White Star and OMERS-backed Wrk wants to be “Uber for office tasks”
Wrk on a mission to automate the future of, well, work.
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A|I: The AI Times – Boeing hails an (autonomous) taxi
Plus: OpenAI co-founder Sam Altman ridicules startup fundraising process.
Mila, Vector Institute announce, extend partnerships with Canadian banks
Both work with CIFAR as part of the Pan-Canadian AI Strategy.
A|I: The AI Times – Machine learning at a high Amplitude
Plus: Assessing Canada’s national AI strategy.
Certn acquires United Kingdom’s Credence to expand background checks solutions
Certn hired its first CTO in July to scale its technology.
AI drug discovery startup BenchSci scores $63 million Series C round led by Inovia, TCV
BenchSci says its tech is used by 16 of the top 20 pharmaceutical companies.
New Brunswick Innovation Foundation launches AI fund with support from feds
The fund seeks to accelerate AI research and adoption in New Brunswick.
Diversio secures $8.13 million CAD on journey to improve corporate diversity and inclusion
Diversio uses AI to uncover bias in companies and recommend solutions.
Amplitude Ventures, AltaML pen partnership to build AI, biotech companies
The partnership gives Amplitude access to Alberta’s sizeable AI sector.
A|I: The AI Times – The AI that makes you money
Plus: Future Fertility raises $7.6 million CAD to build AI-powered IVF solutions.
Aspire, DarwinAI project recognized as “outstanding” by United Nations’ AI research centre
The initiative was the only Canadian project to crack IRCAI’s top 10.
XMachina AI acquires Bain Public in its second acquisition since forming in mid-2021
XMachina specializes in AI acquisitions, and is preparing for an IPO.
D-Wave increases European presence with quantum computer in Germany
In the race for quantum commercialization, D-Wave gets aggressive in Europe.
PainWorth secures $2.1 million CAD to settle personal injury claims using machine learning
The Edmonton startup aims to tackle the “enormous” personal injury market.
Review of 11 Canadian tech companies to watch in 2021
Startups on the 2021 list made major financing deals and exits.