Q&A: Isabelle Hudon on the next five years for Canada’s largest VC
BDC’s CEO talks AI, direct investing, and staff turnover after her mandate was renewed until 2030.
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Showpass to acquire campus engagement platform Bounce
Deal will expand Showpass’ presence to more than 70 percent of Canada’s top-ranked universities.
Shopify shareholders vote down responsible AI proposal
Company’s board had previously called the proposal a “solution in search of a problem.”
Cohere sees “huge” inbound after the US blocks Anthropic’s latest models
Canadian LLM developer sells itself as sovereign alternative to US AI providers.
Fellow surpasses 5,000 customers after rebooting for the AI era
Enterprise meeting assistant hopes to achieve $100 million in revenue by 2028.
Tailscale updates Aperture to help businesses manage fast-changing AI tools
Toronto startup adds new features aimed at shadow AI, corporate data access, and agent controls.
With update to Canada’s privacy laws, feds are building a “super-regulator”
Bill C-36 would hand private-sector privacy authority to Canadian Digital Safety Commission.
Former employee sues BDC Capital for wrongful dismissal
Claim alleges “hostile work environment” and concerns over D-Wave sale.
OpenText commits to creating 400 jobs in Ireland amid Carney’s state visit
Kitchener-Waterloo company doubles investment in Ireland as Canada makes AI agreements with the country.
Feds and City of Toronto to establish new sports tech hub at TMU
Toronto accelerator program is expected to support as many as 60 sports tech startups.
Nuvei to buy US payments processor Payoneer for $2.75 billion USD
Montréal-based Nuvei says combined company will process more than $500 billion in annual payment volume.
1Password acquires Apono to become the “control plane” for businesses using agentic AI
Toronto firm says deal aids transition from securing credentials to governing access.
Databiomes sets sights on moderating toxic gaming chats with first AI model
Startup launches on-device chat, voice moderation on Epic Games’ marketplace.
Picketa raises $2.1 million to help farmers make the most of their fertilizer
Fredericton-based AgTech startup can analyze crop health on the spot.
US foreign access ban on Anthropic models puts control over AI in the spotlight
Cohere co-founder Aidan Gomez: “It’s a massive wake-up call.”