“There is a huge gap in the innovation space”
Investor Darren Clifford sees the strongest market signals coming from a warming world.
Canadian Startup News
Shopify ordered not to delete merchant data as legal spat with CRA continues
CRA’s data preservation order granted in case that has been ongoing since 2023.
Thirty bold predictions for AI in 2026
Canadian founders, VCs, experts, and critics share what they expect from artificial intelligence this year.
McRock Capital closes $120 million in third fund, backing industrial software startups
Caterpillar and Autodesk become LPs as McRock falls shy of initial $200-million target.
Canadian Food Inspection Agency suspends Goodfood’s safe food licence
Suspension follows months of executive turnover at meal-delivery company.
Clicks releases a phone for your phone, giving users a taste of BlackBerry
The Communicator is your “second phone” for communicating, not consuming. It also resurrects the headphone jack.
The year Canadian tech got political (again)
In 2025, Canadian tech’s reengagement with federal politics had many parallels with the prior decade.
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.