Claudette McGowan closes $10-million Series A for cybersecurity startup Protexxa
Startup claims round is the largest secured by a Black woman founder in Canada.
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Cohere Series D hits $500 million USD raised at $5.5-billion valuation
BetaKit reported in June that Cohere had secured $450 million with hopes of raising more at a $5-billion valuation.
Ex-DeepMind researchers secure $17 million CAD to bring generative AI to video games with Artificial Agency
Toyota and Radical-backed startup aims to transform NPCs, game systems with AI.
PathFactory acquires fellow B2B marketing platform Uberflip in stock-for-stock deal
PathFactory says the combined entity’s customer list includes firms such as Nvidia, Amazon, and Thomson Reuters.
Digital Innovation Cluster invests $15 million into AI megaproject from consortium of Canadian healthtech companies
Partners in the $44-million project include ORX, Well Health, Healwell AI, Tali AI, and Simon Fraser University.
TandemLaunch secures $27-million first close of Fund IV to build more Montréal deep-tech startups
Montréal venture studio specializes in commercializing tech developed at universities.
Point Laz raises $1.2 million to bring mine shaft scanning device to market
The startup said its first 10 commercial scanners are now set to be produced and exported worldwide.
Roga secures $1.7 million CAD to reduce stress and burnout with its nerve-stimulating wearable
Neuroscientist and former Google Pixel PM team up to tackle workplace stress with Roga.
Economic development agencies dole out $30 million to AgTech, AI, EV development
Wyvern, Pure Life Carbon, and Aethon Aerial Solutions among those supported by latest PrairiesCan, FedDev funding.
Canadian-founded, New York-based AI startup Clay closes $63-million CAD Series B
Launched by McGill grads, Clay aims to help automate sales.
Raven Connected intends to grow workforce by 25 percent with Series A funding led by Telus Global Ventures
Connected car startup uses machine vision to track and analyze company vehicles and drivers.
Former Team Canada support staff secure $1.3 million to deliver Olympic-level corporate team building
Innerlogic seeks to speed up the path to better workplace culture with AI.
Following pivot to enterprise SaaS model, Haloo closes $4.7 million CAD
Startup has made key hires as it looks to scale from hundreds of SaaS customers to tens of thousands.
Healwell AI invests $2.7 million CAD into Elon Musk’s xAI to tap into company’s expertise, resources
Healwell CEO touts access to xAI’s closed developer program as big potential benefit.
INOVAIT and federal government invest $10.7 million across seven image-guided therapy tech projects
Private contributions bring the collective project values up to $32 million.