Canada’s tech hubs fall in Startup Ecosystem Rankings, smaller cities show promise
StartupBlink, a Swiss interactive platform for startups, has released its 2019 Ecosystem Ranking Report, with Canada holding on to the third position, boasting five…
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CIFAR expands AI research chairs, announces new research programs
The Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR) has added new AI Chair members, and has created 13 new research programs addressing four issue areas:…
11 Prairie startups to watch in 2019
One of my favorite articles each year in the Canadian startup world is reading Kevin Sandhu’s predictions for the 11 Canadian tech companies to…
Canadian startup, ClickDishes, partners with Chinese payment platform Alipay
Vancouver-based ClickDishes is working with Alipay, a major digital payment platform in China, to allow users to order food directly through Alipay’s app. The…
Outside Toronto: The Unsung Canadian Cities Leading AI Innovation
Robin Grosset, Chief Technical Officer at MindBridge Ai, spoke about the future of AI at SAAS NORTH in Ottawa earlier this week. Here’s a…
Canadian government invests $2.5 million in University of Alberta AI-supercomputing hub
The Government of Canada has announced $2.5 million in funding for the University of Alberta to establish an artificial intelligence-supercomputing hub for academic and…
Connection Silicon Valley announces Canadian Women’s Network fall cohort
Connection Silicon Valley has announced its fall cohort of startups accepted into the Canadian Women’s Network. The Canadian Women’s Network aims to help Canadian…
SingularityU Canada Summit coming to Edmonton in 2019
SingularityU is returning to Canada on April 23 to 24, this time hosting its Summit in Edmonton. The inaugural Summit was held in Toronto…
Panache Ventures adds Prashant Matta as first Toronto partner
Panache Ventures has announced its newest partner in Toronto. Prashant Matta joins Panache after over three years at OMERS Ventures, where he focused on…
Edmonton-based Showbie acquires classroom assessment platform Socrative
Edmonton-based Showbie, which has developed a classroom workflow app, has acquired Salt Lake City-basedSocrative from MasteryConnect, an assessment and curriculum platform for teachers. Founded…
Three Canadian companies among 2018 Thiel Fellows
The Thiel Foundation has named 20 people into the 2018 class of Thiel Fellows, including three Canadian Fellows. The Fellowship program, which launched in…
Today in gov’t funding: Cornwall Innovation Centre, Oteenow Employment & Training Society
Over the past week, two institutions have received funding from the government to support growth in the tech field. Here’s the latest roundup. Edmonton’s…
Canadian startup funding in 2017: A city-by-city ecosystem review
In January, PwC Canada and CB Insights released the MoneyTree report analyzing Canadian VC activity for Q4 and all of 2017. In a year…