Navigating the Future of International Technology
The Healthtech Times is a weekly newsletter covering healthtech news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribeto H|T using the form at the bottom of this page to ensure you don’t miss out on the most important healthtech news every week! Toronto-based Altis Labs, which helps biopharmaceutical companies analyze medical imaging and expedite clinical trials…
After spending seven years helping international students apply to study abroad with Kitchener-Waterloo EdTechunicornApplyBoard, Martin Basiri has set his sights on a new challenge. The ApplyBoard co-founder and former CEO’s new startup,Passage, aims to help fill Canada’s skilled labour gap. Founded this year and armed with $40 million CAD in initial seed funding led by…
Québec’s quantum sector is getting a boost with a new factory and tech hub being established in the province. The Quantum Innovation Zone (DistriQ), a collective of quantum expertise based in Sherbrooke, Qué., will house both the tech hub and the factory, the latter of which is being established by the Canadian subsidiary of French…
Google has unveiled the cohort of 12 startups participating in the first installation of its cloud accelerator for startups in North America, naming two Canadian participants: Oncoustics and OneCup AI. Canadian startups represent a minority in this year’s cohort, following the extension of the Google for Startups Accelerator: Cloud program to companies in the United…
If you plan on leasing commercial real estate in New Jersey, you have certainly landed in the right place; in this guide, we will discuss in detail the different things you need to consider before you sign any lease agreement. It doesn’t matter whether you are a business owner who wants to expand your current…
Earlier this week, Deloitte released its 2023 TechnologyFast 50andFast 500lists, which showcase the fastest growing companies across North America based on fiscal-year revenue growth over a three-year period. Companies on these lists, which are touting triple-digit revenue growth, are looking to hire software engineers to work on their platforms in Canada. Check out all the…
Toronto-basedChargeLabhas added two new members to its executive team. Shaun Stewart has joined as president and Patrick Smith is joining as vice president (VP) of engineering. The leadership additions come roughly seven months after the startup, which develops operating systems for electric vehicle (EV) chargers, secured a$15-million USDSeries A extension. Stewart, who is joining as…
Acton Capitalhas closed its sixth venture capital (VC) fund, securing $240 million USD to back tech startups across Canada and Europe. Fund VI marks the Munich, Germany-based growth-stage VC firm’s largest fund to date, and brings its total capital raised to $1 billion. Acton has invested in tech-enabled business models since 1999, funding a total…
Kitchener-Waterloo startupApplyBoardhas secured a $100-million CAD credit facility to “triple down on growth,” CEO Meti Basiri told BetaKit in an exclusive interview. To do that, the educational technology company will place less emphasis on English-speaking countries. RBCx, the tech banking and innovation arm of Canada’s largest bank, issued the credit facility to the EdTech startup…
The Okanagan tech sector in British Columbia is delivering an outsized economic punch relative to its population size, according to anew reportfrom tech accelerator Accelerate Okanagan. Although the Okanagan accounts for less than 10 percent of BC’s population, the report revealed that its tech sector contributed an impressive $4.98 billion to the economy in 2023….