Federal government reinvests in Scale-Up Platform with $47.5 million commitment to Invest Ottawa, MaRS, and Communitech
Scale-Up Platform offers regionally tailored programming for entrepreneurs in high-growth sectors.
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University of Waterloo’s Velocity moves out of the Garage & into the Arena
Six years in the making, UW’s startup incubator has a new home in the Innovation Arena.
Armed with $1.6 million CAD, runQL wants to take the chaos out of data query management
Communitech’s former CTO wants to save data teams hours in “painful admin work.”
Chris Albinson departs as Communitech CEO but keeps reins of True North Fund
True North Fund announces second close with three unnamed investments to date.
Cohere and Float once again top LinkedIn’s Top Canadian Startups list
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a16z leads Scribenote’s $11-million CAD seed round to boost AI-powered writing tool for vets
AI scribe startup hopes platform can help veterinarians avoid burnout.
Exclusive: ApplyBoard secures $100-million CAD credit facility to fuel global expansion
With Canadian student visas projected to drop, ApplyBoard targets Europe and Asia.
PathPresenter to establish subsidiary in Waterloo Region following Series A round
Canadian-led AI pathology startup believes a physical presence in Canada will drive its push into the local market.
Coveo snags SIF investment as AI project funding flows during ALL IN 2024
Oceans Supercluster also doled out $4.5 million and Scale AI teased a call for projects.
Executive director Michael Buhr wants C100 to help Canadian tech startups scale
C100 announces 38 Canadian tech firms in new growth and latest early-stage cohorts.
Ceragen closes $2.7 million CAD to boost greenhouse food production with “probiotics for plants”
After developing tomato and lettuce products, Ceragen aims to grow into cucumbers and strawberries.
Accelerator Centre appoints alum Ruth Casselman as permanent CEO
Casselman, whose startup completed the accelerator’s program in 2017, has been interim CEO since March.
D2L and MDF Commerce expand software portfolios with latest acquisitions
Recently privatized MDF Commerce acquires EcoInteractive as D2L purchases H5P Group.
OpenText lays off 1,200 employees as part of restructuring plan
CEO plans to add 800 new roles in sales, professional services, and engineering.
CoGuard received funding from OpenAI’s Cybersecurity Grant Program
Startup automates the identification of software misconfiguration to reduce the threat of cyberattacks.