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Aeman Ansari is a freelance writer who has been published in many Toronto-based publications, including Hazlitt and Torontoist. When she’s not re-watching Hitchcock movies, she’s working on her collection of short fiction inspired by stories from her grandmother, one of the few women in India to receive post-secondary education in English literature at the time.

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FinTech

Today in company updates: iComplyICO announces new advisors, League of Innovators acquires GradusOne

Dec 12, 2017

In the past few weeks, several Canadian startups have made announcements and launched new features. Here’s the latest on…

Reports

Salesforce report: Fifty-six percent of SMBs say they’re not ready for AI

Dec 5, 2017

Salesforce released its Small & Medium Business Trends Report and revealed some of the challenges that companies face…

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Reports

Report: Holding institutions accountable part of encouraging inclusivity in STEM

Dec 5, 2017

The Faculty of Science at Ryerson University and the Canadian Science Policy Centre have released a report that outlines strategies…

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Aeryon Labs’ Dave Kroetsch explains the advantage of building a drone business in Canada

Dec 4, 2017

On the latest episode of BNN’s The Disruptors, Dave Kroetsch, co-founder of Aeryon Labs, talked about the future of drone…

Toronto

AccessNow, Komodo OpenLab among startups receiving support from Ryerson University’s Accessibility Project

Dec 4, 2017

Ryerson University’s G. Raymond Chang School has announced 17 finalists for the The Accessibility Project, which it launched…

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City of Kitchener opens IoT lab in Communitech

Dec 1, 2017

The City of Kitchener opened its first municipal innovation lab, which will be committed to development through the Internet…

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NanoCnet wins $35,000 at Velocity Fund Finals

Dec 1, 2017

The University of Waterloo’s Velocity program has announced the winners of its latest Velocity Fund Finals. NanoCnet…

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Funding

Chefs Plate raises $10 million Series C

Dec 1, 2017

Toronto-based Chefs Plate, a meal kit delivery company, has announced $10 million in a Series C led by Acton Capital, Emil…

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Legal Innovation Zone announces AI Legal Challenge finalists

Dec 1, 2017

The Legal Innovation Zone (LIZ) at Ryerson University has announced the six stage one finalists of the Ontario AI Legal Challenge.…

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Volta announces four new companies joining Residency program

Nov 29, 2017

Halifax-based ​Volta has announced that ​​four​ ​new companies​ have joined its ​Residency​ ​program.​…

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Montréal

Montreal-based Immunio acquired by Trend Micro

Nov 29, 2017

Immun.io, a real-time web application security system (RASP), announced that it was acquired by Trend Micro, a cybersecurity…

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Retail

John Vandermay named CTO of Lightspeed

Nov 28, 2017

Lightspeed, a cloud-based POS system for retailers and restaurants, has announced that John Vandermay will be taking on the…

Sensibill employees Preetinder Kaur, Arindam Bhadra and Jan-Lukas Wolf at the company’s Toronto office.
Retail

Toronto-based Sensibill expands in the US with Quontic Bank partnership

Nov 28, 2017

Toronto-based receipt management app, Sensibill, is launching community banking in the US through a partnership with New York…

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Vancouver

IoT pilot at UBC will help create action plan for accessible parking

Nov 28, 2017

eleven-X, a network operator enabling the Internet of Things (IoT), announced several initiatives with the University of British…

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Funding

Smooth Commerce raises $2 million to help retailers embrace mobile

Nov 27, 2017

Smooth Commerce, a mobile payment and marketing platform for retailers, has announced a $2 million round of growth financing.…

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