80 women and non-binary people in Canadian tech worth following
For International Women’s Day, BetaKit has highlighted some of the many women in Canada’s tech community building strong…
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Refugee entrepreneur program looks to empower Syrian founders
The Refugee Career Jumpstart Project (Jumpstart) is hosting a joint program with Angel Investors Ontario, aimed to empower…
Dessa engineers build machine learning supernova identification system
Three engineers at Dessa, a company that works with enterprises to build and implement AI systems, have created a machine learning…
The Knowledge Society is expanding to Ottawa, Boston, New York & Las Vegas
The Knowledge Society (TKS), an educational program to create “Olympic level innovators,” announced it is expanding its…
Carrot Rewards wins global innovation award at World Government Summit
Public wellness app, Carrot Rewards, has be chosen as the global winner of the OECD’s 2019 Edge of Government Award.…
Two Canadian tech companies named as finalists in 2019 SXSW Pitch competition
The eleventh annual South by Southwest (SXSW) Pitch competition has announced 50 finalists, and two Canadian companies, an…
Canadian cleantech Genecis wins $10,000 at BASF’s inaugural Innovation Pitch Series
Toronto-based biotechnology startup Genecis was selected as the winner of BASF Canada’s first Innovation Pitch Series for…
Twelve Canadian firms named to 2019 Global Cleantech 100 list
Twelve Canadian companies have been selected for the 2019 Global Cleantech 100 list, an annual guide to the world’s top…
Two Hat acquires ImageVision, develops AI to fight against child sexual abuse
Two Hat, a BC-based AI technology company announced that it has acquired ImageVision, a Texas-based image recognition and visual…
Black Arts & Innovation Expo to celebrate Black History Month by awarding STEAM talent
Toronto-based Excelovate and First Book Canada have partnered to host the 5th Annual Black Arts & Innovation Expo (BAIE)…
CIRA opens applications for $1.25 million in grant funding
The Canadian Internet Registry Authority (CIRA) has announced the opening of grant applications for Canadian not-for-profits,…
New government supported software teaches kids to code in Ojibwe
Students across Canada can now learn coding and computational skills, while also developing their knowledge of the Ojibwe language…
Toronto tech community teams up to support CWHL all-star game
Toronto-based Hockeystick is partnering with the Canadian Women’s Hockey League (CWHL) all-star game, taking place at Scotiabank…
Code Create Teach brings coding education to remote communities in the Canadian North
Non-profit Kids Code Jeunesse, in collaboration with coding bootcamp Lighthouse Labs, is venturing to Northern Canada to conduct…
Report finds “pronounced” lack of women and Indigenous leadership in BC tech
The tech workforce in British Columbia faces significant growth in the coming years, with the 2016 Tech Talent BC Report predicting…