Raven Indigenous Outcomes Funds completes $20.4-million first close
New fund will invest in projects solving pressing challenges for Indigenous communities.
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Propel unveils new Validation cohort of early-stage founders in Atlantic Canada
Meanwhile, Halifax accelerator Tribe is seeking Black early-stage founders for its START program.
BC’s Centre for Innovation and Clean Energy opens $3-million call for wildfire management tech solutions
The non-dilutive funding will support technology aimed at helping communities adapt to, prevent, and mitigate the impact of…
Can this Canadian company make a splash in plant-based fish?
New School Foods is fishing to do the impossible… better than Impossible.
Bobbie Racette on how the trifecta of being a queer, Indigenous woman helped her create an inclusive, successful platform
Virtual Gurus founder also shares her plans for a Series B raise.
Four women-led startups receive a combined $135,000 at Uniting the Prairies 2024
A few non-Prairies companies were recognized at the Elevate Women+ finale at Uniting the Prairie.
Diversio acquires CCDI Consulting to expand its workplace-inclusion services
Diversio now offers consulting services and hundreds of training courses.
Xatoms is planning a quantum leap to clean the world’s water
R&D-stage startup is using AI and quantum chemistry to purify the world’s most precious resource.
The Growcer raises $3 million Series A backed by former Farm Boy Co-CEO Jeff York
Growcer develops vertical farms in modular containers to help combat food insecurity in challenging climates.
QueerTech report finds change is lagging for 2SLGBTQIA+ tech workers in Canada
Fewer than 40 percent of respondents feel that 2SLGBTQIA+ employees are “consistently treated with respect.”
What’s in #Budget2024 for Canadian tech?
All eyes in Canadian tech are on AI, open banking, cleantech, and… taxes?
CDPQ’S $250-million Equity 25³ Fund is done after only four investments
Diversity-focused fund’s architect left in December to launch his own $150-million fund.
#Tech+Biz4SickKids launches with new name, lineup of Canadian tech ambassadors
Campaign aims to drive support from Canadian tech to support SickKids.
CVCA spotlights women leaders across Canadian venture capital, private equity
Investors from Brightspark and Yaletown lauded for excellence in Canadian VC.
Lack of inclusion, unclear parental leave still hamper retention of women in Canadian VC
Junior ranks of VC remain more diverse than senior levels, survey finds.