Truffle raises $2.3 million to compete with restaurant POS incumbents Lightspeed, Square
Truffle’s latest feature allows for contactless food pickup using a locker system.
edmonton
Companies secure collective $1 million after Startup TNT Summit V
Startup TNT co-founders raising venture fund.
Areto Labs secures $1 million to address online abuse with machine learning
Areto Labs aims to help sports teams protect star athletes from social media trolls.
Alida set to expand into Alberta with new Edmonton office, plans to hire over 100
Alida taps into Edmonton as SaaS startup bolsters international footprint.
Alberta government launching internal AI lab powered by AltaML
The government calls this the first public AI lab in Alberta.
Sprout.vc closes initial $10 million for second Western Canada-focused seed fund
Sprout.vc aims to sow seeds for more B2B software startups to grow.
Telus backs new social impact fund focused on community safety and wellness in Edmonton
ScaleGood Fund to invest in grads of the Telus Community Safety and Wellness Accelerator.
University of Alberta spinout DrugBank closes $9 million from Brightspark, Amplitude, Theodorus to fuel drug discovery with its data platform
DrugBank wants to ‘be the shovel’ in a gold rush of new medical innovation.
Canadian startups in Y Combinator tie all-time high at Winter 2022 Demo Day
For the second time, 16 Canadian startups participated in a YC cohort.
HonestDoor closes $2.2 million in aim to bring accuracy to real estate valuations
HonestDoor wants to be the largest search portal for real estate valuations in Canada.
Wyvern secures $4 million from SDTC to use satellite tech for farming
Wyvern previously raised $4.5 million in pre-seed, seed funding.
Space data startup Wyvern reveals $4.5 million in pre-seed and seed funding
The company is also set to join Y Combinator’s 2022 cohort.
Amplitude Ventures, AltaML pen partnership to build AI, biotech companies
The partnership gives Amplitude access to Alberta’s sizeable AI sector.
PainWorth secures $2.1 million CAD to settle personal injury claims using machine learning
The Edmonton startup aims to tackle the “enormous” personal injury market.
Review of 11 Canadian tech companies to watch in 2021
Startups on the 2021 list made major financing deals and exits.