Montreal-based Heyday, a digital shopping assistant and live chat solution, has announced the close of a $2 million oversubscribed seed round led by Innovobot. The financing round also includes investments from Desjardins Capital and several strategic investors with deep marketing and retail expertise. Founded in 2017, Heyday’s platform combines conversational AI and automation with sales and support… Continue reading Heyday.ai Raises $2 Million For AI-Powered Shopping Assistant
Category: Industry
Caper’s Ahmed Beshry selected as one of Inc’s 30 Under 30
Meet Inc.‘s Rising Stars of 2019. They’ve kicked their companies into high gear–and they’re younger than 30. They are only getting started but have built inspiring entrepreneurial careers–from Modern Fertility’s effort to help families with infertility issues to CapWay’s pitch for better serving the underbanked and Afresh’s call to reduce supermarket food waste. Special thanks to our 2019 judges: Tina Sharkey,… Continue reading Caper’s Ahmed Beshry selected as one of Inc’s 30 Under 30
Federal Government Invests 52.4 Million into Scale-Up Platform
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced today that the federal government is investing $52.4 million in a Scale-Up Platform, which will see Communitech, MaRS Discovery District, and Invest Ottawa come together to support Canadian tech companies. “For the first time in decades, we have a crop of scale-ready firms that are on the path to $100 million.” “When it comes to… Continue reading Federal Government Invests 52.4 Million into Scale-Up Platform
Canadian Government Calls for Cleantech Transportation Project Proposals
The Government of Canada has announced the second call for proposals under the Clean Transportation System – Research and Development program. “Smart investments in clean transportation solutions, we are building a sustainable transport infrastructure.” The program looks to support the development of clean transportation technologies and innovations in marine, aviation, and rail. It funds technologies… Continue reading Canadian Government Calls for Cleantech Transportation Project Proposals
Shopify Expands Its Efforts More Into Brick-and-Mortar
Founded as an ecommerce company more than a decade ago, Shopify is looking to become much more than an online platform. Recently hiring a new director of retail, Shopify continues to expand its retail presence in its quest to become the hub for all merchants. Shopify has been quietly growing its retail product line over the… Continue reading Shopify Expands Its Efforts More Into Brick-and-Mortar
Waterloo-based Aexos Ships First Batch of “Smart Shirts”
Aexos (Advanced Exoskeletal Systems), a Kickstarter-funded wearables company based in Waterloo, has announced the first shipment of its wearables product, a “smart shirt” designed to reduce whiplash of the head and neck in high intensity sports. Founded in 2015, Aexos is the designer of the Halo, a compression shirt that aims to provide neck and… Continue reading Waterloo-based Aexos Ships First Batch of “Smart Shirts”
Presto raises $30M to bring its AI platform and tabletop ordering hardware to restaurant chains
Interesting to see how the consumer behaviours will change relative to the company’s growth.
WeWork launches skills-based profiles as a value add for tenants
This is the best way to stay relevant as a larger scale-up company – continue to bring value to your current customers, and entice new ones.
Centech Opens 10 New Innovation Spaces and Receives Funding to Support Startups
This further illustrates how good Canada is at incubating technology and innovation.
Startups Predictions for Southeast Asia from VCs
Whether it’s driven by opportunity, exits from North America or liquidity from monetary policy change, Southeast Asia looks well poised to receive growth capital from abroad.