Descartes cruises into Latin America with acquisition of last-mile management platform Drivin
Waterloo-based logistics tech firm makes its 37th acquisition since 2016.
Feds revamp procurement rules to make it easier to buy from Canadian small businesses
New Small Business Procurement Program will standardize contracts and integrate AI.
Scandium Canada acquires, rebrands ski-maker Ferreol Technologies
Ferreol’s alloys built high-performing skis. Scandium wants to use them to make spacecraft one day.
Canadians can once again access Anthropic’s Fable after US lifts ban
Anthropic says the jailbreak that prompted the contentious foreign-access ban worked on other AI models, as well.
Vancouver Police sergeant becomes first Canadian ALS patient to receive Neuralink brain implant
Toronto’s University Health Network debuts new neurosurgical technique to insert Elon Musk-owned medical device.
US finance app SoFi acquires Composer to add AI investing strategies
Acquisition of Toronto FinTech bolsters SoFi’s case to be “the everything app for digital financial services.”
InvestEco Capital raises $106 million for fourth sustainable food fund
Toronto-based investor targets companies promoting a healthier, more sustainable food sector.
Deep Sky delivers North America’s first direct air capture carbon credits
Montréal-based company’s Alberta facility pulled carbon straight out of the air on behalf of RBC and Microsoft.
Q&A: Why Alistair Croll built a virtual conference just for AI agents
Debuting next month at Startupfest, Envoi is “Moltbook, but a conference.”
Five Eyes alliance warns of potential AI-powered cyber threat “crises”
Alliance urges strengthening of cyber defences before an incident escalates into major operational problem.
Superhuman, formerly Grammarly, acquires AI detector GPTZero
Two companies with Canadian roots want to build the internet’s “authenticity layer.”
Enabled Talent’s new program aims to help disabled Canadians become entrepreneurs
Accelerator-like program meant to provide community, mentorship, and help finding funding.
Blossom Social raises more than $2 million through FrontFundr campaign
Funding will help the social network for investors continue its global expansion.
Tetrix raises $15 million USD to excavate investor data buried in old technolgies
Canadian co-founded, New York-based investment intelligence platform will expand Montréal office with new funding.
Qubic raises $2.5 million USD to commercialize quantum signal amplifiers
Two Small Fish-led seed round will help scale manufacturing of Qubic’s cryogenic amplifiers.