Founded by Alphabet alums, Canadian-led AI hardware startup Extropic secures over $14 million
Run by @BasedBeffJezos, Extropic’s backers include Tobias Lütke, Cohere co-founders.
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EZee Assist reveals $1.85 million in funding to help franchises manage institutional memory
Toronto startup caters to clients like BeaverTails and Real Property Management.
FinChat secures $1.5 million USD from Social Leverage to expand AI-powered stock research platform
FinChat surpassed 100,000 users within a month of its launch.
A|I: The AI Times – Sam Altman is back, Microsoft grabs a board seat, OpenAI plans governance changes
Plus: PASQAL commits $90 million to quantum initiative to DistriQ in Sherbrooke.
#CDNtech talks AI disruption and the state of SaaS
Canadian tech luminaries probe deep questions in this compilation of interviews recorded live at SAAS NORTH.
Two years after Graphite Ventures spinout, MaRS IAF is ready to invest again
With new hires, managing director says IAF has achieved “critical mass.”
PASQAL, Investissement Québec launch $90-million Quantum Computing initiative
The initiative intends to promote Sherbrooke, Québec as an international quantum hub.
A|I: The AI Times – As Sam Altman returns to OpenAI, Cohere CEO slams the “self righteousness” of effective altruism
Plus: Microsoft looks to scale Québec presence with $500-million USD investment.
Semantic Health acquired by US-based medical documentation firm AAPC
Semantic uses AI to help hospitals improve their medical coding, auditing, and documentation processes.
Birdseye closes $4.1 million CAD in seed funding for AI-powered marketing platform
The round comes eight months after Birdseye’s $500,000 USD pre-seed funding round.
Microsoft looks to scale Québec presence with $500-million USD investment
Tech giant plans to expand its AI, cloud computing infrastructure in the province.
InBC invests $29 million into 4AG Robotics, Clarius Mobile Health, Pender, Amplitude Ventures
These startups, VC firms align with InBC’s “triple bottom line approach.”
Pathway raises $5 million in seed funding, opens free access to healthcare guidance platform
The healthtech startup also unveiled its “most advanced” AI assistant to date.
TechBrew rebrands to 4AG Robotics, closes $17.5-million Series A to build mushroom-picking robots
Backed by BDC, InBC, and Emmertech, 4AG is gearing up to get its tech to farms.
A|I: The AI Times – OpenAI’s GPT Store is coming
Plus: HardTech Summit explores deep tech barriers, IBM debuts $500 million enterprise AI venture fund.