University of Alberta targets $50 million with new innovation fund, announces first investment in AI system control startup

The University of Alberta has launched a new donor-backed innovation fund to invest in local startups,…

Forge raises $11M to unlock rewards for gamers

Forge, a startup headed by veteran entrepreneurs, has raised $11 million for a platform to connect…

Restaurant software startup Snappy secures $7-million Series A round

Toronto-based restaurant management software startup Snappy has raised $7 million CAD in Series A financing as…

Danish startup secures €800K in pre-seed funding to expand e-commerce personalization platform

Aarhus-based e-commerce personalization platform Relewise has secured €800,000 in a pre-seed funding round from Founderment, along…

Edward Crawley: A career of education, service, and exploration

Arriving as an undergraduate in the 1970s, working through his master’s and doctoral degrees, and then…

Zeedz.io raises $1M and launches climate change game on mobile devices

Zeedz.io, a gaming for good startup, has announced the global launch of its play-for-purpose game, Zeedz,…

CANImmunize, PharmaGuide, Wave View Imaging named to inaugural cohort of Pfizer Canada’s Healthcare Hub

Pfizer Canada has revealed the first cohort of its inaugural healthcare innovation accelerator, created in partnership…

Icelandic digital health startup expands with acquisition of German PDT developer

Reykjavik-based startup Sidekick Health has made a strategic move by acquiring aidhere, a German company specializing…

Ripple Ventures plants flag in Vancouver as firm envisions “coast-to-coast” Fund III

Toronto-based early-stage venture firm Ripple Ventures is setting up shop in Vancouver as it eyes the…

The place where successful e-commerce companies grow

E-Commerce Park of Sweden has a incubator program for e-commerce startups. It has recently released its…