The trade war has begun. Here’s what Canadian tech is saying
Survey finds 42 percent of Canadian entrepreneurs want financial support navigating US tariffs.
Startupfest doubles down on diversity commitment, announces return of HardtechFest and OceanFest
Montréal-based tech conference offering 90-percent ticket discounts for women and diverse founders.
Avitia launches AI-powered cancer diagnostics platform with assets from defunct Imagia Canexia
CEO James Lumsdaine secures $5 million seed round from firm where he is also a partner.
Temu opens marketplace to Canadian vendors as ‘buy Canadian’ push picks up
Eligible Canadian businesses can now sell products to Canadian consumers directly on Temu.
DEI rollback is the “wrong direction for Canada,” open letter says
Over 350 tech signatories express support for “Canadian values” of equity and inclusion.
Black merchants disheartened after Shopify guts another Equitable Commerce program
Following end of Build Native, access to Build Black Slack channel locked at start of Black History Month.
Sherbrooke’s quantum sector gets $8.1-million boost from federal government
Quantum error-correction startup Nord Quantique to put $1.8 million toward quantum computer assembly lab.
Megadeals kept Canadian VC funding afloat in 2024: report
Clio’s historic Series F round prevented Canada’s VC funding totals from dropping six percent year-over-year.
BDC Capital targets late-stage tech companies with nearly $1 billion in new fund commitments
Investment bank’s Growth Venture Fund will now directly invest in Canadian tech companies.
Canada looks to strike balance between AI innovation and regulation at Paris AI Summit
Trudeau’s likely last AI policy contributions come as the EU and US grow further apart.
Knix, Hopper, Grammarly founders among business leaders asking for “immediate recall” of Parliament
Canadian tech CEOs and investors join open letter signatories urging government to face tariff threat.
Canadian tech looks to support its own against US tariff threat
Tariff trackers, startup directories, and Buy Beaver apps are the latest fronts in the Canada-US trade war.
Coral closes $4.1-million seed round to launch menopause virtual care platform
Ex-Dialogue, Skylight co-founders aim to address gaps in management of “debilitating” menopause symptoms.
CDPQ launches program to help Québec startups pivot amid tariff threat
Provincial government pledges “COVID-like” loans for businesses to reach new markets if tariffs hit.
Reliant on US materials and production, Canadian consumer goods startups could be caught in trade war crossfire
Pet food company Healthybud says Canada’s retaliatory tariffs will take a bigger bite out of its margins.