Miru closes $27.4-million CAD Series A as smart windows startup prepares to launch in 2025
Startup’s windows control heat gain and glare to reduce the need for air conditioning.
Vancouver
INNOVATEwest is on indefinite pause after Web Summit lands in Vancouver
Organizers say the city and province “had other plans.”
Ottawa announces second tranche of VCCI funding to support underrepresented entrepreneurs
An additional five VCs from Vancouver, Toronto, and Montréal will receive portions of the $25 million commitment.
Three Canadian FinTech firms strike new partnerships
VoPay, Flinks, and Payfare have been tapped to power offerings for tech giants, credit union.
Y Combinator grad Gumloop secures $3.1 million USD in seed funding to grow no-code automation tool
Backers include Y Combinator and founders from Instacart, Dropbox, and WePay.
Acel Power raises $13.6 million CAD to ramp up production of battery-powered boat motors
Startup plans to bring 150- and 250-horsepower motors to market in the fall.
Unbounce to merge with California-based Insightly following CEO change
The combined company will have more than 200 employees across Europe and North America, Unbounce says
Fifteen years after spinning out Hootsuite, Invoke gets with the Incrowd
How the digital agency founded by Ryan Holmes returned to its product-building roots.
Swift Medical among the latest #CDNtech companies to appoint new leaders as industry executive turnover continues
Changes in top leadership also hit Faire, Kovo HealthTech, goeasy, CFI, and more.
Digital Innovation Cluster invests $15 million into AI megaproject from consortium of Canadian healthtech companies
Partners in the $44-million project include ORX, Well Health, Healwell AI, Tali AI, and Simon Fraser University.
Feds, BC invest nearly $73 million into Aspect Biosystems to establish biomanufacturing facility
The clinical facility aims to be the first dedicated to producing bioprinted tissue therapeutics in Canada.
Former 7Geese leaders secure seed funding for new AI-powered performance management platform
Armed with $2.5 million CAD, Topicflow looks to double its team.
Collision has come and gone
Plus: The AI reality check is happening now.
How Web Summit Vancouver came to be with Casey Lau
Web Summit’s co-host is full of optimism about Vancouver’s place on the global tech stage.
Nesto acquires mortgage-lending giant CMLS Group
Nesto says the combined entity will have more than $60 billion in mortgages under administration.