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Charles Mandel's reporting and writing on technology has appeared in Wired.com, Canadian Business, Report on Business Magazine, Canada's National Observer, The Globe and Mail, and the National Post, among many others. He lives off-grid in Nova Scotia.

Funding

Yuan Shi joins The51 as Food and AgTech Fund targets $50 million

Apr 29, 2022

Shi launched the climate stream at CDL-Vancouver.

Funding

Swtch Energy secures $16.5 million CAD to expand its electric vehicle charging network to the US

Apr 27, 2022

Swtch wants to bring inexpensive EV charging to low income communities.

Funding

Technation receives $60 million from Government of Canada to support its student hiring program

Apr 27, 2022

Since its inception, the program has secured more than $230 million in overall funding.

Funding

Cycle Capital, Demeter announce new $244.5 million CAD cleantech fund

Apr 21, 2022

The Montréal and European investors are focused on mitigating climate change.

Olivia Steedman
VC

Teachers’ Innovation Platform rebrands as Teachers’ Venture Growth, aims to double size of its portfolio investments

Apr 18, 2022

Is now the right time for Ontario Teachers’ to expand its venture play?

EV charging
AI

Ontario utility agencies back BluWave-ai project to manage increased EV power grid use

Apr 14, 2022

“We know EVs are coming … so we want to be prepared.”

bitcoin
Markets

Netcoins user walks away with an estimated $1.58 million after software vulnerability

Apr 14, 2022

Netcoins’ parent company is attempting to track down the missing cryptocurrency.

Funding

Hookdeck raises $2.65 million CAD to connect the information that “rules the web”

Apr 12, 2022

Technical staff from Shopify, Gorgias, Checkout, and Designstripe all invest in Matrix Partners-led round.

Funding

Wavy raises $2.5 million to combat remote work, burnout, talent churn

Apr 12, 2022

Beer tastings? Yoga? Wellness workshops? There’s a Wavy experience for that.

Shopify
Acquisitions

Shopify proposes governance changes to protect CEO Tobi Lütke’s voting power

Apr 11, 2022

Shopify also acquired influencer marketing startup Dovetale.

MaRS discovery district
Funding

Scale AI moves to scale supply chain AI startups with new funding, partnerships

Apr 11, 2022

Cluster partners with MaRS to support second Supply AI cohort.

Healthtech
Healthtech

CloudMD, Think Research announce changes to executive suites

Apr 8, 2022

Founder, CEO stepping down at CloudMD, while Think loses CFO.

VC

Sid Paquette will now head RBC Ventures and RBCx

Apr 7, 2022

Paquette will lead some 500 staff members between the two groups.

Innovate Financial Health
Funding

Fintech Cadence receives $400,000 government grant to help Québec FinTechs scale

Apr 5, 2022

The FinTech incubator says the money will enable it to assist 125 entrepreneurs, startups.

FinTech

Payments Canada announces global firm Tata Consultancy Services will lead the integration of the Real-Time Rail system

Apr 4, 2022

Real-Time Rail system is meant to modernize Canada’s payments infrastructure when completed.

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