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Founders of Sysomos, Aislelabs find traction bringing their AI research to AEC

Workorb secures $2.6 million CAD to advance AI in architecture, engineering, construction sectors. Toronto-based artificial intelligence (AI) startup Workorb has closed $2.6 million CAD in seed financing to advance its automation product for the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry. The round, which consisted of SAFE agreements that closed over the summer, was led […]

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NACO launches fellowship program with national innovation orgs

Government-backed initiative will match founders with senior leaders at companies like Interac, Loblaw Digital, National Bank, and more. The National Angel Capital Organization (NACO) has rolled out a new initiative backed by the Government of Canada geared towards helping entrepreneurs across Canada strengthen their networks. The six-month programwhich was announced at Toronto tech conference […]

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Fujitsu launches Cohere-powered Japanese LLM for enterprise use

Fujitsu invested in Cohere as part of a partnership to develop an LLM for the underserved language. Japanese IT services company Fujitsu has launched Takane, a Japanese-language large language model (LLM) powered by Toronto-based enterprise artificial intelligence (AI) startup Cohere. Fujitsu claims Takane has achieved industry-leading performance in multiple Japanese-language benchmarks. The new LLM […]

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Propel Holdings to acquire UK-based QuidMarket for $95.9 million CAD

Company sees the UK as potential beachhead for expanding into the European market. Toronto-based FinTech firm Propel Holdings has entered into an agreement to acquire United Kingdom-based FinTech lender QuidMarket to the tune of $95.9 million CAD ($71 million USD). Based in Nottingham, England, QuidMarket offers an online lending solution that Propel said has […]

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Koho set to launch line of credit offering through partnership with Propel Holdings

FinTech startup to roll out bank-like offering as it attempts to become a licenced bank. Koho Financial will begin offering a line of credit to its customers through a partnership with fellow Toronto-based FinTech firm Propel Holdings. Koho recently introduced new rent reporting features to help its users build credit history. The partnership will […]

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Motion closes $30-million USD Series B in bid to become “command centre for creative strategists”

Inovia-backed startup’s software enables creative strategists to turn data into ad ideas. Toronto-based advertising technology startup Motionwhich sells analytics and research tools for creative strategists, has secured $30 million USD in Series B funding. Founded in 2021 by a trio of Hubba and Shoelace alumni in CEO Reza Khadjavi, CTO Alexander Sloan, and head […]

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Coveo snags SIF investment as AI project funding flows during ALL IN 2024

Oceans Supercluster also doled out $4.5 million and Scale AI teased a call for projects. This week, the federal government and one of the federally-backed Canadian innovation clusters announced a number of financial commitments for artificial intelligence (AI) projects across the country at the second annual ALL IN conference held in Montréal. Canada’s Minister […]

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Bitfarms and Riot continue public squabble leading up to October shareholder meeting

Riot encouraged shareholders to “seriously question” timing of recent Stronghold acquisition. Toronto-based Bitcoin mining company Bitfarms and activist investor Riot Platforms continue to trade public blows leading up to an October shareholder meeting that could determine the company’s future. In a statement released early this week, Riot warned that Bitfarms’ board “should not enter […]