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Alberta IoT, Movement51 among recipients of Alberta Innovates’ cumulative $13.6-million investment
University of Alberta secured $4.25 million across three projects. Provincial funding agency Alberta Innovates is making a collective $13.6-million investment into 19 projects meant…
Founders of VendorPM, Shakudo, Moment Energy among C100’s 2023 fellows
C100 also appointed PointClickCare CEO Mike Wessinger, Kijiji founder as co-chairs. Non-profit Canadian tech member association The C100 has unveiled the participants in this…
Canadian tech unicorns Ada, Clio, Lightspeed among first cohort of Canada’s Global Hypergrowth Project
Canada aims to take companies from $1-billion ‘unicorn’ valuation to $1-billion in annual revenue. Canadian tech unicorns Ada, Clio, and Lightspeed are among the…
Water sampling, agtech startups among Ontario Genomics’ first cohort for BioCreate program
Each company will receive $150,000 from Ontario Genomics. Ontario Genomics, a research organization funded by the provincial and federal governments, has unveiled the…
Shopify claims best conversion rates among checkout solutions on the market
Shopify said its overall conversion rate outpaces competitors by 36 percent. Shopify claims it has the best percentage of website visitors buying something,…
Elevate to return for 2023 with Lisa LaFlamme, Dragons’ Den, and Shark Tank stars among speaker lineup
Policy regulations around AI, Bill C-11 will be discussed at Elevate this year. Canadian tech conference Elevate is returning for its second year…
BBTV among 10 BC orgs receiving total $25.7 million from PacifiCan to help job retention amid tech layoffs
Over 500 jobs are expected to be created from the investment. Ten tech companies and organizations based in Vancouver are receiving a cumulative $25.7…
BC suffered biggest year-over-year venture funding drop among all Canadian ecosystems in 2022
Investment in the province’s tech startups fell by 67 percent in 2022. Most Canadian tech ecosystems were hit hard by the economic headwinds of…
Paper acquires literacy tool Readlee to help curb pandemic-fuelled literacy crisis among children
Readlee was created by Harvard researchers and masters teachers. The pandemic has been especially difficult for schools, causing sporadic closures and staff shortages. Not…
Cohere among first investments from Salesforce’s new $250 million AI fund
Toronto-based startup Cohere is among the first four companies to receive funding from Salesforce Ventures’ newly-launched $250 million fund as part of a broader…