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Ionomr Innovations raises $26.7 million CAD to boost green hydrogen sector

Simon Fraser University spinout has raised $55.4 million CAD to date. Vancouver and Rochester, NY-based electrochemical engineering startup Ionomr Innovations has closed a $26.7-million…

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H|T: The Healthtech Times – PointClickCare’s Mike Wessinger on how Canada’s tech sector stacks up globally

Plus: Semantic Health acquired by US-based AAPC. The Healthtech Times is a weekly newsletter covering healthtech news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe…

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PointClickCare’s Mike Wessinger on how Canada’s tech sector stacks up globally

Newly appointed C100 board co-chair talks community building, fundraising, and talent. Amidst the buzz of North America’s tech scene, where savvy personal branding often…

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Protein Industries Canada offers $10 million to help grow AI use in food sector

AI is being applied to the plant-based food industry’s efforts to satisfy ever-changing consumer demands. If it seems like artificial intelligence (AI) is in…

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Alberta’s tech sector remained resilient in first quarter of 2023

Jobber’s megadeal pushed venture funding over $200 million in the first three months of the year. Venture funding in Alberta’s tech sector has grown…

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BetaKit’s most-read stories of March show #CDNtech sector struggles continue, government’s innovation promises continue to lag

SVB collapse kicked off a month that included new layoffs, bankruptcies, and AI disruptions. With spring officially here, BetaKit’s most-read stories for the month…

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Canadian tech calls on feds to inject more liquidity into sector over concerns of SVB-caused “full-blown crisis”

Letter asks Government of Canada to extend bridge financing program, guarantee secured loans on SVB deposits. As the Canadian tech sector contends with the…

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Radical Ventures raising new $550 million USD fund as AI sector heats up
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Radical Ventures raising new $550 million USD fund as AI sector heats up

Radical managing partner believes “AI will eat all software over the next decade.” Toronto-based Radical Ventures has launched another fund dedicated to artificial intelligence…

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2022 has been a “disaster” for SaaS funding, though sector continues to grow

“The bias is less towards building the innovation economy, more towards sustaining what we got.” This year has been a “disaster” for SaaS venture…

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New research surveys competitive intensity in Canada’s banking and payments sector

The task of Canada’s financial regulators is not enviable – but not impossible. As Canada finds itself in hard economic times, it’s easy to…

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