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.
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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.
Real estate platform myAbode adds exclusive listings and new digital tools with FirstList acquisition
Acquisition sees two Shopify alumni join myAbode’s executive team.
Stablecorp claims to have first regulator-approved stablecoin tied to Canadian dollar
Toronto firm approved under existing stablecoin framework, but will be ready for new federal strategy.
TISC is fine-tuning AI for split-second decisions, starting on the basketball court
Canadian co-founded startup plans to tap machine learning talent in Canada and the US.
Nokia’s Ottawa expansion tests Canada’s definition of “sovereign AI”
Government calls $340-million project “gold standard” while critics say it’s a “toxic” foreign subsidy.
How Dozr, a promising construction tech firm, went from building boom to receivership to asset sale
The heavy equipment marketplace is in new Canadian hands, but its future remains unclear.