Stuart Lombard, Ecobee founding CEO and president, announces retirement
Chief product officer Greg Fyke has assumed the role of president.
hardware
As semiconductor re-shoring efforts heat up, SILICAN urges feds to provide more targeted domestic chip support
New report comes after US commits over $50 billion to its own domestic chip sector.
With new funding, Astrus has secured $3.6 million CAD to date for its AI microchip design offering
Astrus wants to cut down the time-consuming analog microchip design process.
Conexus, Emmertech alum Sean O’Connor joins TechBrew Robotics as CEO
TechBrew is an Emmertech portfolio firm that builds mushroom-picking robots.
HaiLa Technologies closes $14 million CAD strategic investment featuring Japanese manufacturer Murata Electronics
HaiLa says funding will fuel R&D for its IoT chips and solutions.
GHGSat closes Series C1 to launch more greenhouse gas emissions-monitoring satellites
The Montréal-based startup secured $59.9 million CAD but did not disclose equity/debt split.
VentureLab appoints semiconductor industry leader Hugh Chow as CEO
Hong Kong-born Chow sees room for VentureLab to extend itself globally.
Dcbel closes $50-million USD Series B led by climate-focused Idealist Capital
Smart home energy startup offers bidirectional EV charging.
Samsung, Hyundai, Kia back AI chip manufacturer Tenstorrent in $100-million USD round
Tenstorrent receives major backing from strategic investors ahead of planned Series D round next year.
Ditch Labs secures $3.25 million to treat nicotine addiction with tech
Montréal startup set its sights on a massive public health issue.
Tiptap and Omnirobotic pursue restructuring after startups fail to raise additional funding
As VC financing has dried up, a growing number of Canadian tech firms are running out of cash.
GeologicAI closes $30-million USD Series A to develop AI-powered robot geologists
Bill Gates-founded Breakthrough Energy Ventures has bet on GeologicAI’s bots.
ventureLAB unveils Hardware Angel Network, supporting pre-seed and seed-stage hardware startups
The network plans to make its first investments in the fall, with a focus on deep tech, hardware, and semiconductors.
Semiconductor working group launched to advocate for industry priorities
SILICAN brings together industry experts and organizations to meet challenges
Apple’s Vision Pro won’t make the metaverse happen
Apple wants to strap a MacBook to your face. Is ‘spacial computing’ worth the asking price?