Invest Ottawa’s 10th birthday party comes with over $6.6 million in funding to support Area X.O
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Invest Ottawa’s 10th birthday party comes with over $6.6 million in funding to support Area X.O

Invest Ottawa will use funding to create remote and simulation options for smart mobility R&D. As the local tech community came together to celebrate…

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Innovobot holds initial close of targeted $40 million fund to invest in “deep tech for good”
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Innovobot holds initial close of targeted $40 million fund to invest in “deep tech for good”

The fund has secured $14 million from entrepreneurs and family offices. Innovobot has secured $14 million CAD in an initial close of its seed-stage…

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With new Thrive platform, BDC commits half a billion dollars to invest in Canadian women-led startups and funds

BDC Capital’s Women in Technology Venture Fund team has its second fund, lots more capital, and an expanded mandate. The Business Development Bank of…

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Information VP, National Bank invest in US FinTech FX HedgePool’s $8 million Series A round
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Information VP, National Bank invest in US FinTech FX HedgePool’s $8 million Series A round

FX HedgePool secures support from a pair of Canadian VCs. Two FinTech-focused Canadian venture capital (VC) firms have invested in American FinTech startup…

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Invest Nova Scotia executive chair resigns two weeks after consolidation

Invest Nova Scotia was the result of Innovacorp and NSBI’s merger. Tom Hickey, the executive chair of the newly formed Invest Nova Scotia, has…

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Federal, BC governments invest in new agtech innovation centre at Simon Fraser University

The centre is expected to create 200 jobs and train over 700 workers. The British Columbia (BC) government, in partnership with Simon Fraser University…

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Emissions Reduction Alberta commits $50 million for challenge focused on transitioning to low-emissions economy
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Alberta government to invest $23 million for quantum hub at University of Calgary

The hub is aimed at developing Alberta’s quantum sector. The Alberta government is doling out $23 million for the development of a quantum hub…

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