Women without sponsorship face larger barriers to career advancement in tech, new report finds
Toast Institute says women in middle management receive significantly less professional sponsorship.
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Woveo partners with BDC on business microlending program
The $10-million project aims to expand capital access for small and medium-sized businesses.
Femtech Connect conference puts femtech funding under the microscope
While women founders dominate the femtech landscape, men still get most of the money.
Amplify Capital prepares to place more early-stage bets with $60-million third impact fund
Ten-year-old VC firm will back up to 30 companies, with a focus on climate, health, and work tech.
How the AI era is rewriting venture capital’s old rules
Michele Romanow and Christina Fox
on how the AI era could change who Canadian investors back.
BlackTech Capital launches $2-million fund to back underrepresented cleantech founders
Firm holds $500,000 first close for fund to back early-stage companies led by underrepresented entrepreneurs.
The Kelowna company helping map your way out of a wildfire
BackRoadIntel is helping wildfire evacuees know where to expect potholes and bumpy conditions on BC’s tenuous service roads.…
Alberta researchers are studying the living organisms lurking in wildfire smoke
Research project hopes to better understand the effect of wildfires on your lungs.
How a giant battery is transforming a town centre in Cannington, Ontario
Toronto startup Civic Grid is trying to put a new face on public power sources.
Cross Border Impact Ventures secures $58 million USD for fund focused on women’s, children’s health
Toronto-based impact investor hopes to more than double the fund by second half of 2027.
Elle MD raises $1.1 million to develop non-hormonal, easily removable birth control ring
Nova Scotia femtech startup plans for Ottawa Hospital clinical trials in the fall.
An Indigenous AI framework
Plus: Richard Sutton’s new lab has lofty goals.
How Indigenous technologists are building data sovereignty into AI
Indigenous AI Gathering at Mila explored how to create AI solutions without data extraction.
For Canadian femtech, women’s autonomy is part of the business model
Virtual healthcare that puts women’s control at the forefront is attracting VC dollars.
Feds invest $3.2 million to support Manitoba’s Black entrepreneurs
Investment will go to three organizations focusing on Black business development.