The top 10 Canadian consumer tech products of 2025
A BlackBerry revival, a 3D mouse, and smart swim goggles are some of this year’s highlights.
Canadian Startup News
Employment Hero looks to make Canadian business profitable following Humi takeover
HR software firm hopes adding new features and employees will bolster Canada on the balance sheet.
Canada’s NordSpace announces 2026 satellite launch on SpaceX rocket
Mission slated for next year is part of aerospace startup’s new Space Systems Lab.
Canadian governments open arms, and wallets, to US chipmakers
Federal, Québec, and Ontario governments promise millions to Canadian semiconductor projects from IBM and Marvell.
Here are the 400+ ways Canada’s government is currently using AI
Ottawa’s new AI register promises to track how the feds are using, and testing, AI systems.
Versos offers copyright-cleared data to help AI generate videos, not lawsuits
As AI companies face copyright pressures, Versos marketplace offers traceable, rights-cleared video.
CCI president Benjamin Bergen leaves to lead CVCA
Bergen has led the Jim Balsillie-co-founded tech lobby group since its inception.
US firm Forum Ventures bets on Toronto to build next wave of AI software startups
New $11.5-million USD fund will funnel capital to AI-native, B2B SaaS companies.
Feds commit $42.5 million to expand AI compute infrastructure at University of Toronto
Funding will help researchers across the country train AI models with billions of parameters.
Augmentt lands $18 million to help safeguard cloud software for SMBs
Former N-able leaders aim to help MSPs manage security across SaaS apps.
Dcbel partners with Volvo and Polestar to turn EV batteries into home power backups
CEO claims impact from US trade war and evaporating EV incentives is “minimal.”
Another fund partner leaves BDC
Guillaume Mercier steps away from Industrial Innovation Fund as leadership churn continues.
MedReddie helps hospitals spend less time shopping. It just raised over $2 million to go global
Digital platform helps procurement teams avoid “information overload.”
FluidAI enters acquisition deal with Emmetros as it pushes to modernize patient recovery with AI
Healthtech firm says combined tech will help hospitals keep patients connected while cutting time to discharge.
FinOps has become the new superpower for CFOs
Unicorne’s Éric Pinet on how to avoid the spiraling costs of cloud services.