After years of disappointment and delay, #Budget2025 commits to a “competitive and innovative” financial system
Movement on open banking, Real-Time Rail, and stablecoin legislation all promised in Budget 2025.
What’s in #Budget2025 for Canadian tech?
Feds make huge spending commitments but finally get competitive on defence, taxes, and financial services.
Canada sees rebound in angel investments as industry calls for more federal support
NACO says investments across 38 angel organizations increased 27 percent in 2024.
BDC picks women-led Magnum for its first investment in the search fund asset class
Fifty-million-dollar investment vehicle aims to help women entrepreneurs buy businesses.
A “terrifying” time to build: Canadian VCs debate AI bubble at RevStar Summit
Growth and grabbing customers are key, investors tell startups at go-to-market conference.
Stablecoins are at a regulatory crossroads in Canada. What’s next?
As the digital asset explodes in popularity, Canadian FinTech wants movement on regulation.
Founder Katherine Homuth submits bid to rejoin SRTX as company enters strategic review
Rip-resistant tights maker to temporarily lay off workers as new CEO departs.
Grammarly rebrands to Superhuman as it expands from catching typos to AI productivity
Superhuman houses writing assistant, email, collaboration tools, and AI agents in a unified platform.
Open House Montréal brings its grassroots energy back to city’s startup scene
Montréal tech week explored AI, social impact, and Québec’s funding crunch.
Evan Solomon teases new AI laws as experts warn Canada is behind international peers
AI minister pledges to tackle deepfakes and data transfer at governance conference in Montreal.
Cybrid closes $10-million USD Series A round to bring stablecoins to the business mainstream
FinTech company gets backing from BDC Capital as Bank of Canada signals openness to stablecoin.
Felix Health raises $53 million in growth financing to get more “aggressive” in telehealth
Newly profitable Toronto startup aims to scale operations before generic weight loss drugs arrive in Canada.
Canada’s FinTech industry enters new era as Bank of Canada taps first payment service providers
Wealthsimple, Venn, Brim, and others are now subject to new rules and payment rail access.
Harley Finkelstein and David Segal spill the tea on entrepreneurship at “Made in Montréal” event
Shopify president and DavidsTea founder urge founders to buck relocation pressure and make Canada their launchpad.
Investissement Québec transforms early-stage program into $200-million VC fund
New Fonds Impulsion will expand support for founders amid declining seed-stage deal flow across the province.