Semantic Health comes out of stealth to help hospitals use coded data
As the healthcare industry looks for more technology solutions in a post-COVID world, a Toronto-based startup has come out…
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Montréal’s Aifred Health wins second place at IBM AI XPRIZE competition
Montréal-based healthtech and artificial intelligence (AI) startup Aifred Health today won second place at the final round…
A|I: The AI Times – Waymo gets way mo’ funding
The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big data, and automation news from around the…
IBM to open new Toronto office, hire 500 across Greater Toronto Area
IBM Canada has announced plans to increase its headcount and consolidate its physical presence in Toronto, as it looks to support…
Two US startups with Canadian roots, Moonshot and Nylas, secure combined $280 million
A pair of California-based tech startups with Canadian connections have collectively raised a total of $280 million USD in…
Clearco adds chief growth officer to lead international expansion efforts
Clearco has expanded its leadership team, adding a new chief growth officer, Ruma Bose, to lead the company’s efforts to…
A|I: The AI Times – Raquel Urtasun’s life mission
The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big data, and automation news from around the…
ApplyBoard raises $375 million CAD Series D at $4 billion valuation
Following a busy year, Kitchener-Waterloo’s ApplyBoard has secured $375 million CAD ($300 million USD) in Series D funding…
With third acquisition, holding company PlanetCorp is looking to win big with AI, 5G, blockchain
After building their own companies, the entrepreneurs behind Toronto’s PlanetCorp have turned their sights to a model of…
Today in funding: Data Sentinel, AltaML, Commit
Three Canadian startups have secured fresh funding to fuel their growth, including Data Sentinel, AltaML, and Commit. Here’s…
Canada’s privacy commissioner says RCMP use of Clearview AI’s tech violated privacy law
Canada’s privacy commissioner office has concluded its investigation into a law enforcement agency’s use of controversial…
Nurosene goes public on Canadian Stock Exchange, securing $9.2 million
Just over a year after launching, Toronto-based healthtech company Nurosene has gone public on the Canadian Stock Exchange…
A|I: The AI Times – Instacart’s robot army
The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big data, and automation news from around the…
Raquel Urtasun launches new self-driving startup Waabi with $100 million CAD from top investors
Canadian artificial intelligence (AI) luminary Raquel Urtasun has moved on from Uber’s self-driving unit and launched her…
AQC Capital secures $64 million for second tech startup investment fund
Montréal-based AQC Capital, formerly known as Anges Québec Capital, has created a new $64 million CAD fund to fuel the growth…