GeologicAI closes $30-million USD Series A to develop AI-powered robot geologists
Bill Gates-founded Breakthrough Energy Ventures has bet on GeologicAI’s bots.
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AWS, NVIDIA launch global FinTech accelerator for seed-stage startups
The accelerator aims to help FinTech companies using AI and machine learning in financial services.
A|I: The AI Times – Can Québec’s Quantum Innovation Zone fill Canada’s D-Wave-sized hole?
Plus: AWS investing $100 million in generative AI center.
Harvest Venture Builders adopts AI focus with new climate and energy vertical
Leaders from energy, FinTech sectors appointed to support Harvest’s new vertical.
Canadian startups Oncoustics, OneCup AI among Google’s first North America-wide cloud accelerator cohort
Google piloted the cloud accelerator in Canada, then extended it to US startups this year.
Altis Labs closes $7.9 million CAD to evaluate cancer treatments using AI
Altis has worked with UHN, Sunnybrook to develop its cancer imaging database.
A|I: The AI Times – Cohere is on Bessemer’s list, D-Wave is moving execs to the US
Plus: Oracle’s answer to the Microsoft-OpenAI alliance.
Train Fitness closes $2.5 million USD to expand automatic workout-tracking app for strength training
Relay Ventures-backed Train Fitness aims to track weight-lifting without data entry.
Cohere is the highest ranking Canadian startup on Bessemer’s top 100 deeptech companies
The OpenAI competitor is joined on the list by Nexii, Svante, and fellow Toronto firm Xanadu.
Automotive software maker LeddarTech inks SPAC deal to go public on Nasdaq
CEO hails agreement as “important milestone,” plans to step down.
A|I: The AI Times – Microsoft is moving top AI experts from China to Canada
Plus: Canada’s Cohere secures $270M to continue “foundational contributions” to AI.
Tech talent-sourcing network VanHack secures $3 million for global expansion
While bootstrapped, VanHack said it grew to over 400,000 members.
AI prompting Is the new coding for kids
BetaKit’s founder says learning how to prompt an AI engine is not just a tech skill—it’s a life skill.
Pick up the pace: federal agencies form new body aimed at collaborating on issues related to tech innovations
Competition Bureau, CRTC, and OPC to collaborate on digital markets, AI, data portability through the Canadian Digital Regulators…
EvenUp raises $50.5 million in Clio-backed round for AI that turns raw files into legal documents for personal injury lawyers
Bessemer led the round with participation from Bain Capital, Behance founder, among others.