Tag: strategy
InBC reveals direct, indirect investment strategy for $500 million fund
InBC is allocating funds for every stage from pre-seed to Series C, and beyond. InBC, the crown corporation the British Columbia (BC) government created…
Protein Industries Canada secures $30 million from Pan-Canadian AI Strategy, launches AI-focused co-investment program
Applications for the new program are open until October 26. Federal innovation cluster Protein Industries Canada (PIC) has received a $30 million commitment from…
CIO Strategy Council wants to establish a national standard for cybersecurity workers
The national standard is meant to lay out core requirements for the qualifications of cybersecurity workers. The CIO Strategy Council, Canada’s national forum for…
R|T: The Retail Times – Inside Amazon’s strategy to shield its profits from Canadian taxes
Plus: Shopify completes acquisition of Deliverr. The Retail Times is a weekly newsletter covering retail tech news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe…
A|I: The AI Times – Pan-Canadian AI strategy, part two
Plus: Stradigi AI lays off no less than 50 employees. The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big…
Federal government reveals plans for $443 million second phase of Pan-Canadian AI Strategy
Investments include a collective $60 million for Amii, Mila, Vector Institute. Innovation minister François-Philippe Champagne announced on Wednesday how the federal government plans to…
A|I: The AI Times – Is Canada’s IP strategy paying off?
Plus: The alarmingly accurate face search engine anyone can use. The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big…
The federal government wants to address Canada’s intellectual property woes, but is it’s strategy paying off?
The feds underscored IP in this year’s budget, but some experts point to missed opportunities. For Canadian hardware tech company Ranovus, intellectual property (IP)…
Bonsai lays off a third of employees shortly after $21 million Series A, citing shift to growth strategy
CEO says the move is about restructuring to focus on customer acquisition. Embedded commerce startup Bonsai has laid off 29 employees (about 34 percent…
Can the feds build a talent strategy for digital nomads?
While last week’s episode was competition-focused, this week we tackle that other bugaboo of Canadian tech: talent. Regular listeners of this podcast will be…