Today in funding: Brink Bionics, Nexus Robotics, Connect&GO
Five Canadian startups have announced fresh funding to fuel their growth. Here’s the latest on who raised how much, from whom, and what they’ll…
wearables
Felix & Paul, alliance of global telcos sign deal for immersive International Space Station series
Felix & Paul Studios, which specializes in virtual reality (VR) films, has signed a co-financing and distribution deal with an alliance of global telecom…
eSight launches fourth version of wearable glasses for people with visual impairments
Electronic glasses company eSight has launched eSight 4, the newest version of its wearable assistive device designed to enhance vision for those who are…
Two Northern Ontario teams selected to receive funding from Vale COVID-19 Challenge
Two Canadian solutions are among the eleven winners of the Vale COVID-19 Challenge, a competition collectively offering up to $1 million USD to help…
Narwhal List 2020 tracks a year of massive raises, 42 potential Canadian Unicorns
In partnership with MaRS Discovery District, Communitech, and Invest Ottawa, Charles Plant, the founder of the Narwhal Project, has released the 2020 Narwhal List,…
North ends production of Focals, set to launch second generation smart glasses in 2020
North has ended the production and sale of the first generation of its Focals smart glasses, announcing on Tuesday Focals 2.0. The second-generation smart…
Today in funding ($10.26 million): Winterlight Labs, Casca
Two Canadian startups have announced fresh funding rounds to fuel their growth. Here’s the latest on who raised how much, from whom, and what…
eSight, CNIB partnership to expand public access to smart glasses for the visually impaired
eSight, a Toronto-based vision technology company, is partnering with the CNIB Foundation (formerly the Canadian National Institute for the Blind), a non-profit organization dedicated…
North launches app allowing customers to make Focals measurements
Waterloo-based North has launched a new app to help customers get easier access to Focals. The app allows US and Canada-based customers to get…
CTRL Labs acquires North’s patents for Myo armband technology
New York-based CTRL Labs, which is working on a device that can translate electrical muscle impulses into digital signals, has acquired the patents for…
SmartHalo crowdfunds an additional $1 million for smart biking device
Montreal-based SmartHalo, a smart biking device developer, has successfully crowdfunded $1 million for the second generation of its product on Kickstarter. “It made sense…
Waterloo-based North’s Focals AR smart glasses now feature Slack integration
It seems Waterloo-based North is adding new features to its Focals smart glasses rather quickly. The latest new functionality to hit the wearable is…
eSight raises $10 million, promotes CCO Kevin Banderk to CEO
Electronic glasses company eSight has raised $10 million in a debenture funding round led by iGan Partners to help with new technology development. The…