Mecka AI reveals $60-million USD Series B round backed by Sequoia, Nvidia
Startup aims to provide the real-world training data required to deploy robots.
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BioRender launches AI agent for building scientific research images
Software startup aims to offer a more accurate alternative to general-purpose AI.
AI in engineering is moving toward a new operating model
Dedicatted’s AI-DLC work shows how engineering teams can bring AI into testing, deployment, and operations.
Senso to be acquired by New York-based marketing platform Zeta Global
Toronto-based Senso will help Zeta improve its AI trust and discoverability offerings.
Athlete-led Endo launches with $815,000 to modernize sports agencies
Relay Ventures backs startup’s plan to close the endorsement “information gap” with AI.
CyberWorks lands $1-million Canadian Armed Forces contract
GTA startup inks agreement to provide autonomous vehicles to Canada’s military.
Reactiv acquires US-based competitor Kin
Acquisition brings in brands like Steve Madden and Chubbies, following startup’s unannounced seed extension round.
Software startup Polygrade emerges from stealth to build AI for home warranty claims
Former Setter, Sears Home Services leaders launch with $6.3 million USD in seed funding.
Canadian tech and investor groups call for tax incentives, capital gains rollover
CVCA, CCI, and others ask for QSBS-style tax incentive meant to retain business value.
Calian and Invest Ottawa to open new defence research and development lab
Ottawa’s Area X.O will get a new testing facility focused on helping defence technologies work well together.
Q&A: An anthropologist pulls back the curtain on the humans behind AI
Joseph Wilson spoke with ghost workers, a Nobel Prize-winning scientist, and even joined a Toronto chip company.
Ex-Vanguard exec aims to launch Canada’s first investment dealer solely focused on prediction markets
Atul Tiwari and fellow domestic finance vets seek regulatory approval to build Verdx.
Peripheral hires former Meta Reality Labs exec to lead volumetric video push
Ex-Intel Sports director Shaun Carrigan helped develop pivotal tech for the NFL, MLB.
H2 Analytics secures $800,000 in FedDev funding to improve defence training platform
CEO says repayable funding will help the platform integrate new AI features and expand internationally.
Shopify buys shop.com domain
With potentially lucrative purchase, e-commerce giant appears to be shoring up its branding.