Agtech Accelerator, Volta receive new funding from federal government
byThe two innovation hubs received a cumulative $1.3 million in total funding.
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Platform Calgary and Innovate Edmonton launch new pre-accelerator, Alberta Catalyzer
byPlatform Calgary hopes to open new Innovation Centre in 2022.
Y Combinator boosts size of standard deal to $500,000 USD
byThe move stands to impact the growing number of Canadian startups joining YC.
CDL-Rockies promised $4.8 million from OCIF, federal government
byThe investment will enable the creation of a fourth CDL-Rockies stream.
Narwhal Project Canadian accelerator ranking shows need for improvement compared to US counterparts
byCanadian accelerators have some catching up to do.
Narwhal Project creator looks to apply unicorn research with new accelerator
byCharles Plant talks Unicorn Math.
South Korea AutoTech startup AutoCrypt to open Canadian office in Whitby
bySouth Korea-based AutoTech company Autocrypt has announced Whitby as the home for its new Canadian office, moving it into the…
Plug and Play expands to Alberta as part of program to bolster province’s startups
byAlberta Innovates is making good on its promise in March to attract business accelerators to vault the province’s promising…
New accelerator aims to give Black-led startups in the Prairies a kick-start
byBlack-led startups on the Prairies will get a boost in mid-November when the Black Business Ventures Association (BBVA) launches…
Alberta Innovates to fund four new tech accelerators through Scaleup GAP program
byAlberta Innovates announced it will finance one pre-accelerator and three accelerators through its Scaleup and Growth Accelerator…
Techstars Toronto tapped for second cohort as early-stage accelerator expands
byIn an effort to expand the capacity of its early-stage startup accelerator program, Techstars Toronto is increasing the size…
Following Google accelerator nod, Paperstack attracts $250,000 pre-seed round, interest from Canada’s unicorns
byFresh from acceptance into Google’s second Women Founders Accelerators cohort, Toronto-based FinTech startup Paperstack has…
Meet the 16 Canadian startups participating in Y Combinator’s Summer 2021 Demo Day
byThis week, Y Combinator (YC) is holding its Summer 2021 Demo Day, the Silicon Valley accelerator’s 33rd to date. Sixteen…
Toronto-based Mommy Monitor selected for Google’s Black Founders accelerator
byGoogle has announced the 11 early-stage tech startups set to join the company’s second Google for Startups Accelerator for…
Intuit, Highline Beta launch new Prosperity accelerator for AI startups
byIntuit and Highline Beta have partnered to launch another accelerator program, this time for startups specifically using artificial…