Five Eyes alliance warns of potential AI-powered cyber threat “crises”
Alliance urges strengthening of cyber defences before an incident escalates into major operational problem.
Canadian Startup News
Float announces $85-million Series C round to support AI push
Fast-growing Toronto FinTech now serves more than 7,500 Canadian businesses.
How university-born healthtech research can make the leap beyond the lab
WearDOXX is part of YSpace’s effort to help turn Canadian research into globally competitive healthtech businesses.
Cognota broadens corporate learning platform with Learnexus acquisition
Toronto company says deal will help it connect enterprise customers with freelancers and agents.
Restaurants call on courts to force XTM to repay missing funds
FinTech’s payments platform abruptly collapsed earlier this year
Klue hack leads to customer data breach
CEO notes “a single compromise can ripple across many organizations” in modern software.
Superhuman, formerly Grammarly, acquires AI detector GPTZero
Two companies with Canadian roots want to build the internet’s “authenticity layer.”
Manitoba premier says air force base expansion only possible thanks to data centre rejection
Province rejected proposals for a hyperscale data centre earlier this month.
Enabled Talent’s new program aims to help disabled Canadians become entrepreneurs
Accelerator-like program meant to provide community, mentorship, and help finding funding.
Canada’s early-stage startup funding is in a sustained decline, RBCx finds
Last year was tough for domestic VC fundraising. Data show 2026 is off to a rough start.
Q&A: How open banking could leave small FinTechs out
FDATA head Steve Boms argues for a “sponsored” accreditation model in Canada.
Blossom Social raises more than $2 million through FrontFundr campaign
Funding will help the social network for investors continue its global expansion.
Wyvern selected for NASA satellite data program
Commercial Satellite Data Acquisition program will bring Wyvern’s hyperspectral imaging to NASA researchers.
Tetrix raises $15 million USD to excavate investor data buried in old technolgies
Canadian co-founded, New York-based investment intelligence platform will expand Montréal office with new funding.
Feds announce $173 million for Women Entrepreneurship Strategy
Funding will help bolster the strategy’s loan fund, ecosystem fund, and knowledge hub.