Shopify CTO Mikhail Parakhin to depart after two years
Parakhin, who helped Shopify “level up” in engineering and ML, is transitioning to advisor.
Inovia secures $200-million USD first close for sixth early-stage VC fund
Fund VI will be Inovia’s “first completely AI-native fund” and focus on frontier tech.
Tenstorrent secures $1.5 billion USD at $6.2-billion valuation to challenge GPU dominance
Canadian-founded chipmaker is betting that the future of AI inference is open-source.
Mecka AI recruits growth hackers behind “IRL sidequest” app Thirdspace
Thirdspace’s founders have been tasked with scaling Mecka’s home data capture app.
10KC co-founder talks engineering an exit and spotting fake term sheets
David Wilkin unpacks the startup’s learnings from failed sale to successful outcome at TechExit.
McKinsey alumni raise $2.5 million USD to build AI for industrial manufacturers
Toronto’s Aerium has set out to build “the next Siemens of the world.”
Teens excited, hesitant about Canada’s proposed youth social media ban
High school students at Rally sit down with senator to sound off on social media regulation.
Promise Robotics strikes deal to supply largest US homebuilder DR Horton
Toronto AI homebuilding startup to open its third factory in Phoenix, Arizona.
Should Carney give Canadian tech a (tax) break?
Plus: Banks likely won’t be part of Real-Time Rail’s first phase.
Pioneering safety researcher Paul Christiano unpacks AI’s “dangerous moment”
Hinton Lectures distinguished speaker thinks it might be hard for humanity to prevail against rogue AI systems.
Mecka AI reveals $60-million USD Series B round backed by Sequoia, Nvidia
Startup aims to provide the real-world training data required to deploy robots.
BioRender launches AI agent for building scientific research images
Software startup aims to offer a more accurate alternative to general-purpose AI.
Athlete-led Endo launches with $815,000 to modernize sports agencies
Relay Ventures backs startup’s plan to close the endorsement “information gap” with AI.
CyberWorks lands $1-million Canadian Armed Forces contract
GTA startup inks agreement to provide autonomous vehicles to Canada’s military.
Software startup Polygrade emerges from stealth to build AI for home warranty claims
Former Setter, Sears Home Services leaders launch with $6.3 million USD in seed funding.