After pivoting focus from sellers to buyers, Kiwiz hopes to be the Uber for car inspections
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After pivoting focus from sellers to buyers, Kiwiz hopes to be the Uber for car inspections

Kiwiz has raised $600,000 CAD in pre-seed funding. Montréal-based Kiwiz has raised $600,000 CAD in pre-seed funding for its platform that connects auto inspectors…

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Why Korean car makers want Tenstorrent’s AI hardware

Getting nerdy with the Canadian hardware company attracting global interest. It’s not often you see a Canadian hardware company attracting significant strategic investment from…

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Acerta closes $10.4 million CAD Series B to help automakers like Nissan and GM build car parts more efficiently
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Acerta closes $10.4 million CAD Series B to help automakers like Nissan and GM build car parts more efficiently

Acerta puts pedal to the metal and targets North American, European expansion. Over the past few years, the automotive industry has faced pandemic-fuelled supply…

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A|I: The AI Times – Inside Apple’s struggle to build a self-driving car

Plus: Tesla AI leader Andrej Karpathy announces he’s leaving the company. The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning,…

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BlackBerry, L-SPARK unveil third cohort for connected car accelerator

Third cohort sees return of Deeplite, Sensor Cortek. SaaS accelerator L-SPARK and BlackBerry have revealed the four companies taking part in the latest edition…

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Goeasy plans to leverage its LendCare acquisition with online car sales startup Canada Drives

Financial services company makes $40 million equity investment, joins Canada Drives’ board. Financial services company goeasy is making a $40 million minority equity investment…

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Autozen secures $5.1 million to expand car marketplace in Canada, US

Autozen has secured over $5.1 million in what it described as an oversubscribed seed round. Vancouver-based startup Autozen has secured over $5.1 million in…

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