The five Canadian startups competing in the IBM Watson AI XPrize
At the beginning of December, the global IBM Watson AI XPrize will announce its top 10 semi-finalists before heading into its…
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Today in hires: Universal mCloud, RenoRun, Finaeo
In the last week, three Canadian startups have added new members to their teams. Here’s a breakdown of who is joining, and…
Element AI announces $200 million CAD Series B round
Element AI has closed a much-anticipated venture round, raising a $200 million CAD ($151.4 million USD) Series B from the Government…
Talent4AI wants to address the demand for AI talent by connecting students and industry
A new Montreal-based platform wants to connect upcoming data scientists and engineers to real-world internship opportunities.…
AI startup My Intelligent Machines raises $2.6 million seed round
Montreal-based My Intelligent Machines (MIMS), which is developing a platform to help life sciences companies maximize their…
Here are LinkedIn’s top Canadian startups of 2019
LinkedIn has shared its list of top Canadian startups for 2019, naming “the hottest Canadian companies to work for right…
Beekeeping tech startup Nectar raises $1.1 million CAD seed round
Nectar, a Montreal-based startup offering a management platform for commercial beekeepers and crop growers, has raised a $1.1…
Worximity Technology raises $6.25 million Series A to help digitize manufacturing
Worximity Technology, the Montreal-based startup that is looking to create smart factories through machine learning, artificial…
Global emission monitoring startup receives $3.3 million to monitor oil and gas in BC
Montreal-based GHGSat, which builds global emissions monitoring solutions, has received $3.3 million from Sustainable Development…
Breather recruits CTO to expand product suite, hire in Montreal
Breather has announced that Philippe Bouffaut, former head of engineering in Canada for Cision, will take the role of Breather’s…
FinTech-focused Holt Accelerator announces 2019 cohort
The Holt Accelerator, a Montreal-based program open to FinTechs from around the world, has accepted eight companies into its…
Overbond to launch three AI analytics labs in Montreal for R&D in bond pricing
Overbond, a Toronto-founded AI and FinTech startup, is partnering with business school HEC Montreal, Concordia University,…
Montreal-based Nuvei acquires SafeCharge for $1.1 billion CAD
Montreal-based FinTech company Nuvei has completed the acquisition of UK-based SafeCharge International Group for $1.1 billion…
Hardbacon raises over $680,000 from FrontFundr campaign
Hardbacon, a Montreal-based FinTech startup, has raised an seed round of over $680,884 through FrontFundr‘s crowdfunding…
Kids Code Jeunesse receives $8.1 million CanCode investment
Kids Code Jeunesse, a Montreal-founded non-profit teaching children to code, has received an $8.1 million investment from the…