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Electronic circuit manufacturer SMT Intelligence raises $68 million from the Fonds FTQ

SMT uses robotics, AI to produce over eight million electronic circuits annually. Laval, Québec-based electronic circuit manufacturing firm SMT Intelligence has received a $68-million…

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Koïos Intelligence raises $6.5 million to expand conversational AI assistant for insurance brokers

Koïos claims its AI assistant achieves a 30 percent shorter waiting time than call centres. Montréal startup Koïos Intelligence, which provides an artificial intelligence…

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Alberta Innovates invests $30 million into Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute to spur research

New funding will attract investment and create jobs, says innovation minister. Alberta Innovates is injecting $30 million into the Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute (Amii)….

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Milk Moovement countersues US competitor Dairy LLC, alleges monopoly abuse over dairy intelligence industry

Relationship soured last year when Milk Moovement allegedly spilled Dairy’s “trade secrets.” Halifax-based SaaS startup Milk Moovement, which develops supply chain solutions for…

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Market intelligence startup Klue moves closer to all-in-one platform vision with DoubleCheck Research acquisition
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Market intelligence startup Klue moves closer to all-in-one platform vision with DoubleCheck Research acquisition

DoubleCheck brings research insights into how companies win and lose deals. Klue, an artificial intelligence (AI) startup that provides competitor and market intelligence for…

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Sanctuary secures $30 million from Canada’s SIF to build robots with human-like intelligence
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Sanctuary secures $30 million from Canada’s SIF to build robots with human-like intelligence

The AI startup is expected to hire more than 160 employees. Vancouver-based artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics company Sanctuary Cognitive Systems has received a…

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CIFAR appoints 8 new AI chairs as Pan-Canadian Artificial Intelligence Strategy enters phase two

CIFAR is responsible for implementing the $443 million federal AI strategy. The Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR) has named eight new artificial intelligence…

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Visier acquires assets of skills intelligence startup Boostrs

Visier’s foray into M&A comes one year after it raised $154 million from Goldman Sachs. Vancouver workforce analytics startup Visier has acquired the assets…

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