‘Is there life after acquisition?’ Canadian founders get candid at TechTO
Founders from eSentire, Sensibill, Fable, and Sprout Family shared their stories at MaRS on Jan. 13.
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Luge Capital, Pender Ventures hire in Alberta following investments from AEC
Luge adds investor Chelsea Gillett from The51, Pender adds associate Jacob Grainger from Plug and Play.
Home hardware: Canadian founders at CES talk challenges and opportunities
Canadian companies took home honours at the consumer trade show, but want more support.
Feds pledge nearly $100 million in grants to commercialize research innovation
$32 million earmarked for Lab2Market skills program at Dalhousie University and its West Coast expansion.
Cyclic Materials, Ionomr Innovations, Summit Nanotech among Canadian returnees to the 2025 Global Cleantech 100
Eight of the nine Canadian companies on this year’s list were also on last year’s.
Trudeau’s tariff team taps Canadian tech to get tough on Trump
Arlene Dickinson, Wes Hall, RHEI CEO Shahrzad Rafati part of the Council on Canada-US Relations.
The51 holds $51-million final close for Food and AgTech Fund amid challenging venture market
ATB Financial contributed the final dollar to the fund that has been raising since 2021.
Lyteflo secures $3 million CAD in seed funding to rev up EV sales platform
SaaS tool for auto dealerships aims to make charging data, incentive savings accessible to consumers.
Pierre Poilievre pledges to scrap capital gains tax changes under Conservative government
Opposition leader takes aim at budget piece that struck a nerve with Canadian tech ahead of likely spring election.
CCI launches Balsillie-backed innovation policy institute Canadian SHIELD
Ex-BlackBerry co-CEO Jim Balsillie donates $10 million CAD to ‘economic nationalism’ think tank.
Vasco raises $11.5 million CAD to help startups manage revenue trajectory with AI
Repeat founder and former Lightspeed exec wants to make commercialization less risky.
Intuit Canada is hiring key tech roles
Canadian tech talent is shaping Intuit’s most ambitious tech projects.
Former Plooto CEO Hamed Abbasi on trial for alleged sexual assault
Abbasi’s trial began this week at the Ontario Court of Justice in Toronto.
League hits user milestone and secures $100-million USD credit facility from RBCx
Financing to support platform development, sales capacity, and potential mergers and acquisitions.
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne will not seek Liberal leadership
Champagne: “I will dedicate my energy … to defend Canadian businesses.”