Today in government funding: Edmonton, Niagara, Vancouver
As the federal election looms, ISED is doling out a number of investments for innovation projects across Canada, totalling…
AI startup My Intelligent Machines raises $2.6 million seed round
Montreal-based My Intelligent Machines (MIMS), which is developing a platform to help life sciences companies maximize their…
TheScore secures $40 million to scale media, sports betting businesses
TheScore, a Toronto-based digital media and sports reporting company, has secured a $40 million private placement from Fengate…
Applications open for second cohort of 100+ Sustainability Accelerator
Highline Beta and global beer company Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev) have opened applications for the second cohort of…
CIX names top 20 early-stage startups, top 10 growth-stage startups of 2019
Canadian Innovation Exchange (CIX) has named the Top 20 Early and Top 10 Growth Canadian technology startups that have been…
Twenty-one organizations receive $12.4 million from government’s CanCode program
Twenty-one organizations are receiving a collective $12.4 million from the second stream of the federal government’s…
Blockchain company Vanbex Labs sells products to Hyperion amid legal strife
Vanbex Labs, a Vancouver-based blockchain solutions company, has sold two of its products to Hyperion Technologies, a Toronto-based…
Bird Canada launches e-scooter pilot in Toronto’s Distillery District
Bird Canada has launched an e-scooter pilot in Toronto, that will allow residents to take Bird One e-scooters for a test ride,…
Velocity to split up offering with separate, student-focused incubator
The University of Waterloo-based entrepreneurship hub, Velocity, is launching a new pre-incubator campus program, called Concept,…
Terramera raises $59.5 million CAD Series B for crop protection technology
Vancouver-based cleantech startup Terramera has raised a $59.5 million CAD Series B round, led by Ospraie Ag Science and Seed2Growth…
Slack shares slide as company projects slower growth, larger-than-expected losses
Shares in workplace messaging company Slack have fallen as the company released its first financial report since direct listing…
NACO, Invest Atlantic to host Atlantic Funding Founders Summit
The National Angel Capital Organization (NACO) will be hosting the first annual NACO Atlantic Funding Founders Summit this…
Alberta review panel recommends boosting competitiveness alongside $600 million cut, no new spending
Alberta’s Blue Ribbon panel on the province’s finances has publicly released its findings and a set of recommendations.…
Bitcoin Bay, BitAngels partner to increase investment in Toronto blockchain ecosystem
Bitcoin Bay, a Toronto-based blockchain and solutions company, is partnering with BitAngels, a US-founded investor network…
Rockport receives $12 million government investment for data storage project
Ottawa-based SaaS startup Rockport Networks has received a $12 million investment from the federal government to support the…