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Canadian VC investments up 48 percent since same time last year, CVCA report finds
Canadian venture capital investments in the first quarter of 2019 marked another billion dollar quarter, the fifth billion dollar quarter since 2013. → Read More
Element AI Talent Report finds lack of women in AI, talent leaving Canada
A report conducted by Element AI found a lack of women in the AI industry worldwide, alongside the fact that more AI talent was leaving Canada than coming in. → Read More
AirMatrix awarded $100,000 at Fierce Founders Bootcamp pitch competition
Communitech has awarded $100,000 to Alexandra McCalla, co-founder and COO of AirMatrix, for winning the Fierce Founders Bootcamp Pitch Competition. → Read More
New Velocity venture fund invests $200,000 in four startups
The University of Waterloo's Velocity has announced direct equity investments of $50,000 each for the four winners of the Velocity Fund Finals (VFF). → Read More
Clear Blue Technologies receives $1 million loan, backed by EDC
EDC has announced that it is providing a guarantee to support a $1 million credit facility between a Canadian bank and Clear Blue Technologies. → Read More
Borrowell, Crowdriff, Ada among startups named Best Workplaces for Women 2019
Great Place to Work, an organization that evaluates companies based on company culture, has released its 2019 list of Best Workplaces for Women in Canada. → Read More
Next week's Evoke conference an evolution of Developer 30 Under 30 awards
The annual Developer 30 Under 30 awards is evolving into something much bigger, a three-day event taking place next week from April 1-5. → Read More
New Ventures BC, BioTalent partnership encouraging businesses to hire tech students
New Ventures BC and BioTalent have announced a partnership aiming to assist BC biotech companies in accessing funding to hire post-secondary students. → Read More
Ten Canadian tech companies join first cohort of Women in Tech Silicon Valley program
Ten women-led or women-founded companies have been selected by the government as the inaugural cohort for the Canadian Women in Tech Silicon Valley program. → Read More
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 neural networks. → Read More
Government proposing new framework to regulate Canadian retail payment ecosystem
The government plans to implement a new oversight framework that will enforce PSPs to establish risk management practices while protecting users' funds. → Read More
Scotiabank launches digital platform for online mortgage applications
Scotiabank has announced the launch of Scotiabank eHOME, a digital platform that allows Canadians to undergo the mortgage process online. → Read More
FinTech investment in Toronto region grows by 10 times over five years, report finds
Canada's Toronto-Kitchener-Waterloo corridor has faced significant investment growth over the past five years in the FinTech space, a report finds. → Read More
Cannabis software company Ample Organics announces Shopify integration
Ample Organics, a seed-to-sale software company, has announced a complete integration with ecommerce giant, Shopify. → Read More
BC-based Carbon Engineering secures $90 million CAD to address climate change
Carbon Engineering has closed an equity financing round of $90 million CAD, which it called the largest private investment made in direct air capture. → Read More
Progressa announces loan milestone, updates plan for IPO
Short-term lending platform Progressa has announced that it has surpassed a self-proclaimed milestone of $100 million in funded loans for customers. → Read More
Mailchimp, Box, Zapier headline Traction 2019
Traction Conf is set to take place in Vancouver this upcoming August, where industry tech experts will speak on how to scale and grow a successful company. → Read More
York University's LaunchYU startup accelerator accepting applications
York University is accepting applications for its four month accelerator program, designed to support entrepreneurs scaling their startup. → Read More
Aexos announces first shWaterloo wearables-tech company announces first shipment of "smart shirt" of "smart shirt" to reduce injury during sports
Aexos, based in Waterloo, announced the first shipment of its wearables-tech product, a "smart shirt" designed to reduce whiplash, concussions. → Read More
Report: Canadians willing to share data for personalized products, efficient services
A study revealed half of Canadian consumers would share personal information if it meant receiving more personalized and efficient products with their bank. → Read More