Navigating the Future of International Technology
In what appears to be an expansion of itsHardware Catalyst Initiative,ventureLABhas launched the Hardware Angel Network (HAN). The Markham, Ont.-based technology hub claims HAN will be the only hardware and deep-tech-focused investor network supporting pre-seed and seed stage startups in the country. More than 30 investors have committed support to the Hardware Angel Network from…
The University of Waterloo is investing up to $5 million from its $800-millionendowmentto create a venture capital fund to invest in startups. Led by general partners Ross Robinson and Akash Vaswani, Velocity Fund II (VFII) represents the first time that UWaterloo’s endowment will be used to invest in venture capital, according to the university. Robinson…
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…
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…
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…