Review of 11 Canadian tech companies to watch in 2021
Startups on the 2021 list made major financing deals and exits.
AI
Boosted.ai raises $43.7 million CAD to scale AI platform for investment managers
Boosted.ai claims $57.4 million CAD in total funding to date.
Ecopia lands $3.39 million federal government contract for broadband mapping
Ecopia will use AI to identify locations for broadband internet in rural Canada.
A|I: The AI Times â Policing Toronto police’s AI usage
Plus: Why it’s so hard to regulate algorithms.
Future Fertility secures $7.6 million CAD for AI-powered in vitro fertilization
The Toronto company is part of a growing wave of fertility-focused tech startups.
Tech leaders call on Toronto Police Service Board to strengthen proposed AI policy
The letterâs signatories include experts from Shopify, ApplyBoard, PointClickCare, and CIBC.
TrojAI secures $3 million in seed funding to protect AI solutions against security threats
TrojAI maintains cyber attacks on self-automated cars could pose a public danger.
A|I: The AI Times â Valence’s new discoveries
Plus: Ocean robotics firm Nauticus to go public via $560M SPAC deal.
Ukko Agro closes $5.1 million seed round to help farmers make crop management decisions at scale
Ukko Agro helps ag companies make informed crop management decisions.
Valence Discovery announces $10.9 million CAD for AI-aided drug discovery and formulation
Valence wants to âbuild the worldâs most powerful chemistry engine.â
A|I: The AI Times â SenseTime senses timing is off, delays IPO
Plus: Inside Tesla as Elon Musk pushed an unflinching vision for self-driving cars.
IBM to hire 350 tech employees in Nova Scotia
This is IBM’s second major hiring announcement in Canada this year.
TealBook looks to become global leader in supply chain data with $50 million in new funding
TealBook has product-market fit and its foot on the gas.
Lockheed Martin partners with, invests $1.3 million in UniversitĂ© de Sherbrooke’s Institut Quantique
Lockheed Martin Canada has entered into a partnership with UniversitĂ© de Sherbrookeâs Institut Quantique (IQ) to become…
Damon Motors secures $37.9 million CAD for its AI-backed electric motorcycles
Damon Motors has raised $37.9 million CAD ($30 million USD) in a Series B funding round led by House of Lithium and other undisclosed…