Amid rising business costs, GoDaddy’s Young Lee shares how Canadian companies can keep them in check
“Canadian small business owners are stretched thinner than ever.”
Shopify unveils term loans, lines of credit for merchants
President Harley Finkelstein said new offerings represent the “next evolution of Shopify lending.”
Canada, UK sign agreements to work together on AI compute capacity, high-tech research
Agreement follows the collapse of free trade talks between the countries last week.
Palisade closes $1.5 million CAD, launches email deliverability score tool
Startup aims to get emails to more inboxes, fewer spam folders.
With federal backing, University of Calgary gears up to launch ElevateIP Alberta program
Startups will be able to access up to $100,000 in IP-related funding.
Communitech names six new Canadian tech companies on track to reach $1 billion in revenue by 2030
The startups include GoBolt, Humi, Smile Digital Health, SWTCH, ZayZoon, Connect Tech.
Sports content startup STN Video acquired by Minute Media
Victoria startup’s platform distributes video content from major sports leagues.
Femtum raises $5 million CAD to commercialize lasers for semiconductor manufacturers
Seed round was led by deep tech fund i4 Capital and ELAS Technology Investment.
Innovate BC taps IP expert Peter Cowan as next president and CEO
Cowan most recently led Ontario’s intellectual property agency.
Startup consulting firm Flow acquired by Deloitte Canada
Flow helps companies source funding like SR&ED credits.
Fantuan acquires Chicago-based Chowbus’ delivery business to fuel US presence
Deal comes two months after Fantuan secured $40 million USD.
Bagel Network closes $4.18 million CAD for machine learning data network
Startup aims to help teams train AI models on better data.
Femtech Canada officially launches network to support women’s health innovation
Network includes over 120 companies, industry partners, investors, accelerators.
Ontario invests $14.9 million into Waterloo Region’s Quantum Valley Ideas Lab
The funding is aimed to build a “world-class quantum sensing ecosystem” in the province.
AI photography startup Skylab acquired by ImageQuix
Skylab develops AI-powered tools designed to streamline the photo editing process.