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PacifiCan invests nearly $23 million in BC cleantech, zero-waste projects
Saltworks, MintList, and Novarc Technologies all receive funding for expansion and commercialization. Through its Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada (PacifiCan), the federal government…
BC regulator suspends ex-Blok Technologies CEO, CFO from investment market for misrepresenting 2018 share sale
The suspensions come in response to how a past Blok private placement was publicly communicated. The former CEO and CFO of Vancouver-based blockchain investment…
PacifiCan invests over $4 million into Indigenous-led clean energy, tech upskilling projects
First Nations Technology Council, BC Indigenous Clean Energy Initiative secure funding. The Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada (PacifiCan) is investing over $4…
Collision nears a one-year Toronto extension, efforts mount for a West Coast alternative
Vancouver group advocates for Collision, as SAAS NORTH organizers look to offer a locally run alternative. With Collision’s long-term future in Toronto still uncertain,…
Over $1 million in cash available for Canadian startups in FinTech, sciences, and more
Startups can now apply for a chance to get funding from Momentum, Innovate BC, and Platform Calgary. There is $1.6 million up for grabs…
AbCellera receives $300 million in combined government funding for biotech campus
The $701-million project aims to build a “state-of-the-art” campus, add 400 jobs. Vancouver-based biotechnology firm AbCellera has received significant provincial and federal backing in…
List highlights 10 fast-growing, impactful SDTC-backed Canadian cleantech firms
Mara Renewables, MineSense, Ecopia AI crack the list alongside returnees Saltworks, Hifi, among others. Earlier this month, Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) unveiled its…
R|T: The Retail Times – Alibaba logistics arm eyes up to $2 billion Hong Kong IPO
Plus: Attabotics sues Canadian Tire over warehouse fire. The Retail Times is a weekly newsletter covering retail tech news from Canada and around the…
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Recursion acquires two Canadian AI drug-discovery companies
Plus: FDA commissioner: “hard to catch up” on regulating digital health. The Healthtech Times is a weekly newsletter covering healthtech news from Canada and…
A|I: The AI Times – At I/O, Google makes up for lost time
Plus: Bessemer and SoftBank bet big on AI. The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big data, and…