Radical Ventures launches Canada’s largest AI fund with $1-billion USD first close
Leading Canadian pension funds and banks back Toronto AI investor’s late-stage strategy.
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Toronto Tech Week announces dates for 2027 edition
Co-founder Mell Truong steps into executive director role of grassroots tech conference.
Thin Air Labs celebrates $100-million Funding Catalyst milestone
Milestone reflects more than 300 funded projects across nearly 400 companies.
Canada must build an economy to withstand, not weather, the trade war
CCI’s Daniel Perry argues that the trade war is forcing Canada to confront longstanding economic weakness.
LegalTech platform Closer expands to Alberta
The province-wide launch comes after a three-month early access program.
Bell announces $50-billion buildout to produce Canada’s largest data centre in Saskatchewan
Non-binding MOU would be largest private capital investment in province’s history, quadrupling planned capacity.
Canada FinTech Forum kicks off with a bang after shots fired over Real-Time Rail delays
Wealthsimple government relations leader says Canada should have had real-time rail five years ago.
Cohere CEO Aidan Gomez says Canada could become a data centre superpower
Remarks at the Canadian Global Growth Forum follow recent guidelines on data centre development in Canada.
Intrepid Growth Partners secures $525-million USD final close for inaugural AI fund
Former leaders from OMERS, CPPIB, and CDL lead fund to find “the next generation of AI founders.”
To build Canada’s innovation economy, we need to deploy the wealth we already have
Liam Gill writes that Canada needs to unlock domestic capital to grow economic resiliency.
Define Capital acquires Synergy Gateway Verified as it enters the postsecondary market
SGV marks Define’s fourth acquisition to date as it nears $20 million CAD in ARR.
Canada, Ukraine tap Canadian drone companies in binational deal
Companies from New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, and Saskatchewan among those receiving contracts.
Tracking the Canadian capital commitments surrounding Carney’s investment summit
BetaKit’s running list of the major investors committing billions of dollars to Canadian projects.
Regulatory AI company Ultimarii raises $13-million Series A round
BDC and Mistral Venture Partners led the financing round, with additional support from IRAP.
Micrologic raises $45 million for sovereign cloud services
Québec-based sovereign cloud provider aims to win more contracts across Canada.