NorBot closes $1 million to establish a commercial robotics integrator
Aspiring Vancouver-based commercial robotics integrator NorBot Technology has secured $1 million CAD in pre-seed funding. The news: NorBot aims…
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Mundo announces $24 million USD to help tackle AI’s “next frontier” | BetaKit
US investors back startup’s plan to provide the data and tools for understanding sensory information. Vancouver-based Mundo AI has…
Fisent Technologies raises $4.3 million USD to help enterprises automate AI use | BetaKit
Toronto startup’s revenue grew more than 200 percent last year amid economy-wide rush to adopt AI. Toronto’s Fisent Technologies…
SAAS NORTH AI, Dominion Dynamics launch new dual-use defence summit | BetaKit
Deploy is a founder-focused summit in Ottawa for companies expanding into defence. Canadian conference SAAS NORTH AI is partnering…
Superwhisper partners with Cohere for all-Canadian voice-to-text AI | BetaKit
Cohere is partnering with fellow AI startup Superwhisper to have its transcription model power the Toronto startup’s voice-to-text dictation..…
Ramp fully launches in Canada alongside new Toronto office | BetaKit
New York-based FinTech enters a market currently held by domestic players like Float and Venn. New York City-based FinTech…
Cohere joins Silicon Valley heavyweights in call for open-source AI | BetaKit
AI’s biggest players sign on to Jensen Huang letter supporting open-weight AI models—except for Anthropic. Canadian AI scaleup Cohere…
Pascal Siakam’s edtech accelerator awards three startups with $50,000 | BetaKit
It was the beloved former Raptor’s second year co-judging the DMZ co-hosted event. NBA champion “Spicy P” was back…
Jane App acquires clinic software startup Ginger Desk | BetaKit
Jane App has scooped up the Vancouver startup Ginger Desk, adding more clinic administration capabilities in its first public…
Kitematic founders nab $65 million USD to help devs run open-source AI locally with Ollama
The open-source AI developer tool has grown to nearly nine million users. Canadian-founded, Palo Alto-based software startup Ollama has…
Solving.AI wants AI to teach you how to use work software (properly) | BetaKit
Montréal startup raises $1.1 million to help fix corporate software adoption rates. A lot of workplace software is complex,…
Mecka AI acquires Docula as it builds the data layer for robotics | BetaKit
Three-person Canadian AI startup joining the majority-Canadian Mecka team. Mecka AI has acquired a Vancouver startup to help it…
Robotics startup Sanctuary AI appoints former MDA exec as CEO
Interim CEO’s departure continues string of leadership changes at Vancouver-based startup. Sanctuary AI has a new CEO and a…
Signal 1’s AI platform adopted by New York’s Mount Sinai Health System | BetaKit
Toronto startup will help the medical network monitor its AI use. Toronto’s Signal 1 has teamed up with New…
Canadian surgical AI startup wins VivaTech pitch contest | BetaKit
Reveal Life Science uses molecular vision to detect cancers during surgery. A Canadian medtech startup, built on another Canadian…
Feds and City of Toronto to establish new sports tech hub at TMU | BetaKit
Toronto accelerator program is expected to support as many as 60 sports tech startups. As Toronto hosts World Cup…
OpenAI sued by mother of Montréal woman who died by suicide | BetaKit
Complaint comes as Canada introduces bill that would hold chatbot providers liable for harms. The mother of a Montréal…
Ballooning AI costs have Canadian startups weighing alternatives | BetaKit
Canadian startup leaders brace for more price increases to the models they rely on. As frontier AI model providers…