MaRS, federal government launch Healthy Neighbourhoods Data Challenge
MaRS Discovery District and the Public Health Agency of Canada have launched the Healthy Neighbourhoods Data Challenge, a competition…
Cleantech
Government names three funds receiving $50 million through VCCI cleantech stream
The Government of Canada has chosen the funds that will be receiving portions of the newest stream of the Venture Capital Catalyst…
BDC looks to “double down” on industrial tech with $250 million venture fund
BDC Capital has launched a $250 million Industrial Innovation Venture Fund to invest in tech companies and entrepreneurs working…
Fredericton-based Energia Ventures opens applications for third cohort
Fredericton-based Energia Ventures, a smart grid, cleantech, and cybersecurity accelerator, is now accepting applications for…
Calgary-based AeroLab recognized by NASA for aerodynamic sensor
Calgary-based startup, AeroLab Technology, looking to apply its sensors designed for cycling dynamics to unmanned aircraft,…
Today in government funding: Yukon and Francophone Ontario Entrepreneurs
Today in government funding, seven projects in the northern territory of Yukon have received $2.2 million, and Ontario’s…
Vancouver cleantech Mangrove Water receives $2.1 million from federal government
Vancouver-based water management cleantech Mangrove Water Technologies, has received a $2.1 million investment from the federal…
BrainBox AI launches software to enable self-sustaining commercial buildings
Montreal-based BrainBox AI has announced the launch of a new product that combines deep learning, cloud-based computing and…
Startup Genome report finds cleantech, life sciences, AI put Canadian cities on global stage
Although only Toronto-Waterloo and Vancouver made Startup Genome’s top 30 list this year, several other Canadian cities…
Toronto-Waterloo takes top Canadian spot in startup ecosystem rankings, Vancouver nosedives
Vancouver’s place in the startup ecosystem rankings has significantly dropped, while Toronto-Waterloo is making a steady…
Pyrowave wins $20,000 at BASF Canada’s startup challenge
Pyrowave, a Montreal-based plastics recycling company, has been selected as the winner of BASF Canada’s startup challenge.…
Parity raises $5 million to make urban living sustainable
Toronto-based computer software company Parity, which uses technology to reduce carbon emissions for condos and multi-tenant…
Pangaea announces final close of fourth fund at $95 million CAD
Pangaea Ventures, which invests in advanced materials, announced it has completed the final close of Pangaea Ventures Fund…
Today in government funding: cleantech, healthtech, AgTech
Last week, several organizations received government funding for initiatives in cleantech, agri-tech, and healthtech, in all…
Eavor receives $6.7 million from government for geothermal energy technology
Eavor Technologies Inc., a Calgary-based power technology company, has received $6.7 million from the federal government, going…