Bell launches Bell Ventures initiative to support innovative Canadian entrepreneurs

MONTREAL — Bell Canada announced today the launch of Bell Ventures, its new “corporate venture capital initiative to encourage development of early-stage and growth companies that harness the power of Bell’s networks to drive growth and adoption of advanced technological solutions,” says a press release. Bell Ventures will focus on investments “that will further differentiate Bell’s 5G and fibre networks” and on technology applications that deliver solutions for its customers, “including in the areas of network security, Internet of Things (IoT), robotics, telematics, clean technology (clean tech), augmented/virtual reality (AR/VR), and the metaverse,” the release reads. “We’re delighted to introduce Bell...