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Magic Potion Games raises Series A as its Club Penguin successor exits beta

Alex Riehl August 20, 2026

Kelowna studio led by veteran Canadian developers hopes Imagine Island can provide safe online gaming for kids.

Madison McLauchlan August 20, 2026

Crown corporation reported revenue loss of $70.9 million on VC investments in fiscal 2026.

Alex Riehl August 20, 2026

AI giant hiring community engagement manager and national compute lead to bring “gigawatts of compute” to Canada.

Aaron Bast August 20, 2026

Aaron Bast writes that we have the founders, now we need to write the cheques.

Madison McLauchlan August 20, 2026

Montréal startup’s software helps airlines reroute planes, crews, and passengers when operations go off schedule.

Darah Hansen August 19, 2026

Germany takes centre stage as more than 7,500 AI leaders, builders, and buyers gather in Montréal.

Madison McLauchlan August 19, 2026

New startup has raised $90 million USD, with backing from Radical and Khosla.

Josh Scott August 19, 2026

Toronto AI startup is building the “Lovable for hardware” to help anyone turn their prompts into prototypes.

Josh Scott August 19, 2026

Montréal company the latest to join Kodeon’s more than 30 app portfolio.

Darah Hansen August 18, 2026

Expanded SR&ED support gives breakthrough science more time to move from the lab into real-world use.

Alex Riehl August 18, 2026

Startup raises $2.4 million USD to build a more seamless version of Dropbox and Google Drive.

Madison McLauchlan August 18, 2026

After recapitalizing in 2023, Toronto FinTech company says it will break even by Q4.

Madison McLauchlan August 18, 2026

As AI drives patent volume, CEO says new platform will help clear backlogs.

Josh Scott August 18, 2026

Study finds infrastructure is hot, while delivery apps and restaurant tech are not.

Josh Scott August 17, 2026

Deloitte Ventures, Inovia Capital back Toronto startup’s AI for live sports vision.