Today in AI: Stradigi AI, Soko.ai, Qoints, Sportlogiq
Several Canadian startups have made announcements and launched new features to make strides in AI. Here’s the latest on Canada’s…
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Shop.ca relaunches with coupons and content focus
Shop.ca has relaunched its platform with a focus on providing coupons alongside retail content and shopping guides. It’s…
Today in funding ($1.2M): SWFTCharge, Dash MD, Athennian
Three Canadian startups have announced fresh funding rounds to fuel their growth. Here’s the latest on who raised how much,…
Salesforce launches $100 million Canadian venture fund
Salesforce has launched a $100 million Canada Trailblazer Fund dedicated to investing in Canadian startups. The fund is being…
Infiniti Toronto accelerator offers chance to pitch $1 billion Alliance Ventures fund
Infiniti Lab has opened applications for its IoT and smart city-focused accelerator in Toronto. Launched last year, the accelerator…
Ontario government launches $3 million pilot project with Lending Loop for small business loans
The Ontario government is providing P2P lender Lending Loop with $3 million to support loans to small businesses. The two-year…
BenchSci raises $10 million Series A for antibody search engine
Toronto-based BenchSci, a search engine to help researchers find antibody usage data, has raised a $10 million Series A round,…
Golden Ventures closes $72 million for new seed-focused fund
Toronto-based Golden Ventures has raised $72 million for Golden Ventures III, its largest fund to date. Investors in the fund…
Hockeystick launches database tracking Canada’s startup ecosystem
Toronto-based Hockeystick has released a database with information on over 8,000 Canadian startups and investors. The free…
Former Kik exec Eran Ben-Ari named chief product officer at Top Hat
Top Hat has named Eran Ben-Ari its new chief product officer. Ben-Ari will officially join the company on May 15. Ben-Ari will…
Confirmed: Collision conference relocating to Toronto in 2019
Last month, BetaKit was first to report that Collision, one of North America’s largest tech conferences, would be coming…
Today in company updates: Flashfood expands to US, Mogo hits new milestone, CineSend powers Tribeca Film Festival
Canadian startups across the country have new announcements to share. Here’s the latest on Canada’s movers and shakers.…
Wealthsimple, Flipp make Great Place to Work list
Great Place to Work has released its annual list of the top workplaces in Canada, and a few Canadian tech companies made the…
MaRS receives $1 million from Google to train workers impacted by automation
Google.org, the philanthropic arm of Google, has invested $1 million in Toronto-based MaRS to create the Employment Pathway…
Aion Network launches blockchain interoperability platform to public
Today, the Aion Network, a platform that aims to solve blockchain’s interoperability problem, launched to the public.…