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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.

Mila
AI

Mila’s new partnership with KPI Mining Solutions will focus AI on efficiently capturing critical minerals

Aug 21, 2023

Tech has become a key component in Canada’s critical mineral strategy.

Reports

FinTech vertical sluggish as investors worry over economy, KPMG report says

Aug 17, 2023

FinTech valuations are the weakest since COVID-19 hit in the first half of 2020.

FinTech

Coinberry team relaunches with APX Lending platform prioritizing ‘safety and security’

Aug 17, 2023

APX Lending says it stresses integrity and reliability in its crypto dealings.

Voiceflow team
Funding

AI startup Voiceflow raises $15 million USD to help companies collaborate on customer-service agents

Aug 15, 2023

Voiceflow says it makes it easy for AI to say to customers: “How can I help you today?”

Home-sharing platform Happipad partners with Nova Scotia government to aid province’s rental crisis

Aug 11, 2023

Province estimates 130,000 vacancies could potentially be filled through the partnership.

Cybersecurity
AI

Salesforce, Radian6 veteran Chris Ramsey named CEO of criminal-intelligence startup Cybercheck

Aug 10, 2023

Radian6 sold to Salesforce for $436.9 million CAD during Ramsey’s time there.

hydrogen
Funding

Alberta looks to hydrogen as the “next frontier” in energy, invests $45 million in related technologies

Aug 9, 2023

The financing will come via Alberta Innovates and Emissions Reduction Alberta.

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Retail

Shopify posts positive revenues in Q2 2023 for third quarter running

Aug 2, 2023

Ottawa e-commerce giant posts higher losses, but GMV grows.

child literacy
Layoffs

With school districts ‘striving to achieve more with less,’ layoffs come to Paper

Aug 2, 2023

The EdTech startup’s founders said the decision was not made lightly.

Funding

Local Logic raises $17.5 million CAD to develop AI decision-making for location-based risks and opportunities in real estate

Aug 2, 2023

Montreal proptech startup wants to impact every real estate decision in the United States and Canada.

FinTech

Neo Financial goes all-in on embedded finance with new suite of credit cards

Aug 2, 2023

The FinTech startup is partnering with Tim Hortons, Cathay Pacific to offer rewards.

Acquisitions

National Bank acquires Silicon Valley Bank’s Canadian commercial loan portfolio

Aug 1, 2023

The $1-billion CAD portfolio includes $325 million CAD in outstanding loan commitments.

Calgary night skyline
Funding

Oil and gas-backed Climate Investment leads $12-million CAD round into SensorUp’s methane leak-detecting platform

Jul 31, 2023

Climate Investment is a specialist investor funded by OGCI, an organization of oil and gas CEOs.

canada flag

East coast latest Canadian region to act to protect its intellectual property with new program

Jul 27, 2023

Region lags in IP protection when it comes to tech commercialization, Springboard CEO says.

Cherif Habib, CEO of Dialogue, and Jacques Goulet, President of Sun Life, shake hands outdoors with the Montreal skyline in the background
Acquisitions

Sun Life Canada to acquire Dialogue Health Technologies

Jul 26, 2023

Dialogue will maintain its head office in Montréal and operate as a standalone entity as part of Sun Life Canada.

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