Report: Canadian job opportunities in AI have grown by nearly 500%
As Canada’s tech ecosystem continues to see a rise in AI and machine learning startups — and as the Canadian government…
Cyclica raises additional $2.25 million for platform that predicts drug effectiveness
Toronto-based Cyclica, which has developed a predictive analytics platform that can model and predict the effectiveness, side…
Top Hat’s Malgosia Green says the future of education is in user generated content
It’s about time schools stop assigning outdated, non-engaging textbooks to students, according to Malgosia Green, chief…
Communitech launches bootstrap program to help startups gain early adopters, validate products
Waterloo’s Communitech innovation hub has launched Communitech Bootstrap, a new program that aims to help startups validate…
OpenText set to acquire forensic security firm Guidance Software for $300 million
Waterloo-based OpenText, a provider of enterprise information management systems, announced that it is set to acquire Pasadena,…
Victory Square’s Shafin Tejani announces $75,000 fund to help launch SFU’s girls tech camp
Shafin Diamond Tejani, CEO and founder of Victory Square Technologies, has just established a $75,000 matching fund to help…
TransPod says hyperloop would cost 50 percent less, travel four times faster than high-speed rail line
Toronto-based TransPod has released the findings of its Initial Order of Magnitute Analysis, which identifies preliminary costs…
Report: Canada has one of the lowest FinTech adoption rates in the world
While Canada’s FinTech adoption rate has increased from eight to 18 percent since 2015, the Canadian FinTech ecosystem…
SnapTravel raises $10 million to invest in machine learning capabilities for travel chatbot
Toronto-based SnapTravel, which lets users find and book hotels over SMS and Facebook Messenger, has just raised a $10 million…
Toronto-based home healthcare platform AlayaCare receives $750,000 from FedDev Ontario
Toronto-based AlayaCare, which has developed a cloud-based software for healthcare providers, has just received an investment…
SingularityU reveals MaRS’ Zayna Khayat, neuroscientist Divya Chander joining Canada Summit
In April, Singularity University announced that from October 11 to 12, it will host the first-ever SingularityU Canada Summit,…
Startups have until July 31 to apply for the CIX Top 20
The CIX Top 20, a program from the Canadian Innovation Exchange that showcases Canada’s most innovative companies, is calling…
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – What’s your SaaS spend?
The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering the major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to S|W using…
F|T: The FinTech Times – Canada’s tangled regulations
Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you want to read…
Today in key hires: Sortable begins growth of Toronto team, Vision Critical announces new CRO
Two Canadian startups announced major additions to their teams; BetaKit pulled together this roundup to give you the latest…