Ottawa, Quebec pitch in on $279M innovation fund
Finance Minister Joe Oliver was in Montreal to announce appropriation from supervision for a new try collateral fund. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press) The sovereign supervision and Quebec’s provincial supervision have affianced to representation in $1 for any $2 lifted by a private zone to uphold an investment account that’s ostensible to aim innovative companies in […]
Ottawa, Quebec pitch in on $279M innovation fund – Business – CBC News
The federal government and Quebec’s provincial government have pledged to pitch in $1 for every $2 raised by the private sector to backstop an investment fund that’s supposed to target innovative companies in the province. Finance Minister Joe Oliver was in Montreal on Monday alongside his provincial counterpart Carlos Leitao to announce the government support […]
A New Fund Is Giving BC Startups A Competitive Edge
At least for the moment, Kevin Cook was in the hot seat. Just over 10 years ago, Cook, BC ’04, was near the front of a room in Fulton Hall as a cluster of budding MBA candidates critiqued his every move throughout his presentation. The criticism and feedback were a daily occurrence in Wally Coyle’s […]
UBC seed-funded company develops 3-D printing of human tissue
You may have heard of printing on demand. A Vancouver startup, Aspect Biosystems, is putting a sci-fi twist on that, printing human tissues on demand. The company is creating human body tissue using 3-D printing, using a technology that provides more effective ways to test new drugs and could lead to 3-D bioprinting of entire […]
Ontario invests $9M in StartStart Seed Fund, $26M Into Other Innovation Programs
Ontario is launching five programs to help young people start companies and create jobs. Part of Ontario’s Youth Jobs Strategy, these programs will provide young entrepreneurs with business skills, capital to start and grow a small business and the opportunity to gain experience and expertise through R&D internships:
Angel investor donates $1M to support U Waterloo student Velocity Fund
Entrepreneur and angel investor, Mike Stork, is giving back to the Waterloo Region startup community with a generous donation of $1 million to Velocity at the University of Waterloo. The donation is a double win for student entrepreneurs. The gift has inspired the University to grow the Velocity Fund run by the University’s startup incubator, to support entrepreneurs emerging […]
University of Waterloo startups to compete for grants of up to $25K through Velocity Fund
University of Waterloo startup incubator Velocity unveiled today the ten finalists that will compete for their share of $100,000 in grant funding at the Velocity Fund Finals on Thursday, March 27.
Retail app uses machine vision tech from York University, lands $10.75M in venture support
Toronto-based startup Slyce has raised a new round of $10.75 million in funding, led by Beacon Securities, and including PI Financial, Salman Partners, Harrington Global and more. The company builds image recognition tech, and wants to be the Amazon Flow for every other retailer on the planet, enabling point and shoot shopping with smartphone cameras.
Canadian public-private venture capital fund raises C$217 mln
Canadian government-backed investment fund set up to help revive the country’s ailing venture capital industry raised C$217.5 million ($198 million) at its initial closing, its backers said on Tuesday.
Ryerson University Healthcare Photo Sharing Spinout, Figure1, Raises $2M
Digital Media Zone at Ryerson University (DMZ) alumnus company Figure1 announced today that it has raised $2 million in seed funding. Figure 1, the startup behind the popular healthcare photo sharing app of the same name, incubated at the DMZ from December 2012 to August 2013 and also completed the Ryerson Futures accelerator program.