Montreal-based Element AI first organization to receive investment from Microsoft Ventures
Microsoft Ventures recently made its first investment as part of a new fund for artificial intelligence initiatives. The Montreal-based…
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Fidelity Investments’ Mark Schmehl says VCs should prioritize investing in AI companies
As the number of private Canadian tech startups grows, many founders may wonder whether there are enough investors willing…
Toronto-based AI startup Atomic Reach raises $2 million from angel investors
Toronto-based Atomic Reach — which is building an AI platform that measures content readability — announced that it’s…
Yoshua Bengio says rise of AI can lead to inequalities if wealth not redistributed fairly
If you click on just about any tech publication, you’re bound to find at least one, if not a handful of articles about artificial…
MaRS partners with Tokyo-based NTT DATA to help its startups expand to Asia
MaRS has announced a partnership with a Tokyo-based IT services provider in an effort to help its startups looking for opportunities…
Google investing $4.5 million in Montreal Institute for Learning Algorithms
Montreal’s burgeoning AI and machine learning ecosystem just got a boost. Today, the Canadian Press reported that the…
Hack To Start Ep. 114: Bri Connelly, associate product manager at Google
Bri Connelly is an associate product manager at Google. She studied computer science at the University of Texas. While in school,…
Why Kik and Facebook are fighting over bots like Chatty McChatface while investors watch
A lot has changed in the messaging space since Jonathan Keebler and Matt McCausland launched of their anonymous chat service…