BDC pledges $50 million to help women entrepreneurs buy businesses from aging owners
Thrive ETA Fund combines capital, training, and mentorship for women buying firms from retiring business leaders.
Cohere opens Paris office to create European hub for its AI business
AI Scaleup has future plans for Montréal and South Korean offices.
Canadian VC pre-seed and seed activity continued to slump in H1 2025
VCs say latest results are “not the end of the world” but anticipate continued slowdown.
Pender Ventures partner Isaac Souweine leaves VC firm
“Mutual” decision leaves Souweine searching for new opportunities in Canadian tech.
Schulich Venture Academy has a “bigger vision” for upskilling Canadian tech startups
After teaching 200 graduates across three cohorts, SVA is ready to expand.
Wittington Ventures hires former MaRS IAF leader Zeeshan Ali as partner
Weston-backed VC adds Ali to help lead its cleantech and healthtech innovation fund.
Feds invest $5.8 million to boost BC’s carbon management tech
Natural Resources Canada backs Agora, Anodyne Chemistries, and Svante as BC cements reputation as cleantech hub.
Former Alberta innovation minister and Athennian co-founder team up to get large infrastructure projects built faster with Ultimarii
Calgary tech startup aims to help companies navigate the regulatory process with AI.
Tetra Trust parent secures backing from banks, FinTechs to launch Canadian stablecoin
ATB Financial, National Bank, Purpose Unlimited, Shakepay, Shopify, and Wealthsimple have backed Tetra’s vision.
Marzieh Fadaee promoted to head of Cohere Labs
Fadaee takes over for Sara Hooker to lead the AI company’s research lab.
Ontario bets on made-in-province healthtech with streamlined Innovation Pathway
Industry leaders say program could be “turning point” for Ontario’s health system.
FDA approval marks “most significant milestone” in Kardium’s history
Burnaby firm gets US green light for innovative system to treat atrial fibrillation.
White Star Capital wants to lead Canadian seed rounds with new $50-million USD fund
The VC firm has closed $25 million USD to back more early-stage Canadian software startups.
Isabelle Hudon says BDC is getting ready to support Canada’s defence tech sector in “a more aggressive way”
Latest report shows Crown corp. hiked VC investments and contended with “correction on valuation” in fiscal 2025.
Vistara Growth wants out of “tweener” category as private credit firm gears up to close fifth fund
BC firm has raised $370 million CAD for Fund V amid an increasingly hot venture debt market.