Navigating the Future of International Technology
The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribeto S|W using the form at the bottom of this page to ensure you don’t miss out on the most important SaaS news every week! Two years after a$30 millionSeries B round, Québec City-based Poka, which offers communication…
Two Canadianglobal innovation clustersare joining forces, launching $30 million in new projects to drive the commercialization of quantum technologies. NGenandDIGITALintend to build on Canada’sNational Quantum Strategy (NQS)to deliver industry-led commercial projects. The projects will be designed to use quantum technologies to solve industrial and societal challenges. The projects will focus on three key categories of…
Calgary-based venture studioHarvest Venture Buildersis adopting an artificial intelligence (AI) focus for its new climate and energy vertical. Harvest said the new vertical will focus on the implementation of AI operations for energy infrastructure, with the aim of positioning Calgary as a global hub for “energy AI.” As part of its new energy AI vertical,…
Last week, FinTech and payment startup Helcim unveiled its latest hardware product: a new point-of-sale device called Smart Terminal. The standalone, wireless processor allows small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to accept in-person credit and debit payments via tap, chip and PIN, manage inventory, and issue receipts. The Smart Terminal, which comes preloaded with Helcim’s point-of-sale…
Joyful Ventures’ Jennifer Stojkovic believes we can help tackle theclimate crisisby changing what’s on our plates. Alongside fellow co-founders and general partners Milo Runkle and Blaine Vess, Canadian-born and raised Stojkovic has launched a California-based venture capital (VC) firm to invest in startups developing more environmentally-friendly alternatives to meat. Joyful has secured a first close…
The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big data, and automation news from around the globe. If you want to read A|I before anyone else, make sure tosubscribeusing the form at the bottom of this page. Québec’s quantum sector is getting a boost with a new factory and tech…
Shopify Ventures, the Canadian tech company’s venture arm, has unveiled its investment portfolio on itswebsitelaunch on Wednesday. The new website appears to be the first time that Shopify revealed its own investments. In the past, Shopify’s investments would be disclosed by the portfolio company as part of a broader funding-round announcement. This is something we…
The Ontario government is providing a combined $77-million investment into theVector Institute for Artificial Intelligenceand the Ontario Centre of Innovation (OCI) to fund programming that aims to advance the province’s tech sector. OCI is receiving $50 million through the provincial government’s $107-million Critical Technology Initiatives program, which supports non-profit organizations focused on advancing innovation made…
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…