A|I: The AI Times – PitchBook says VC is done for 2023, but AI startups continue to raise
Plus: OpenAI’s personal assistant plans may spark a rivalry with benefactor Microsoft.
Plus: OpenAI’s personal assistant plans may spark a rivalry with benefactor Microsoft.
GreatPoint-backed Shakudo is led by AI experts from Georgian, Borealis AI, and BMO.
Bill Gates-founded Breakthrough Energy Ventures has bet on GeologicAI’s bots.
The accelerator aims to help FinTech companies using AI and machine learning in financial services.
Plus: AWS investing $100 million in generative AI center.
Leaders from energy, FinTech sectors appointed to support Harvest’s new vertical.
Google piloted the cloud accelerator in Canada, then extended it to US startups this year.
Altis has worked with UHN, Sunnybrook to develop its cancer imaging database.
Plus: Oracle’s answer to the Microsoft-OpenAI alliance.
Relay Ventures-backed Train Fitness aims to track weight-lifting without data entry.
The OpenAI competitor is joined on the list by Nexii, Svante, and fellow Toronto firm Xanadu.
CEO hails agreement as “important milestone,” plans to step down.
Plus: Canada’s Cohere secures $270M to continue “foundational contributions” to AI.
While bootstrapped, VanHack said it grew to over 400,000 members.
BetaKit’s founder says learning how to prompt an AI engine is not just a tech skill—it’s a life skill.