Vital Biosciences reveals desktop blood-testing device with funding from OpenAI, Salesforce CEOs
After the bloody mess at Theranos, Vital is among the new wave of startups developing accessible diagnostics.
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PasswordBox, Intel alums build enterprise low-code tool for natural language models
HumanFirst’s backers include Panache, Inovia, and Real Ventures.
MindBridge closes $60 million USD from US growth equity firm, appoints interim CEO
AI-powered auditing-tech firm adds new interim leader as CEO and founder depart.
Practice Better acquires That Clean Life for a healthy-sounding eight figures to continue expansion
An eight-year collaboration has ended in acquisition for the two Toronto healthtech startups.
Solink secures $60-million USD Series C and backing from Goldman Sachs to become cloud video surveillance leader
As the security market shifts to cloud, Solink looks to scale.
Ontario organizations secure nearly $20 million in federal funds to drive entrepreneurship, job creation
Funding is split between five companies and one business hub in Toronto, as well as one Ottawa-based firm.
Liberum raises $1.8 million for ‘protein synthesis as a service’
The Toronto-based startup creates custom proteins for everything from medical applications to household products.
3D BioFibR secures $3.52 million in seed funding for automated collagen fibre manufacturing
3D BioFibR’s collagen fibre can be used as an artificial tendon in soft tissue repair research.
Cohere secures strategic investment from SAP as enterprise demand for generative AI grows
Toronto-based Cohere has also partnered with McKinsey.
ProShop ERP raises $32 million to help manufacturers digitize operations
ProShop has previously been a founder-financed company for seven years.
YC-backed Reworkd secures $1.65 million CAD to build AI agents for business tasks
Founded by a trio of Vancouverites, Reworkd has nabbed funding from Panache.
Metafold 3D closes $2.35 million CAD to fuel industrial adoption of 3D printing
Toronto startup has interest from sportswear and biopharma clients for its 3D printing tech.
Startupfest 2023 awards Hutsy twice while Ora Medical receives BDC prize match
Ora secured BDC, crowd matching investments on top of the $100K Women in Tech award.
Active Impact, Breakthrough-backed Othersphere secures $3 million to strategically locate climate tech projects
Victoria-based startup aims to drive industrial decarbonization with data analysis.
SenseNet raises $1.3 million CAD for its wildfire-detecting technology
The Vancouver firm is the latest of several wildfire-detection startups that expect to see flames fan their fortunes.