As Techstars makes changes, the future of its Toronto accelerator is uncertain

Earlier this week, global early-stage technology startup accelerator and investor Techstars announced significant changes to its…

Ontario companies receiving $17.2 million in federal funding to commercialize quantum solutions

Twelve Ontario quantum tech companies are receiving a combined $17.2 million in repayable funding from the…

Y Combinator and Yoshua Bengio-backed Armilla AI secures $6 million CAD in new funding

Toronto-based Armilla AI has raised $6 million CAD ($4.5 million USD) in seed funding to scale…

1Password acquires Boston-based device security platform Kolide

Toronto-based password management startup 1Password has acquired Boston-based contextual access management firm Kolide for an undisclosed…

Maple VC co-leads $4-million USD seed round for Canadian-led Inference.ai

Inference.ai is the one of the latest Canadian-founded startups to secure an investment from Maple VC. …

York Region commits $1 million to support international, women entrepreneurs

The York Regional Council has committed $1.08 million over three years to support women and international…

ZayZoon, Symend, Peggy named to CIX’s top early-stage, growth startup lists

The Canadian Innovation Exchange (CIX) has announced its list of top 20 early and top 10…

Ocean tech company Xeos Technologies acquired by Spain’s Satlink

Halifax-based ocean technology company Xeos Technologies has been acquired by Spanish marine telecommunications firm Satlink. The…

Staircase Ventures bets on Sibli as VC firm reveals first four investments

Early-stage venture capital (VC) firm Staircase Ventures has made one of its first bets on Montréal-based…

Vector Institute leaders chart AI hub’s progress and the challenges that remain

Last week, Toronto-based artificial intelligence (AI) hub the Vector Institute celebrated its work over the past…