Vantage points: Canadian startups choose between growth and profitability
Leaders from Paper, Klue, Borrowell, and ApplyBoard share their strategies for navigating the post-ZIRP era.
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“The reality check is happening now”: AI leaders on the state of the market at Collision
Experts at Collision 2024 weighed in on the AI hype cycle, enterprise adoption, and doomsday scenarios.
Healwell AI accelerates M&A strategy with acquisitions of VeroSource Solutions and BioPharma Services
The deals, if successful, will have a combined value of over $36 million.
Here’s what VCs are saying about the fundraising environment at Collision
VCs at Collision 2024 speak about AI and valuations in the post-post-boom times.
Everyone at Collision is talking about Web Summit Vancouver
Feds, province, City of Vancouver pledge up to $14.8 million over three years to Collision’s successor.
Canadian OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever launches new company focused on safe AI development
New company follows the recent exodus of safety-focused employees at OpenAI.
PragmaClin, Willful, NovaResp among nearly 30 healthtech startups backed by new CABHI funding
Each startup is receiving between $150,000 to $500,000 based on company stage, needs, and evaluation processes.
As Collision kicks off, four Canadian tech startups unveil new funding
Heylist, Vosyn, Pok Pok, and Ability Biologics have all raised fresh capital.
TD Bank launches Innovation Partners banking platform for tech companies
TD Innovation Partners’ leadership team is almost entirely ex-SVB and ex-RBCx leaders.
Chexy secures $4.1 million to improve its rent-to-rewards platform’s payments infrastructure
Chexy is looking to become a one-stop shop for tenants paying their monthly rent and expenses.
Waabi fuels up to launch fully driverless trucks in 2025 with $275-million CAD Series B
Uber and Khosla double down as Nvidia, Porsche, IKEA join Toronto AV startup’s cap table.
DMZ Ventures launches new fund for early-stage startups
The fund will make up to 10 investments per year, ranging from $100,000 to $250,000 CAD.
Vint Cerf’s internet history lesson at University of Waterloo mixes humour and hope with words of warning
The co-developer of TCP/IP shares thoughts on interoperability, accessibility, preservation.
Three companies looking for Canadian tech workers with cloud experience
Intelliware, Ripple, Accenture offering career opportunities to cloud experts.
Two Small Fish Ventures holds $41-million CAD final close for Fund III
Firm is tapping into its “superpowers” to spot early winners in frontier tech.