Canadian FinTech leaders “cautiously optimistic” about open banking, payments modernization under Mark Carney
Jaded from years of waiting, FinTech players hope Carney’s UK track record translates into domestic policy action.
Shakepay becomes first crypto company granted Payments Canada membership
Milestone gives Shakepay access to core payments infrastructure and a seat at the table “to demand for change.”
TD Bank’s chief AI scientist talks about emerging models, safety, and Layer 6’s new NYC office
Maksims Volkovs shares what Layer 6 has been working on and what keeps him up at night.
Dozr founding CEO Kevin Forestell moves to chair while Dave Frazier joins as president
Frazier brings combo of construction and tech experience to Kitchener-Waterloo scaleup.
Antler Canada adds former Quandl CEO Tammer Kamel as VC firm gears up for Fund II
Kamel to lead Fund II with fellow GP Bernie Li and newly promoted associate partner Shambhavi Mishra.
Former Plooto CEO Hamed Abbasi acquitted in sexual assault case
Abbasi faced up to 10 years in prison if convicted.
Brightspark spinout Brio nabs $3 million to help other VCs manage their LPs
Brio co-founder and CEO Audrey Ostiguy described Brio as Brightspark’s “secret sauce.”
7Gen charges up with $48 million in debt from UK’s Zenobē to help more Canadian firms adopt EVs
7Gen claimed that this is the largest private EV debt financing in Canadian history.
Canadian-founded Fluent Ventures bets on global startups with $40-million USD early-stage VC program
Fluent sees Canada as “a core geography” as firm eyes innovation beyond Silicon Valley.
1Password expands Extended Access Management platform with agentic AI security
Co-CEO says the rise of AI agents has created business security concerns.
France’s Alan comes to Canada with digital group health insurance for tech startups
Teachers-backed unicorn aims to help disrupt Canada’s health insurance market.
Vector Institute hires ex-TD, Thomson Reuters leader Glenda Crisp as president and CEO
Crisp replaces Tony Gaffney, who departed after less than half of a five-year term as head of the AI hub.
Online car retailer Clutch taps former Properly CEO Anshul Ruparell as CFO
Ruparell has spent the last year serving on Clutch’s board of directors.
Innovobot unveils “refreshed” deep tech VC fund under Neha Khera’s leadership
After “intense” attempt to raise her own fund, Khera aims to back 25 to 30 deep tech startups with IRV.
PolicyMe eyes new insurance products, more big-name partners after raising $30 million over two years
Toronto insurtech startup is investing big in AI but cautious about implementation in “tricky” industry.