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GreenSky closes $23.5-million sixth fund with help from new managing partner Jeff Brunet
NBIF becomes LP as Toronto firm dips its toes into institutional investor pool.
Cohere to open South Korean office, expand AI offerings in Asia Pacific
Enterprise AI developer partnered with tech giant LG and South Korean government for AI diplomacy program.
Moonvalley raises additional $84 million USD to meet demand for its Hollywood-friendly AI video generator
Toronto-based company has raised $154 million since founding in 2023.
Pharmacy AI agent Asepha raises $4 million USD to double staff and open New York office
Asepha answers the phone and files prescriptions so your pharmacist doesn’t have to.
Tailscale CEO Avery Pennarun says pressure to adopt AI has created a “Wild West” for corporate cybersecurity
Pennarun wants companies to stop putting their private API servers on the public internet.
MTatt takes home top prize at Startupfest 2025 as winnings exceed $1 million for the first time
Medtech startup mTatt won both Best of Fest and Audience Choice awards.
Market recovery Canadian VCs expected still on the horizon, experts say at Startupfest
A persistently cool exit market and middling returns are preventing cash from re-entering the market, data shows.
Minister Evan Solomon unveils fresh AI project funding to address “crisis moment” at Scale AI event
Twenty-three Québec-led projects will receive almost $100 million in combined public-private funding.
Canadian co-founded eSIM provider Airalo hits unicorn status with $220-million USD Series C round
COO Abraham Burak left the University of Ottawa to launch the billion-dollar business.
No meetings, no mandates: Inside Intuit’s five-day innovation week for technologists
During Intuit’s Global Engineering Days, teams transform ideas into solutions for millions.
Manzil wants to become “the North American Islamic neobank” as it expands to the US
Toronto FinTech startup sets its sights south of the border post-Aghaz acquisition.
Founders need a good reason to forgo an AI strategy, VCs warn at Startupfest
Investors say proving long-term differentiation is more important than ever as AI saturates the market.
Opennote raises $850,000 USD, secures Y Combinator spot for edtech platform
The three student founders plan to build stateside.
Cobionix secures $4.1 million to commercialize its collaborative medical robot
Funding to support pilot projects that move CODI the robot “from bench to bedside.”