New accelerator program aims to give Canadian founders a taste of Silicon Valley
Game On leader Chris Neumann calls the program “an experiment in acceleration.”
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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.
Five trends shaping the future of FinTech: Insights from the Canada Fintech Forum
Startups, banks and regulators contend with stressed customers, stalled stablecoin, and accelerated threat timelines.
Ottawa pushes to become Canada’s defence innovation hub
Invest Ottawa unveils strategy it hopes will unlock $3 billion in investment across the National Capital Region.
Maple Bridge Ventures raises $10 million for fund backing immigrant entrepreneurs
Fund will support immigrants building early-stage AgTech, food tech, and healthtech startups.
Industry group Technation and tech hub OneEleven tap new leadership after months-long searches
Kevin d’Entremont now heads Technation, OneEleven appoints Manny Kalia as managing director.
“SaaS is dead.” Long live SAAS NORTH
Michael Litt will light up BetaKit Keynote Stage at SAAS NORTH 2025.
Wealthsimple hits $10-billion valuation in new round backed by Dragoneer, GIC, CPP Investments
Up to $750-million Series E includes $550-million primary and $200-million secondary offerings.
WonderFi’s acquisition by Robinhood delayed until first half of 2026
Extra development work and regulatory approvals push closure of sale into next year.
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.
Untether AI files for bankruptcy following AMD acquihire
Bankruptcy filing reveals $128 million owed to creditors, including early backer Radical Ventures.
Paytrie spinout Loon raises $3 million to oversee Canadian dollar-backed stablecoin
Calgary-based FinTech startup will become the new issuer of Paytrie’s CADC stablecoin.
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.
Techskis returns to the slopes in March 2026
Startups can pitch venture investors on the chairlift before shredding in the Blue Mountains.
“Still processing”: Lighthouse Labs co-founder shares lessons from sale to Uvaro and bankruptcy
At TechExit.io, Jeremy Shaki unpacks how it felt watching his 12-year project “fall apart.”