A|I: The AI Times – Will Canadian AI stay hot in 2019?
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Osprey Informatics raises $3.75 million in funding
Calgary-based visual monitoring solutions company Osprey Informatics has closed a $3.75 million funding round led by Shell Ventures and Evok Innovations, with participation from…
AI and FinTech: What’s next for Canada’s hottest sectors?
For the past several quarters, AI has been a tremendous source of funding and hype for Canada. With a federal government directive to invest…
BCF Ventures reaches $12 million in commitments for its ‘super angel’ fund
Montreal-based super angel fund BCF Ventures has announced that it has increased its potential fund size from $5 million to $12 million, and has…
A|I: The AI Times – Canada’s AI supercluster
The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big data, and automation news from around the globe. If you…
Prime Minister announces $230 million for SCALE.AI supercluster
During Montreal’s G7 conference on artificial intelligence, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau officially announced that $230 million in supercluster funding would be deployed in…
Techstars hosts first AI Demo Day in Montreal
Techstars Montreal AI revealed the nine companies graduating from its first accelerator program at its Demo Day at the Théâtre St-Denis in Montreal on…
Université de Montréal and the Fonds de recherche du Québec launch ethical guidelines for AI
Université de Montréal, in collaboration with the Fonds de recherche du Québec, has announced the Montréal Declaration for Responsible Development of Artificial Intelligence, a…
Element AI receives $5 million loan from Canadian government
The Canadian government is providing funding to six Montreal AI companies, including $5 million in a repayable contribution to Element AI. At Element AI’s…
Cambridge-based BIOS raises $6 million, opens Montreal office
Neural engineering startup BIOS has raised $6 million CAD ($4.5 million USD) with a mix of investors from the UK, Canada, and Silicon Valley….
SnapTravel raises $28 million CAD Series A from Steph Curry, Telstra Ventures
Toronto-based SnapTravel has raised $28 million CAD ($21 million USD), adding $17 million CAD ($13.2 million USD) in new investments to its initial raise…
A|I: The AI Times – Time for AI to grow up?
The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big data, and automation news from around the globe. If you…
Vector Institute adds five new faculty members
Toronto’s AI-focused Vector Institute has announced five new faculty members from across Canada. The new faculty brings the Vector Institute expertise in machine learning,…