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World Health Organization, Canadian startup Firstline team up to combat global health threat of antibiotic resistance
The WHO’s AWaRe platform also has roots in Hamilton’s McMaster University.
Tokens.com’s metaverse subsidiary acquires NFT minting platform CocoNFT
Metaverse Group aims to use CocoNFT’s platform to expand in the creator economy.
Unbounce’s Peter Housley on hitting your targets in a downturn
Unbounce CMO says startup slashed its paid media strategy 30 percent.
Founding CEO of agtech unicorn Semios stepping down
“We transformed a theory I had … into one of the world’s largest agtech companies.”
Layoffs persist at Canadian tech companies amid bleak outlook for 2023
FreshBooks, Thinkific, Revelate, Bridgit among latest firms to cut staff amid downturn.
InBC announces first three venture fund investments: Evok Innovations, Raven Capital, Yaletown Partners
InBC backs trio of VC funds focused on climate change, reconciliation, and innovation.
Commerce startup Elastic Path secures additional $30 million from existing investors
The Vancouver company claims leadership in the composable commerce movement.
MineSense Technologies raises $42 million in JP Morgan-led Series E round
The Vancouver startup wants to expand the capabilities of its digital mining solutions beyond copper.
Private wireless network startup Expeto closes $12 million Series B supported by Samsung Next, 5G Open Innovation Lab
Expeto enables large enterprises to extend private networks via any type of cellular connectivity.
Fintel Connect closes $4.8 million CAD to help financial institutions drive cost-effective growth
BankTech Ventures, EDC-backed Fintel Connect eyes US expansion.
Slack founding CEO Stewart Butterfield to depart company in January
Slack’s leader becomes latest to leave the Salesforce organization.
Shopify, Benevity set records for Black Friday-Cyber Monday and Giving Tuesday
Shopify merchants rack up $7.5 billion in sales over the weekend.
Sanctuary secures $30 million from Canada’s SIF to build robots with human-like intelligence
The AI startup is expected to hire more than 160 employees.
Mozilla acquires Canadian-founded startups Pulse, Active Replica to fuel metaverse strategy
The company behind web browser Firefox wants to deliver its own metaverse.