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Yamaha Motors leads Joyride’s $7-million CAD Series A as startup sets sights on enterprises and OEMs
Joyride partnered with EV manufacturer GEM in October.
Minerva thinks it can stop the flow of dirty money faster with AI
Following Equifax partnership, anti-money laundering platform targets major FIs.
Intellectual Property Ontario finds permanent CEO in Dan Herman
Herman previously led ISED as executive director of innovation policy.
Ziing acquires Metroland Parcel Services from TorStar
Ziing looks to expand its Canadian delivery network with second acquisition this year.
Three Canadian startups earn spots in Google’s latest Women Founders accelerator cohort
MedReddie, SkyAcres, and Nimble Science represent Canada in the class of 2024.
McMaster University partners with Celesta Capital to support Canadian deep tech startups
Celesta will help McMaster-affiliated entrepreneurs commercialize their innovations.
Canadian tech leaders back new venture studio Simple Ventures
Wealthsimple, Shopify, Ada, Knix execs part of contingent backing studio run by CEO Rachel Zimmer.
Tenstorrent founder reveals new AI chip startup Taalas with $50 million in funding
Startup says one of its chips can hold an entire large AI model without requiring external memory.
Synctera secures $18.6-million Series A extension, launches new payments integration
Synctera launched its embedded banking platform for Canada in December 2023.
RBCx launches second edition of mentorship program for women in tech
The previously all-women mentorship roster now includes men.
Angel Investors Ontario’s long-term future is unclear as FedDev funding dries up
AIO appoints Mark Lawrence as interim head to steer the organization after departure of Jeffrey Steiner.
Bench IQ raises $2.8 million CAD in pre-seed funding with buy-in from Maple VC, Haystack
The minds behind Ross Intelligence are back.
Midjourney competitor Ideogram closes $80-million USD Series A as it launches latest text-to-image model
The fundraise comes just six months after its $22.3-million seed round.
QueerTech acquires accelerator Gradient Spaces to support more 2SLGBTQ+ tech workers
According to QueerTech, less than one percent of venture capital deals go to Queer entrepreneurs.