Halifax launches innovation outpost to help startups scale
The Halifax Partnership and the Halifax Regional Municipality have announced the opening of the Halifax Innovation Outpost, a new initiative aimed at promoting the…
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Montreal FinTech research unit launches with $2 million from Finance Montréal, regulator
Finance Montréal has partned with the Université du Québec à Montréal and Québec government-associated financial markets regulator Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) to launch…
Startup Edmonton partners with Microsoft for Startups Canada
To kick off the sixth annual Edmonton Startup Week, a new startup partner has come to Alberta’s capital city. Local hub Startup Edmonton has…
New Accelerate Okanagan CEO wants to boost OKGN Tech globally
Last week, Kelowna-based Accelerate Okanagan appointed Brea Lake as its new CEO. Lake, who has been the acting CEO of the hub for the…
Microsoft Reactor launch marks Toronto’s latest global startup addition
On Tuesday, Microsoft officially opened its newest Reactor hub at the MaRS Discovery District in Toronto, marking the first Microsoft Reactor centre in Canada….
Communitech CEO Iain Klugman to step down in 2021
Iain Klugman, the longtime president and CEO of Kitchener-based innovation hub Communitech, has announced that he will be stepping down from his role after…
Ignite Labs launches second hub for startups in northern Nova Scotia
Ignite Labs, a Yarmouth-based innovation hub dedicated to supporting rural Nova Scotia startups, has opened a second location in Pictou County. The second location…
Communitech launches service to help startups with international hiring
Kitchener-based innovation hub Communitech is launching a new service to help Canadian companies hire international sales employees and accelerate growth in global markets. “Communitech…
Microsoft for Startups, Volta announce partnership in Atlantic Canada
Halifax-based innovation hub Volta and Microsoft for Startups Canada have announced a strategic partnership to support the growth and development of Eastern Canadian startups….
Amii Innovates announces first cohort, looks to accelerate AI adoption
The Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute (Amii) has launched Amii Innovates, a program aimed to guides teams and businesses in AI adoption. Amii Innovates is…
Velocity to split up offering with separate, student-focused incubator
The University of Waterloo-based entrepreneurship hub, Velocity, is launching a new pre-incubator campus program, called Concept, which will house all of Velocity’s student- and…
Microsoft for Startups partners with OneEleven to offer support to startups
Microsoft for Startups (MFS) and Canadian tech hub OneEleven have announced a partnership aimed at helping Canadian startups scale. “We look forward to working…
Today in government funding: BC Tech, Let’s Talk Science, Femmessor
Today in government funding, BC Tech, Let’s Talk Science, and Femmessor receive millions in funding from the Government of Canada. The investments come among…