Water sampling, agtech startups among Ontario Genomics’ first cohort for BioCreate program
Each company will receive $150,000 from Ontario Genomics.
Cleantech
Collision whispers, new AI officer, fundraising landscape the talk of Vancouver Startup Week 2023
The vibes were positive and the takes hot in VSW’s post-COVID return.
Novisto closes $27-million CAD Series B to help companies improve their ESG reporting
Novisto gears up for growth as shareholder ESG pressure heats up.
List highlights 10 fast-growing, impactful SDTC-backed Canadian cleantech firms
Mara Renewables, MineSense, Ecopia AI crack the list alongside returnees Saltworks, Hifi, among others.
Energy management startup Peak Power raises $47 million CAD to expand across US
Peak Power to expand energy storage tech as new US tax incentive drives adoption.
How startups can better manage their e-waste
Canadian startups can create positive environmental impact.
Mysa acquires United States smart thermostat company as it expands into commercial heating
Mysa, a smart-thermostat company based in St. John’s, Nfld., has acquired the intellectual property of United States smart…
Carbonhound raises $1.3 million help small, medium business get ready for emissions regulations
The startup will help cut carbon as the United Nations says “catastrophic” warming is upon us.
Tech leaders, academics gather to discuss how Canada can reach net-zero emissions by 2050
The CityAge conference explored how Canada can grow sustainably to a population of 50 million.
Hopper co-founders launch new carbon capture startup, Deep Sky, with $10 million in funding
Deep Sky aims to scale carbon removal.
Tentree founders spin out platform to help businesses keep their tree planting promises
CEO: “For us, Tentree was never an apparel business that planted trees.”
Flash Forest raises $11.4 million CAD to support reforestation using drones and AI
Manual reforestation can be labour-intensive, but this startup claims it can be done in a flash.
BDC launches $150 million Sustainability fund in revamp of Industrial, Clean and Energy Technology Venture Fund
The Sustainability Venture Fund is set to complement BDC’s $400 million Climate Tech Fund.
Is Canada ready for an EV future?
Flavio Volpe and Paris Marx join for a conversation on what the future of transportation in Canada might look like.
ChargeLab secures $15 million, commercial partnerships with electric vehicle companies to expand US presence
ChargeLab touts itself as “the Android of EV charging.”