Fears of repeating Web 2.0’s mistakes permeate AI-focused Competition Summit 2024
Concerns over fate of Bill C-27 loomed over panel discussions between Canadian regulators.
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Exclusive: ApplyBoard secures $100-million CAD credit facility to fuel global expansion
With Canadian student visas projected to drop, ApplyBoard targets Europe and Asia.
AI startups dominate latest Google for Startups Accelerator’s Canadian cohort
Ten of the 14 startups in the latest cohort claim to be using AI or machine learning as part of their core offering.
PathPresenter to establish subsidiary in Waterloo Region following Series A round
Canadian-led AI pathology startup believes a physical presence in Canada will drive its push into the local market.
Coveo snags SIF investment as AI project funding flows during ALL IN 2024
Oceans Supercluster also doled out $4.5 million and Scale AI teased a call for projects.
Ecomtent closes $1.15 million CAD in pre-seed funding for its AI-powered content generator
Startup led by ex-Amazon exec and AI scholar wants to help retailers sell in the AI era.
Global trends report shows AI adoption still lags in Canada
In Canada, only 35 percent of organizations say AI is ‘widely implemented.’
Canadian AppDirect co-founder launches Landbase with Inovia, Desmarais family backing
Landbase has closed $12.5-million USD in seed funding for its AI-powered go-to-market solution.
AI is learning fast, are we?
Future Skills Centre is helping Canadians prepare for a rapidly changing labour market.
Ideon, Calabrio headline $53 million AI project investment from DIGITAL Innovation Cluster
DIGITAL said its investment joins an additional $106 million of industry partner backing.
Academics, nonprofits caught in middle of data consent fight as AI companies push for access to copyrighted works
The open web is closing as copyright holders bar companies like OpenAI & Cohere from using their work.
Northside Ventures closes first early-stage VC fund at $15 million CAD
This emerging manager just met his target amid one of the worst fundraising environments in a decade.
Canadian healthtech company Deep Breathe bags top prize at US Army’s xTechInternational 2024
Portable ultrasound diagnostics startup takes home $95,000 after winning pitch competition in Spain.
Canadian Ilya Sutskever’s Safe Superintelligence closes $1 billion USD in funding
Startup co-founded just three months ago is reportedly valued at $5 billion USD.
Round13, Nvidia-backed Wombo announces $12.2-million CAD to launch more generative AI apps
After surviving collapsed fundraise and class-action, Wombo contends with copyright concerns as it funds for growth.