L-Spark’s Leo Lax: 2022 has been a “disaster” for SaaS funding, though sector continues to grow
by“The bias is less towards building the innovation economy, more towards sustaining what we got.”
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Intuit launches third edition of Prosperity Accelerator for Toronto FinTech startups
byAmid slowdown in FinTech funding, Intuit wants to continue helping startups scale.
L-SPARK selects six startups for latest B2B SaaS accelerator cohort
byCohort participants’ tech range from identity verification to same-day delivery management.
Meet the five Canadian startups participating in Y Combinator’s Summer 2022 Demo Day
bySmallest #CDNtech group since Winter 2019 features four Toronto companies and one from Edmonton.
Google selects Canadian startups Node, Beam.city, HumanSquad for third Black Founders accelerator
byAll three startups hail from Toronto and have worked with the DMZ.
Amazon makes AWS EdStart accelerator available to Canadians, picks Springbay Studio as first participant
bySpringbay Studio creates climate-focused educational games for children.
Three Canadian startups selected for Google’s latest Women Founders accelerator cohort
byBlossom Social, Emaww, MedEssist represent Canada in the third installation of Google’s accelerator.
C100 taps former MaRS exec Ray Newal as its new CEO
byRay Newal, who has led firms in Canada and India, will spearhead C100’s international expansion efforts.
Spring Activator launches Women-led Impact Investor Challenge with Telus Pollinator Fund
byThe previous edition of the fund focused on healthcare, naming UVX Inc. as the winner.
Avatar Innovations receives up to $500,000 investment from OCIF for carbontech accelerator
byAvatar Innovations wants to spark innovation in Calgary’s energy sector.
GreenCentre Canada secures over $2.5 million from FedDev Ontario to launch cleantech accelerator program
byWaterloo-based ALT TEX, Material Futures among startups selected to join the program.
BlackBerry, L-SPARK unveil third cohort for connected car accelerator
byThird cohort sees return of Deeplite, Sensor Cortek.
Helcim, MintList, Ukko Agro among startups in third cohort of Google’s Canadian accelerator
byParticipants range from smart windows to dental software to agtech.
NEXT Canada partners with engineering firm Hatch for latest Next AI program
byNEXT Canada taps Hatch for mentorship in metals, infrastructure, and energy.
Google opens applications for latest Black Founders, Women Founders cohorts in Canada
byPast participants include solution providers for maternal care, document management, and textiles.