SVG Ventures Thrive launches new agri-food tech pre-accelerator, venture studio
The pre-accelerator has $3.7 million in provincial and federal backing.
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Wagepoint acquires KinHR to offer employee management software
KinHR marks Wagepoint’s second acquisition after securing $10 million from PSG.
CFIN invests $338,000 into four Canadian projects related to food sector
Projects in this cohort range from an automated tempeh incubator to upcycling produce.
ZayZoon raises $25.5 million to expand its earned wage access business across the US
ZayZoon’s earned wage access model never caught on in Canada, but took off south of the border.
Avatar Innovations receives up to $500,000 investment from OCIF for carbontech accelerator
Avatar Innovations wants to spark innovation in Calgary’s energy sector.
BMO to acquire carbon offsets developer Radicle
Radicle’s software measures and aggregates greenhouse gas emissions.
BlackBerry, L-SPARK unveil third cohort for connected car accelerator
Third cohort sees return of Deeplite, Sensor Cortek.
Toronto, Vancouver tech talent pools saw highest growth in latest CBRE report
Ottawa is on par for highest concentration in tech talent with the San Francisco Bay Area.
Helcim, MintList, Ukko Agro among startups in third cohort of Google’s Canadian accelerator
Participants range from smart windows to dental software to agtech.
Companies secure collective $1 million after Startup TNT Summit V
Startup TNT co-founders raising venture fund.
US court partially rejects Urbx motion to dismiss Attabotics patent lawsuit
Only a portion of Attabotic’s claims are moving forward.
IBM Canada to launch innovation centre in Calgary, hire 250 staff
The Calgary innovation centre could reach up to 430 hires.
Mercator AI raises $1 million CAD to fuel North American expansion
Startup uses AI to generate early leads on construction projects for general contractors.
FTX buys registered crypto trading platform Bitvo to expand into Canada
Bitvo is one of the few Canadian crypto companies registered as a restricted dealer.
Collision unveils 28 Canadian startups shortlisted for pitch competition
Collision expects to see 35,000 attendees in-person after two years of being online.