New trade association aims to give domestic SMBs a shot in Canada’s “defence renaissance”
For those about to defend, there’s a new ACDC in town.
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Neo Financial partners with United Airlines to launch credit card
The fintech company beat out several larger banks to land the deal.
Wagepoint rolls out two new additions to its payroll software
Timesheets and My Wagepoint are aimed at streamlining and modernizing the payroll process.
Alberta invests $28 million in six projects to improve environmental outcomes
Funding comes from province’s industrial carbon pricing revenue on large emitters.
Elle, MD, Hiive, and LiORA among latest CIX Startup Awards winners
Annual awards recognize top emerging, early-stage, and growth-stage Canadian startups.
AgTech startup Brilliant Harvest secures $4 million USD in seed funding
The raise will aid in scaling the platform’s adoption and abilities.
Neo Financial secures $68.5 million in equity as it adopts big-bank funding playbook
Support from investors including AIMCo and Northleaf will fuel securitization strategy.
Carbon Upcycling names new CEO
CRO Markus Kritzler succeeds Apoorv Sinha, who has moved into the role of president.
Cellar Insights pockets $500,000 investment to help it protect potatoes
Investment will be used to further commercialize the startup’s potato storage monitoring tech.
Canada’s housing supply is in crisis. Can robots help?
Automated homebuilders are pitching solutions to get more (ideally affordable) roofs over our heads.
Prévoir closes $750K pre-seed round to scale its AI-powered fashion platform
Calgary startup helps retailers and merchandisers single out trends and track fashion analytics.
Chata Technologies closes $10-million USD Series A to scale deterministic AI model
Calgary startup targets financial sector with AI model built to give consistent answers.
Canadian companies are generating massive returns in the “bioeconomy”
Just 84 early-stage companies generated nearly $900 million for Canada’s GDP.
Calgary’s new Aerospace Innovation Hub aims to turn talent and capital into scale
Hub aims to support more than $50 million in investment into local aerospace firms.
Helcim takes aim at “walled-off” payment systems with new extension
The Helcim Payment Extension will let businesses integrate payments into any software.