Wave alumni launch digital ID verification platform Confirm
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Wave alumni launch digital ID verification platform Confirm

Kirk Simpson and Peter Carrescia raised $6.5 million to launch company in August 2022. Toronto-based identity verification Confirm officially launched its identity verification product…

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Sun Life makes $9.5-million investment into digital pharmacy Pillway

Toronto-based digital pharmacy Pillway has secured a $9.5-million CAD strategic investment from Canadian insurance giant Sun Life. This all-equity investment, which Pillway classified as…

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NGen commits $19 million to 12 new AI manufacturing projects
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NGen commits $19 million to 12 new AI manufacturing projects

Industry contributions bring the total value of the projects to $55 million. Next Generation Manufacturing Canada (NGen) has announced $19 million in innovation cluster…

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Bigg Digital Assets, owner of Netcoins, appoints Dan Reitzik as new interim CEO

Reitzik most recently served as CEO of TerraZero, a subsidiary of Bigg. Vancouver-based Bigg Digital Assets, which owns and operates Web3 and blockchain companies,…

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Your finance team isn’t immune to digital transformation
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Your finance team isn’t immune to digital transformation

Financial management is necessary. But it doesn’t need to be clunky. Despite the innovations currently fuelling tech, it’s an unfortunate reality that business finance…

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BC securities regulator alleges Blok Technologies, former execs misrepresented share sale in 2018
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Aquanow launches AQN Digital Ventures Fund to back next generation of blockchain startups

Fund has already invested more than $1 million in seven companies, including BoomFi and Mash. Digital assets infrastructure provider Aquanow has launched a blockchain…

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MedStack gears up to help digital health startups in Europe navigate GDPR compliance

To date, MedStack has largely operated in Canada and the US. Toronto-based healthtech startup MedStack has announced that it is compliant with Europe’s General…

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University of Waterloo quantum expert-led EvolutionQ aims to help orgs “prepare for the quantum age”
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Bank of Canada taps EvolutionQ to explore impact of quantum computing on digital dollar

“The price of being late is far too great,” evolutionQ CEO Michele Mosca says. Quantum security startup EvolutionQ is contributing to a Bank of…

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SearchEye raises $1 million to scale digital public relations platform

Funding will help SearchEye expand capabilities, like support for audio, video, social media. Public relations is moving away from the use of traditional channels—like…

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Andorix receives $54.3 million CAD in debt, equity for in-building digital infrastructure

The Toronto-based startup aims to help systems like HVAC, Wi-Fi, lighting, and elevators work together on one network. Andorix, a Toronto-based startup that creates…

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