The year Canadian tech got political (again)
In 2025, Canadian tech’s reengagement with federal politics had many parallels with the prior decade.
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Meet the tech startup casting extras for Shoresy, Hot Frosty, and other Canadian hits
Background Work connected Canadians with more than 7,000 background acting gigs in 2025.
Whitney Rockley, VC and diversity advocate, named to Order of Canada
McRock Capital co-founder was the first woman to lead the CVCA.
Canadian small businesses finally have what they’ve been waiting for: a timeline for consumer-driven banking
The feds’ commitment to accelerate consumer-driven banking is a massive win for entrepreneurs.
Why 2026 needs to be the year of scale-ups for Canada
Adam Froman says Canada’s economic future depends on a small group of companies.
The year enshittification became undeniable
In 2025, we were given an opportunity to consider how we can build better digital lives.
The pressure points shaping payments in Canada
Three problems Canadian merchants keep naming, and how Mastercard built a platform around them.
Groq’s staggering Nvidia deal has strong Canadian connections
Garage Capital and Chamath Palihapitiya were early Groq backers.
The Black women founders reshaping Canada’s venture future
Five years after sharing her journey, Amoye Henry sees progress for Black women founders in Canada.
Canada suspends Start-Up Visa as feds look to transition to new program
Existing SUV program had more than 10-year wait for new applicants.
The year every Canadian startup went AI-first
In 2025, some of Canada’s most influential tech leaders leaned hard into an AI-first ideology.
The year Canadian tech embraced defence
With billions set to flow into the country’s defence industry, Canadian tech is angling for a cut.
The year Canada realized it needs sovereign tech
In 2025, Canada woke up to the possibility of buying and building Canadian.
Ex-Shopify engineers raise fresh financing to scale Turbopuffer’s AI search
Ottawa startup secures funding from Lachy Groom and Joshua Kushner’s Thrive Capital.
GeologicAI acquires Finland’s Lumo Analytics to round out suite of critical minerals sensors
Lumo’s LIBS technique uses lasers to rapidly analyze core rock samples for critical minerals.