As DEI backlash spills into Canada, Black tech leaders envision a more sustainable model
Advocates say tech industry should focus on cross-initiatives, community, and access to capital.
What is the economic promise of a Canadian sovereign cloud?
A data centre CEO and an academic say Canadian-owned digital infrastructure could unlock an AI industry.
Shopify’s shuttered Indigenous entrepreneurship program will relaunch, says program co-founder
Build Native program was quietly cut in January alongside layoffs of Shopify’s Equitable Commerce team.
Ex-BenchSci exec joins Terminal as COO
Eran Ben-Ari joins Y Combinator-backed telematics data startup as it transitions to scaleup.
Glowtify hopes to equip e-commerce marketers for the holidays with $3.4-million seed round
Startup claims it hit $1 million CAD in revenue this year and wants to triple that next year.
Wise brings cross-border payments to Wealthsimple customers
Demand for cheaper, faster international transfers has grown in Canada.
Digitail grows Toronto hub as it fetches $23-million USD Series B round
Romanian-founded startup says Canadian client base more than doubled over past year.
FrontlineIQ raises $3.3-million seed to “gamify” sales jobs with AI coaching
Platform aims to take “ickiness” out of performance feedback by having an AI assistant do it instead.
Nord Quantique, Xanadu, Photonic advance to next phase of DARPA quantum race
US military-backed initiative aims to build useful quantum computer by 2033.
Canadian tech sees #Budget2025 as “about-face” from last government’s stance on business
While industry feels heard, tech leaders want more details on AI and sovereignty plans.
Lightspeed upgrades yearly forecast with revenue beat in fiscal Q2 earnings
Shares rise almost 10 percent as e-commerce firm executes on growth plan.
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.