Tag: businesses
Boast.ai report maps government tax, grant programs available for small businesses
Companies can combine SR&ED with other funding programs. Though venture funding has mostly slowed down for the technology sector, there are other channels available…
Report: powerful, new foundation models set to transform how businesses use AI
Accenture report outlines the next generation of AI on its way. A report from Accenture says that while artificial intelligence (AI) is still in…
BlackBerry considering breaking up its businesses to improve revenue, cash flow
BlackBerry’s year-over-year revenue declined by 18 percent. BlackBerry is considering breaking up its businesses as it reviews its portfolio. On Monday, BlackBerry announced…
Banking apps Pillar and Billi shut down as funding dries up for FinTech businesses
Venture funding for FinTech startups in Canada plummeted by 70 percent in 2022. Two Canadian FinTech startups have ceased operations as funding continues to…
Tentree founders spin out platform to help businesses keep their tree planting promises
Derrick Emsley and his brothers never set out to build a clothing company. Emsley may be the CEO and co-founder of Tentree, the Vancouver-based…
Birdseye raises $500,000 to help Shopify businesses automate marketing strategies using AI
Birdseye’s platform generates marketing plans with step-by-step instructions. Toronto-based artificial intelligence (AI) startup Birdseye has secured $500,000 in pre-seed funding as part of its…
Canada’s small businesses want open banking, too
Small business owners are eager to unlock new opportunities as Canada builds open banking framework. Transformational leaps in financial technology are disrupting business as…
Plum secures $8 million CAD to help big businesses navigate tight labour market
Plums aims to provide “missing dataset” companies need to tackle talent crisis. Kitchener-Waterloo-based Plum has closed over $8 million CAD ($6 million USD) in…
Harvest Builders, Headversity, among 15 recipients of $25.5 million PrairiesCan investment for Calgary businesses
The funding is expected to support over 800 jobs in healthtech, cleantech, other sectors. Calgary-based Harvest Builders, as well as healthtech startups Headversity and…
Durable aims to help solo entrepreneurs launch service-based businesses with AI BetaKit
Durable has closed $6.25 million USD to date from US investors. Durable founder and CEO James Clift wants to make starting and running a…