10 Montreal tech companies to watch in 2019
In recent years, BetaKit has presented curated lists of the top Montreal startups to watch. As with previous years, there is…
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Innerspace closes $3.2 million seed round led by BDC’s Women in Tech Fund
Toronto-based Innerspace has announced the close of a $3.2 million CAD seed round as it looks to expand the presence of its…
Geoffrey Hinton, Yoshua Bengio receive Turing Award, ‘the Nobel Prize of computing’
Two of Canada’s notable pioneers in AI have been named co-winners of the 2018 ACM A.M. Turing Award for their work in deep…
Finaeo raises $5.35 million CAD to help create ‘the Amazon of the insurance industry’
Insurtech startup Finaeo announced today that it has raised $5.35 million CAD in funding, calling the raise an extension of…
A|I: The AI Times – Why Millennials don’t like AI
The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big data, and automation news from around the…
US-based Corning opens software innovation centre in Montreal
Corning, an American materials science technology company, has opened a research and development centre in Montreal, focused…
University of Toronto receives $100 million for AI innovation centre
The University of Toronto (UofT) today announced that it has received $100 million in funding to help build its innovation…
Avidbots raises $31.5 million CAD Series B for floor cleaning robots
Avidbots, a Kitchener-based robotics company, today announced the close of a $31.5 million CAD Series B funding round, to help…
CDPQ expands AI offering with $250 million fund, new collaboration with Mila
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) has announced the creation of a $250 million fund for Québec businesses with…
A|I: The AI Times – Controlling superhuman AI
The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big data, and automation news from around the…
Millennials consider AI “threat to future employment”, according to survey
According to a recent survey of more than 1,500 Canadians, 85 percent of young people aged 18 to 34 believe artificial intelligence…
Fredericton-based Eigen Innovations receives $800,000 government funding
Eigen Innovations, an AI-based IoT software company, has received $800,000 in funding from the federal government’s Atlantic…
A|I: The AI Times – Canada’s space strategy
The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big data, and automation news from around the…
Today in acquisitions: Dye & Durham acquires legal tech companies, Epik acquires BitMitigate
Two companies have recently made announcements on acquiring startups. Here’s the latest on Canadian companies making acquisitions.…
Here’s a breakdown of Canada’s Moon-focused space strategy
The Government of Canada has unveiled a new space strategy that looks to develop the country’s space program, add jobs and…