Maxa raises $2.9 million CAD to help businesses automate resource planning
Investor says ERP space is “ripe for change.”
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FinTech chatbot startup Finn AI gets acquired by former partner Glia
Finn AI has also worked with Visa, BMO, and ATB Financial.
Mercator AI raises $1 million CAD to fuel North American expansion
Startup uses AI to generate early leads on construction projects for general contractors.
Government of Canada invests $506 million into AI, computer science research
University of Calgary, University of Victoria, Memorial University to secure research funding.
Federal government reveals plans for $443 million second phase of Pan-Canadian AI Strategy
Investments include a collective $60 million for Amii, Mila, Vector Institute.
A|I: The AI Times – Did Google discover sentient AI or an employee violation?
Plus: UWaterloo quantum experts aim to help orgs with cybersecurity.
Impro.AI secures $2.25 million CAD to improve its AI-augmented corporate coaching solution
The Vancouver startup plans to add corporate mentoring next.
Autodesk alums close $5.3 million CAD to automate building design with Augmenta
Construction, real estate players have bought into Augmenta’s vision.
Potloc raises $35 million to expand social media sampling tech across North America, Europe
The consumer research startup claims to have surveyed 36 million people globally.
Areto Labs secures $1 million to address online abuse with machine learning
Areto Labs aims to help sports teams protect star athletes from social media trolls.
A|I: The AI Times – Meta shakes up AI unit
Plus: ‘AI’ Shopping Startup Exaggerated Tech Capabilities to Potential Investors.
Babbly secures $3.2 million CAD to scale speech development software for children
The Toronto startup aims to decipher babies’ babbling.
Maropost acquires Swedish AI startup Findify for over $4.45 million USD
Findify’s clients include Victoria Beckham, Pharell Williams, and a Kardashian.
Orna raises over $1 million in seed funding to bolster AI-powered cybersecurity platform
Orna is working on using blockchain tech for secure data storage.
Delphia closes $60 million USD to improve AI-driven investment platform with user-owned data
Delphia taps into crypto as reward for users that provide data.