Canadian tech and investor groups call for tax incentives, capital gains rollover
CVCA, CCI, and others ask for QSBS-style tax incentive meant to retain business value.
Sentinel R&D CEO says drone company is “selling directly to the Ukrainians”
Defence tech company previously signed deal with Airlogix to supply Canadian drones to Ukraine.
French VC firm AdBio expands into Canada with Montréal office
Québec fund Fonds de solidarité FTQ is backing AdBio’s 120-million-euro Fund III.
Tailscale, Windscribe co-sign open letter asking feds to further amend Bill C-22
Canadian and European tech companies still have concerns over federal “lawful access” bill.
Laura Lenz appointed new head of OMERS Ventures
Longtime VC replaces Saar Pikar after third executive departure in three years.
Devolutions wants to support Québec’s IT ecosystem with corporate venture capital
IT services firm has already invested $10 million CAD in tech firms through its new venture division.
Why Silicon Valley is taken with Tailscale
Plus: Nvidia, AMD sign Canada’s data centre framework.
Bird&Be raises $13-million USD Series A for fertility support platform
Toronto startup sells supplements and test kits for reproductive health.
BDC is Canada’s sole entrant in investor network for NATO defence accelerator
The NATO DIANA Capital Network connects investors with companies in its defence tech program.
Canada is leading by example in AI
Plus: Canada Rocket Company rises.
Cohere and OpenText partner on Canadian agentic AI stack for enterprises
At ALL IN, Cohere VP says the two companies are targeting a similar customer base.
Mila negotiating new federal funding after being tasked with open-source AI file
Solomon: “It’s in the tens of millions. It’s serious backing, and we’re backing Mila.”
Mila and Mozilla announce plans to build open-source AI for businesses
Canadian government-backed project has received $5 million from Firefox maker and $1 million from Hypertec.
AI minister affirms Canada will have tech super-regulator “with teeth”
At ALL IN, Evan Solomon also teased AI supercomputer selection this fall.
Why did quantum leaders sound the Q-Day alarm at a FinTech conference?
At Canada FinTech Forum, experts warn that organizations without a quantum plan are way behind.