Non-profit Token Awareness Canada wants to help startups planning an ICO
Business Blockchain author William Mougayar has launched a non-profit initiative with the goal of promoting responsible token-based models and ICOs in Canada. Called Token…
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CanCon Podcast Ep. 87: Why hasn’t Twitter learned any lessons from Slack?
Does Twitter understand what its problem is? That’s the question the team is asking this week on the latest CanCon podcast. In one of…
Legal Innovation Zone launches $80,000 AI Challenge
The Legal Innovation Zone has launched the Ontario AI Legal Challenge, which offers $80,000 in seed funding to a team using AI in legal…
Dropbike wants to be your city’s bikeshare program
If you’re living in Toronto or Westmount in Quebec, you’ve likely already passed the dockless bright orange bikes popping up on city streets. The…
Relay Ventures adds Dropbox’s Kady Srinivasan, WiFiSLAM’s Jessica Tsoong to team
Toronto-based Relay Ventures has made new additions to its team as it looks to expand its expertise. Spiros Michalakis, professor of quantum physics at…
Canadian gov’t says Facebook, DMZ set to partner on digital news incubator
Minister of Canadian Heritage Mélanie Joly today announced the government’s new approach to cultural policy called Creative Canada, which wants to encourage Canadian content…
Yung Wu is MaRS’ new CEO
MaRS Discovery District’s board of directors announced today that Yung Wu will be the entrepreneurship hub’s new CEO. Wu will begin his new role…
Toronto-based Trellis raises $2.5 million from Snoop Dogg’s venture firm
Toronto-based Trellis, which provides cannabis inventory management software, has raised $2.5 million led by Casa Verde Capital. Additional funding was provided by Argonautic Ventures…
Analytics 4 Life raises $25 million Series B for AI-powered cardiac imaging tech
Toronto-based Analytics 4 Life has raised a $25 million USD Series B to support its mission of using AI to disrupt medical imaging. The…
Atlanta-based CallRail raises Canadian money to take advantage of AI talent
Atlanta-based CallRail has raised $75 million USD in a round co-led by Sageview Capital and Toronto-based Leaders Fund. The company plans to use the…
SingularityU hopes to attract 6,000 Canadians through satellite events
SingularityU Canada Summit is hosting several satellite events and viewing parties across the country to get more Canadians engaged with conversations involving the future…
Ritual raises $53 million Series B
Toronto-based Ritual has raised $53 million CAD ($43.5 milion USD) in a Series B round led by Insight Venture Partners, according to The Wall…
Vector Institute names Garth Gibson as CEO
The Toronto-based Vector Institute has named its first CEO in Dr. Garth Gibson. His appointment is effective January 2, 2018. In the past, Gibson…