Accelerator Centre secures $10 million from FedDev Ontario for venture studio program
Participating startups can receive up to $100,000 in seed funding.
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BlackBerry extends partnership with Magna to work on advanced driver assistance systems
“It’s no longer just about the safety of the vehicles, but about the safety of the software on which they run.”
Google opens applications for third cohort of Startups Accelerator Canada
The program is one of the six Google accelerators available to Canadians.
Meet the biotech startup that received funding from both Garage Capital and Maple Leaf Foods
Evolved Meats claims to have “the meat people want.”
Tilr secures $1.3 million grant from Ontario through Skills Development Fund
Tlir is one of over 200 companies financed in the second SDF round.
Magnet Forensics acquires assets from Comae Technologies, posts 35 percent revenue growth in Q1 2022
Magnet acquired Comae’s memory analysis tech to bolster its cyber incident investigation capabilities.
CFIN, Ontario Genomics reveal winners of cumulative $900,000 for food innovation research
Winners aim to replicate the taste, feel, and smell of meat without any meat.
Nicoya acquires University of Toronto spinout LSK Technologies to bolster testing capabilities, expedite product roadmap
Deal adds LSK’s “lab-in-a-box” testing platform to Nicoya’s portfolio of digital proteomics tech.
Square makes loans offering available for Canadian small businesses
Loans follow the launch of Square card for small businesses.
Startup Genome ranks Vancouver, Toronto-Waterloo among top global AgTech, new food ecosystems
Vancouver came ninth, while Toronto-Waterloo finished 11th.
Venture funding in Waterloo Region moved “in the right direction” in Q1 2022
Q1 2022 represented the most active quarter for the Waterloo Region in the last year.
Microprinting tech firm VueReal closes $14.4 million Series B round
Economic Development Canada, BDC Capital’s Cleantech Practice invested in the round.
Canadian startups in Y Combinator tie all-time high at Winter 2022 Demo Day
For the second time, 16 Canadian startups participated in a YC cohort.
IntelliCulture closes $1.7 million Emmertech-led seed round to scale farm management platform
With beachhead in wineries, IntelliCulture wants cherries, apples, and tree nuts, too.
ApplyBoard makes first acquisition, grabbing Panda Portal to train recruiters
ApplyBoard has rebranded Panda Portal to TrainHub.