BKR, Canada’s first Black-led venture capital firm, is changing representation on both sides of the funding table. Lise Birikundavyi and…
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12 Canadian companies solving our supply chain woes
By harnessing the power of AI, the ventures in the latest cohort of the Supply AI program are working to…
For Sebastien Gendron and Ryan Janzen, the future of transportation is ultra-fast and fossil-fuel free — the rest of the…
A crystal called perovskite is excellent at absorbing the sun’s rays. Several startups believe it could be the secret to…
Bringing innovation home: Kinova Robotics finds a growing market in Canada
“We’re proud to export 96 percent of our products outside Canada,” says Kinova CEO Charles Deguire. It started with a…
New technologies are changing what cars are and what they can do. Wood-laminate floors are an unusual style choice in…
From waste to wardrobe: how ALT TEX is creating a sustainable alternative to polyester
Instead of using petroleum — “one of the most valuable resources we have on the planet” — co-founders Myra Arshad…
Open Ocean Robotics is shedding light on the murky depths
Julie Angus interprets the phrase “a sea of information” more literally than most. As a former expeditioner (she was the…
MaRS partnership with Innovate UK continues with a new cohort of companies that are aiming to crack the North American…
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MaRS commissioned photographer Jenna Marie Wakani to photograph the thinkers, entrepreneurs and investors behind some of Canada’s most exciting companies….
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When sales associates at high-end Italian menswear brand Boggio Milano connect with their clients, they do so using Canadian technology….
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Developing better period products: “We want to be uncompromising with our sustainability”
Rashmi Prakash, co-founder of Aruna Revolution, was frustrated by the lack of sustainable options. After experimenting with various materials, the…
AI is emerging as a valuable tool in the fight against climate change. A day doesn’t go by without another…
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To reverse the effects of a warming planet, we need to remove more carbon dioxide than we emit. The launch…
Startups and industry giants are working on innovations that could make buildings and sidewalks stores for carbon. Concrete, the world’s…
We need to talk about the synthetic dyes in our clothes
Artificial colours pollute waterways and harm textile factory workers. Natural dyes made with bacteria could be a safer alternative. Colours…