Salesforce, Radian6 veteran Chris Ramsey named CEO of criminal-intelligence startup Cybercheck
Radian6 sold to Salesforce for $436.9 million CAD during Ramsey’s time there.
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RBCx’s Sue Umapathy on the “return to due diligence” in a down market
When conducting due diligence, RBCx’s ‘Capital Whisperer’ said “it’s all about the team.”
A|I: The AI Times – Canadian AI chip manufacturer closes $100M from global backers
Plus: Luge Capital’s David Nault on making investment decisions through the AI hype cycle.
Niricson closes $10-million Series A to monitor critical infrastructure using tech
Victoria startup’s solution has been tested at Toronto’s Pearson Airport and Saskatchewan’s Gardiner Dam.
Samsung, Hyundai, Kia back AI chip manufacturer Tenstorrent in $100-million USD round
Tenstorrent receives major backing from strategic investors ahead of planned Series D round next year.
A|I: The AI Times – Cohere releases Coral, Shopify unveils AI suite
Plus: Yoshua Bengio issues stark warning to U.S. Senate.
Luge Capital’s David Nault on making investment decisions through the AI hype cycle
Nault: AI is the “latest shiny thing that a lot of people are running after.”
Foxquilt raises $12 million to expand small business insurance solution in North America
Foxquilt uses data analytics and AI to match businesses with insurance products.
Shopify reveals AI suite, business credit card, dropshipping-like feature in latest product showcase
Canadian rapper Drake launched his website Drake Related using Shopify Collective.
PasswordBox, Intel alums build enterprise low-code tool for natural language models
HumanFirst’s backers include Panache, Inovia, and Real Ventures.
A|I: The AI Times – Cohere partners with SAP, Apple preps “Apple GPT”
Plus: Meta, Google, OpenAI promise White House responsible AI development.
MindBridge closes $60 million USD from US growth equity firm, appoints interim CEO
AI-powered auditing-tech firm adds new interim leader as CEO and founder depart.
Canada’s private tech firms gather to talk AI, growth, global appeal
Steve Wozniak tells Canadian Private Technology Conference to find “reasonable ways” to deal with AI.
Cohere secures strategic investment from SAP as enterprise demand for generative AI grows
Toronto-based Cohere has also partnered with McKinsey.
A|I: The AI Times – FTC investigates OpenAI as Elon Musk launches competitor
Plus: Shopify teases AI assistant for entrepreneurs, Sidekick.