Ontario gets new fund to back university life sciences spinouts
U of T, McMaster, and Ontario government team up on new $40-million fund.
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Alberta invests $37 million into advanced drilling technologyÂ
Funding comes through Emissions Reduction Alberta’s Drilling Technology Challenge and will support 10 projects.Â
Winnipeg adtech Taiv among recipients of PrairiesCAN AI adoption funding
Canada’s AI minister announces $10.2 million for six Manitoba businesses.
Paraito raises $2.65 million to automate grunt work for Québec notaries
Inovia-backed startup out of Montréal is using AI to speed up real estate title searches.
Katalyze AI thinks the future of pharma operations is teams of AI agents
WFHomie co-founder and former Sanofi leader close $10.5 million USD to speed drug development.
AI minister says Ottawa considering taking the lead on AI investment rounds
Minister Evan Solomon spoke to the government’s shift from supporter to stakeholder on The BetaKit Podcast.
From Chrome extension to customer data engine: Floqer announces $2-million raise
Halifax startup now helps companies like Perplexity and Wise gather customer data.
Dominion Dynamics lands $139 million in Canada’s largest defence-tech Series A
Georgian doubles down, OMERS and BDC join alongside US, European backers.
InvestEco Capital raises $106 million for fourth sustainable food fund
Toronto-based investor targets companies promoting a healthier, more sustainable food sector.
Float announces $85-million Series C round to support AI push
Fast-growing Toronto FinTech now serves more than 7,500 Canadian businesses.
Cognota broadens corporate learning platform with Learnexus acquisition
Toronto company says deal will help it connect enterprise customers with freelancers and agents.
Blossom Social raises more than $2 million through FrontFundr campaign
Funding will help the social network for investors continue its global expansion.Â
Tetrix raises $15 million USD to excavate investor data buried in old technolgies
Canadian co-founded, New York-based investment intelligence platform will expand Montréal office with new funding.
Feds announce $173 million for Women Entrepreneurship Strategy
Funding will help bolster the strategy’s loan fund, ecosystem fund, and knowledge hub.
Six-month-old Anchorbase closes $2 million USD pre-seed round
Payment automation platform plans to scale its engineering and product teams.