakhani promoted to chief product officer
Wattpad, a platform for readers and writers to find and post original stories, has announced that Seema Lakhani has been promoted…
Ann Cavoukian still has problems with Sidewalk Labsâ approach to data with Quayside
In Sidewalk Labsâ Master Innovation and Development Plan (MIDP), released Monday, the Alphabet company echoed its assurances…
Google to double the size of its Kitchener-Waterloo engineering office
Google is reportedly gearing up to more than double the size of its engineering office in Kitchener-Waterloo. The Waterloo…
Vancouver cleantech Inventys closes Series C at $34 million CAD
Vancouver-based cleantech Inventys has officially closed its Series C round with an investment of $13 million CAD, bringing…
UWaterloo, Microsoft partner to use AI for socially-driven projects
Microsoft has partnered with the University of Waterlooâs Artificial Intelligence Institute, Waterloo.ai, to provide funding,…
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Microsoft bans Slack
The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to S|W using the…
Sidewalk Labs master plan includes $20 million CAD in venture funding, space for startups
As part of its overarching plan that reaches far beyond the Quayside development, Sidewalk Labs plans to invest more than $20…
Wealthsimple snags former Netflix HR director Marina Harris
Wealthsimple has announced that Marina Harris will join as the new Chief People Officer to help manage and scale the Toronto-based…
SVB says it remains committed to Canada as Barbara Dirks steps down
Barbara Dirks, head of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) in Canada is stepping down from her role just four months after the bank was…
L-Spark Accelerator opens applications for sixth B2B SaaS cohort
Ottawa-based L-Spark Accelerator, has opened applications for its sixth cohort. Through participation in the accelerator, L-Spark…
Willful partners with Wealthsimple to launch RESP and will creation tool
Toronto-based FinTech Wealthsimple has partnered with online estate planning company Willful, to help users create a will and…
#TrueNorth19 speakers argue the future of privacy is the cloud
At day one of True North 2019, held by Communitech in Kitchener-Waterloo, MedStack CEO Balaji Gopalan and Ann Cavoukian, a…
Two months after rebrand, Looka opens new corporate headquarters in Toronto
AI-powered logo design company Looka has established new corporate headquarters at 220 Adelaide St. in Toronto. Looka said…