Coveo CEO Louis Têtu believes tech will emerge victorious from COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown Canada’s business community into a state of uncertainty, as the vast majority of Canadian…
AI
Today in funding: Provision Analytics, Ackroo, MergeBase, Obie.ai
Four Canadian startups have announced fresh funding rounds to fuel their growth. Here’s the latest on who raised how much,…
BrainBox AI raises $12 million ‘pre-Series A’ to expand into new markets
Montreal-based BrainBox AI, which has developed technology that allows a building’s heating, ventilation, and air conditioning…
Ada Support lays off 23 percent of staff amid uncertainty caused by pandemic
Ada Support, which provides an AI-powered chatbot platform for customer service teams, has permanently laid off 36 full-time…
Eddy Travels adds $912,000 CAD to pre-seed round to create features helping travellers during pandemic
Toronto-based Eddy Travels, which has created a virtual travel bot to help consumers find deals on flights and accommodation,…
Proptech startup Honestdoor raises $500,000 in first round of funding
Honestdoor, an Edmonton-based proptech startup that offers real estate data for brokers, consumers, and financial institutions,…
A|I: The AI Times – Social distancing surveillance
The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big data, and automation news from around the…
Cam Linke joins Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute as CEO
Cam Linke has joined the Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute (Amii) as the organization’s new CEO. Amii announced…
Health Canada expedites approval of 1QBit chest radiography AI tool to help fight COVID-19
Health Canada has expedited the approval of an artificial intelligence-powered chest radiography tool, developed by Vancouver-based…
Blue J Legal receives $2 million for legal-tech platform
Toronto-based Blue J Legal has received $2 million CAD in growth capital financing from CIBC Innovation Banking. Blue J has…
A|I: The AI Times – Machine learning vs. COVID-19
The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big data, and automation news from around the…
Vector Institute repurposing AI infrastructure to support Ontario’s COVID-19 health data project
The Toronto-based Vector Institute for Artificial Intelligence is repurposing artificial intelligence computing infrastructure…
A|I: The AI Times – Searching for patterns
The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big data, and automation news from around the…
A|I: The AI Times – Conflicting COVID-19 opinions
The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big data, and automation news from around the…
Element AI creates platform to help researchers identify patterns in COVID-19 research
Montreal-based startup Element AI is offering a free AI-powered platform aimed to help scientific researchers, public health…