Ontario commits $19 million to the province’s regional tech hubs to bolster EV manufacturing
ventureLAB, Communitech, Invest Ottawa, NORCAT among the recipients.
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Federal government commits $90 million to boost intellectual property support for startups
Communitech, MAIN, New Ventures BC, Innovate Calgary, and Springboard Atlantic all secured funding.
Harvest Builders announces Graeme Harrison as new president
Harrison to help studio connect with venture funds and startups throughout Western Canada and beyond.
Canadian tech hubs not immune to downturn as Communitech lays off 10 percent of workforce
Innovation hub sees second significant staff reduction since 2019 provincial budget cuts.
All the events to check out at Montréal Impact Week 2022
Panels include topics about measuring impact, impact investing, among others.
Technation launches cybersecurity taskforce, calls on Canadian governments to “recognize cybersecurity as a matter of national security”
Taskforce has leaders from CGI, Cisco, eSentire, Darktrace, Infosys, Microsoft, SkyHive.
Volta drops interim label, officially appoints Matt Cooper as CEO
Cooper replaced outgoing leader Martha Casey in May.
26 Canadian tech startups added to list of firms on path to $1 billion in annual revenue
Communitech list points to Paper, Talent.com, Brim, Miovision, Neo, Dapper Labs.
MaRS hosting seven UK startups in manufacturing incubation program
The program helps UK ventures gain better understanding of North American needs.
Dapper Labs, Hootsuite, VodaSafe among winners of BC Tech’s 2022 Technology Impact Awards
A record-setting 48 finalists and 12 winners were announced at the TIAs.
Startup Montréal hosts 7th annual Grande-messe startup showcase
At the event, National Bank committed $1 million to Startup Montréal.
Innovate BC awards $2.3 million to eight R&D projects
Terramera, HTEC among recipients of this year’s funding.
Smart business card startup Ovou wins $110,000 at 22nd New Ventures BC competition
New Ventures BC gave out a cumulative $250,000 in prize money across eight winners.
Innovate Edmonton rebrands to Edmonton Unlimited
The rebrand follows Innovate Edmonton’s separation from EEDC in 2020.
BC Tech Association reveals four finalists for 2022 startup award
Final winner will be named on Oct 6th at the Technology Impact Awards gala.