Tag: accelerator
Atlantic Canada accelerator Propel receives $2.9-million grant from ACOA
The Government of Nova Scotia committed $1.05 million to Propel in May. Atlantic Canada accelerator Propel has received a $2.9-million grant from the federal…
Acuva, Brickeye, Intelligent City feature in Foresight’s top 50 cleantech ventures list
Ventures on the accelerator’s 2021, 2022 lists have collectively raised over $1.67 billion. Cleantech accelerator Foresight Canada has named 50 startups to its 2023…
Cultivator’s AgTech accelerator startups surpass $80 million in funding since January 2022
Applications are open for its third cohort set to begin in March. Conexus Credit Union’s AgTech accelerator has revealed in a new report that…
Cycle Momentum receives $22.25 million in provincial backing, launches matching cleantech funding program
Origo will offer Québec-based pre-seed and seed-stage startups with $150,000 CAD in funding. Montréal-based impact accelerator Cycle Momentum has secured $22.25 million in funding…
Techstars Toronto celebrates 100 direct investments as an accelerator
The organization is also welcoming an even mix of Canadian and international companies to its 2023 class. Techstars Toronto announced what it called a…
The Québec-IBM Discovery Accelerator now has its quantum computer
The IBM Quantum System One in Bromont, Québec is the first quantum computer of its type in Canada. The Platform for Digital and Quantum…
Meet the Y Combinator Summer 2023 cohort startups with Canadian connections
Participants include Decoda Health, Greenlite, LifestyleRX, Spine AI, Tempo Labs, Terminal, and VaultPay. Seven Canadian-affiliated tech startups are participating in Y Combinator’s Summer 2022…
Canadian startups NL Patent, BorderlessHR, Monark crack Google’s Women Founders accelerator| BetaKit
Three startups represent Canada in a cohort of 11 North American companies. Three Canadian startups are joining Google’s latest cohort for its women founders…
YC-backed Reworkd secures $1.65 million CAD to build AI agents for business tasks
Founded by a trio of Vancouverites, Reworkd has nabbed funding from Panache. Reworkd AI has closed $1.65 million CAD ($1.25 million USD) in pre-seed…
AWS, NVIDIA launch global FinTech accelerator for seed-stage startups
The accelerator aims to help FinTech companies using AI and machine learning in financial services. Amazon Web Services (AWS) in partnership with NVIDIA, a…