Last week, Toronto-based artificial intelligence (AI) hub the Vector Institute celebrated its work over the past…
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Innovate BC taps IP expert Peter Cowan as next president and CEO
Innovate BC has announced Peter Cowan will join the innovation agency as CEO and president. Cowan…
Why is the Start-up Visa program struggling?
Recently, Stein Monteiro, the Senior Research Associate for the CERC Migration Program at Toronto Metropolitan University,…
Innovate BC, NRC IRAP invest $2 million into 13 BC cleantech companies
Thirteen cleantech companies based in British Columbia have received a combined $2 million in research and…
Diagram Ventures announces new $60-million VC fund to build and back early-stage cleantech startups
Montréal-based venture builder and investor Diagram Ventures has launched a ClimateTech Fund, securing nearly $50 million…
Two years after Graphite Ventures spinout, MaRS IAF is ready to invest again
Since its launch in 2008, the Toronto-based MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund (IAF) has grown into one…
Boosted by $6.8 million in government funding, Volta unveils its new space
Atlantic Canada innovation hub Volta has officially opened shop in Halifax’s Armoyan Centre, and has announced…
“We are still waiting”: FinTech leaders urge Liberals to enact much-delayed open banking rules
A coalition of Canadian tech leaders have penned a new letter to Canada’s finance minister, pressing…
BDC’s Thrive Lab announces 25 co-investment partners
The Business Development Bank of Canada’s (BDC) Thrive Lab is ready to begin deploying capital in…
BDC Capital recommits to leading seed deals in startups across Canada with new $50-million fund
The Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) has launched a new $50-million CAD Seed Venture Fund,…