Lab4 and Xena Intelligence claim top pitch competition prizes at SAAS NORTH
SheBoot and PitchFest handed out a total of $310,000 at the conference.
Tesla pays Elon, Apple might pay Google, and a #Budget2025 breakdown
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Maple expands virtual mental health care through Beyond ADHD acquisition
Virtual care provider buys New Brunswick platform to improve ADHD offerings.
#Budget2025 hints at full scope of federal government’s defence agenda
Budget 2025’s $80 billion earmark establishes defence as a cornerstone of federal tech commitments.
What’s in #Budget2025 for Canadian tech?
Feds make huge spending commitments but finally get competitive on defence, taxes, and financial services.
Canadarm maker invests $10 million in Maritime Launch’s Atlantic Canada spaceport
MDA Space will support development and future operations of Spaceport Nova Scotia.
Six years later, Questrade can finally launch Canada’s newest bank
Online brokerage to launch Questbank in 2026 after waiting six years for Schedule 1 license.
Gander Social raises $1 million to build a Canadian alternative to X and Meta
More than 1,300 investors backed sovereign social media platform in just over a week.
Black-led startups secure record-breaking $400,000 at DMZ’s Black Innovation Summit
OutreachGenius, Happly.AI among winners taking home more money than ever before.
Maritime Launch gets $10-million loan from EDC to build Nova Scotia spaceport
Spaceport Nova Scotia is developing the required infrastructure for future orbital missions.
Sparrow BioAcoustics raises $10 million to scale smartphone stethoscopes across North America
Healthtech startup’s app turns smartphones into a Health Canada-approved stethoscope.
Waabi’s self-driving system now powers Volvo’s new autonomous truck
Waabi Driver integrated into the Volvo VNL as companies look to commercialize self-driving trucks.
Solink expands Ottawa headquarters as it targets 1,000 employees by 2030
Surveillance tech firm doubles its footprint and boosts production as it aims for global leadership.
Maket secures $3.4 million to make floor planning quicker with AI
AI-powered architecture platform is preparing to launch its 2.0 version next year.
Arca strikes 10-year carbon removal deal with Microsoft
For the second time this year, Microsoft has partnered with a Vancouver carbon capture startup.