AstraZeneca to invest $820-million CAD in Ontario facilities expansion
Invest Ontario providing $16.1-million CAD grant to support life sciences sector growth.
Street Context acquired by American market intelligence firm BlueMatrix for undisclosed amount
Combined company will integrate authoring, financial data, and consumption analytics into one platform.
Private equity firm Novacap raises more than $1-billion USD for first digital infrastructure fund
Novacap CEO says digital infrastructure will remain in high demand due to growth of AI.
Canadian quantum commercialization and research projects get federal funding boost
Three commercialization projects get $4.7 million from DIGITAL, NSERC grants $74 million to 107 research projects.
Your “mouth commands attention”: Boardy CEO apologizes after emphatic negative response to Trump-themed marketing miss
AI chatbot company sends out unsolicited email critiquing recipients’ appearance.
Paper looks to rebound from turbulent 2024 with new CEO Martina Tam
Whirlwind year saw mass layoffs of all Canadian tutors and departure of both co-founders.
Federal government provides $3.5 million for DMZ’s new Centre for Housing Innovation
New Toronto accelerator aims to help entrepreneurs develop solutions to housing supply challenges.
Moment Energy raises $21.5-million Series A amidst tough funding climate for cleantech hardware startups
EV battery repurposing startup to double size of Vancouver HQ and build gigafactory in Texas.
Cyclic Materials, Ionomr Innovations, Summit Nanotech among Canadian returnees to the 2025 Global Cleantech 100
Eight of the nine Canadian companies on this year’s list were also on last year’s.
The51 holds $51-million final close for Food and AgTech Fund amid challenging venture market
ATB Financial contributed the final dollar to the fund that has been raising since 2021.
Pierre Poilievre pledges to scrap capital gains tax changes under Conservative government
Opposition leader takes aim at budget piece that struck a nerve with Canadian tech ahead of likely spring election.
League hits user milestone and secures $100-million USD credit facility from RBCx
Financing to support platform development, sales capacity, and potential mergers and acquisitions.
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne will not seek Liberal leadership
Champagne: “I will dedicate my energy … to defend Canadian businesses.”
Uvaro acquires coding school Lighthouse Labs to take on AI-augmented job market
The two companies fit together like puzzle pieces, Uvaro CEO says.
Float raises $70-million Series B CAD led by Goldman Sachs
Funding will be used to broaden product suite and attract talent.