GrowerIQ closes $3 million seed round to help cannabis producers stay compliant
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GrowerIQ secures $1 million from Government of Canada to enhance its cannabis-tracking system and support international expansion

Toronto-based GrowerIQ, which sells enterprise resource planning (ERP) software to cannabis producers, has been awarded over $1 million CAD by the Government of Canada,…

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Ontario organizations secure nearly $20 million in federal funds to drive entrepreneurship, job creation

Funding is split between five companies and one business hub in Toronto, as well as one Ottawa-based firm. Nearly $20 million ($19.5 million) in…

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Jombone secures $1 million from FedDev to address industrial staffing needs

With this funding, Jombone wants to adapt its platform for the US market. Toronto-based startup Jombone, which offers a digital staffing platform, has…

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Faced with insolvency, Ottawa’s Tehama forges ahead with founder-backed restructuring

Software startup for remote teams pursuing federal contract after fundraising falls through, bank relationship sours. Faced with difficult competition in the market and inhospitable…

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Able Innovations announces $7.5 million to take the pain out of patient transfer
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Able Innovations, Cognota, BlueDot among recipients of $14 million FedDev investment

Federal contribution expected to create over 230 skilled jobs across GTA. The Government of Canada has announced a cumulative $14 million investment into…

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Hopper closes $96 million USD from Capital One at more than $5 billion valuation
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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Nobul, Hopper top Deloitte Canada’s Fast 50

The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to S|W using the form at…

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Attabotics secures $95 million CAD from EDC, Ontario Teachers’ to scale its warehouse robots
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A|I: The AI Times – With a new robot and fresh funding, Attabotics CEO says “the hard part’s done.”

Plus: Raquel Urtasun’s Waabi gears up to hit the road. The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big…

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VMware launches new AI centre in Montréal
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A|I: The AI Times – Ontario’s new IP czar, Montréal’s new AI hub

Plus: Shinydocs, Encircle, Proto receive cumulative $7.5 million from FedDev Ontario. The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning,…

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Shinydocs, Encircle, Proto receive cumulative $7.5 million from FedDev Ontario

The investment into the three Kitchener-Waterloo startups is expected to create 75 jobs. The Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario) has…

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GreenCentre Canada secures over $2.5 million from FedDev Ontario to launch cleantech accelerator program

Waterloo-based ALT TEX, Material Futures among startups selected to join the program. GreenCentre Canada has secured an over $2.5 million investment from the federal…

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