She tried to bring Silicon Valley’s tech energy to Vancouver. Why did she leave to build a US startup instead?
Mai Trinh’s Internet Backyard nabs $4.5 million USD pre-seed for data centre financing platform.
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TikTok may face class-action lawsuit in Canada over alleged misuse of personal data
Proposed suit follows privacy watchdog investigation that found TikTok collected info from children.
CereCura secures $1.4 million to tackle brain disorders with COVID-era vaccine tech
UBC spinout aims to conquer blood-brain barrier to improve protein delivery to the brain.
Ex-Deep Sky science chief co-launches cement decarbonization startup Cura
Phil De Luna joins UBC researcher and Aurora Hydrogen co-founder to develop novel CO₂ removal tech.
Vistara Growth closes $321-million USD fund after “friend-raising to the max”
Fifth fund closes after nearly two-year raise that fell short of “ambitious” initial goal.
Carbonova, SenseNet, Xatoms among cleantech startups named to latest Foresight 50
Fellow first-time honourees also include Hydron Energy, Picketa Systems, Vivid Machines.
Nord Quantique, Xanadu, Photonic advance to next phase of DARPA quantum race
US military-backed initiative aims to build useful quantum computer by 2033.
Arca strikes 10-year carbon removal deal with Microsoft
For the second time this year, Microsoft has partnered with a Vancouver carbon capture startup.
Hootsuite lays off 20 percent of its global workforce
The social media management platform was recognized as a BC anchor company last week.
Grammarly rebrands to Superhuman as it expands from catching typos to AI productivity
Superhuman houses writing assistant, email, collaboration tools, and AI agents in a unified platform.
FINTRAC issues record-setting, $177-million fine against crypto exchange Cryptomus
Money laundering watchdog hands out hefty penalty for failure to submit over 1,000 suspicious transaction reports.
Spring Impact Capital closes $14-million fund to grow Canada’s climate and healthtech ecosystem
The Vancouver impact fund has already invested $2 million across eight Canadian startups.
Pawsible Ventures looks to sniff out opportunities in pet health
Vancouver-based studio’s inaugural fund is fetching $10 million to help build pet health startups.
BDC Capital’s Cheri Corbett joins Pender Ventures as partner
Calgary-based Corbett joins a month after Isaac Souweine left the fund.
Variational AI lands “up to” $349 million USD to discover drugs with Merck
Vancouver firm’s AI platform will generate chemical compounds based on Merck’s therapeutic targets.