Winnipeg tech hubs merge to revitalize Manitoba’s startup ecosystem
New organization Manitoba Innovates to offer funding program for early-stage startups.
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Prosus to acquire SkipTheDishes parent company JustEat Takeaway in $6.2-billion deal
Prosus to take JustEat Takeaway private and plans to maintain its key brands.
Neo Financial’s $360-million Series D features big names, unanswered questions
Shopify, Slack, PointClickCare, Roblox founders back FinTech scaleup in down round led by unnamed Chinese investor.
Neo Financial snags top spot on Deloitte’s 2024 Technology Fast 50
This year’s winners achieved an average three-year revenue growth of 3,559 percent.
Ideon, Calabrio headline $53 million AI project investment from DIGITAL Innovation Cluster
DIGITAL said its investment joins an additional $106 million of industry partner backing.
JustEat, SkipTheDishes lay off 800 Canada-based employees following “comprehensive review”
Food delivery app SkipTheDishes went through three CEOs in 2023.
Patent suit sees Canadian court rule in favour of Farmers Edge
AGI had alleged Farmers Edge infringed on its patent for a “Farming Data Collection and Exchange System.”
Now-private Farmers Edge partners with Gevo to carbon track US agriculture
Gevo’s project is backed by grant funding from the USDA.
Conquest Planning partners with CapIntel to bring AI-powered advice to more financial advisors and investors
Two Canadian FinTech startups team up after closing Series A rounds last year.
Neo Financial goes all-in on embedded finance with new suite of credit cards
The FinTech startup is partnering with Tim Hortons, Cathay Pacific to offer rewards.
Bold Commerce reveals product that allows retailers to add checkouts to video and email
CEO says Checkout Unleashed eliminates “middleman” product pages.
Neo Financial launches secured credit card to help Canadians build credit
The product launch comes as Neo navigates a tough consumer-banking market.
Bidmii, SalonScale, Moves, TrojAI among 2023 cohort of Google’s Canadian accelerator
Previous cohort included MintList, Helcim, Fyyne.
Conquest Planning raises $24 million to expand AI financial advisor solution to US, UK markets
Conquest is backed by Fidelity, RBC, and Portage.
Winnipeg-based Cerebra to assist with provincial sleep test backlog
Contract with Manitoba will help alleviate backlog of province’s sleep study cases following pandemic.