OpenAI, Anthropic, and others sign Canada’s new data centre framework as public opinion sours on buildout
Framework covers electricity and water use but lacks binding definitions or penalties.
Canadian Startup News
How the AI era is rewriting venture capital’s old rules
Michele Romanow and Christina Fox
on how the AI era could change who Canadian investors back.
NorBot closes $1 million to establish a commercial robotics integrator
Vancouver startup aims to help Canadian businesses “robotize.”
Launch alum closes $1.6 million to support healthier living with The Wellness Company
BDC, BKR, Launch back former Jason Calacanis associate’s consumer healthtech vision.
Mundo announces $24 million USD to help tackle AI’s “next frontier”
US investors back startup’s plan to provide the data and tools for understanding sensory information.
Scopia Surgical raises $2.65 million to build a GPS for robotic surgery
Montréal medtech company is gearing up to validate its navigation software in hospitals.
Canada’s music rights defender sues AI song generator Suno
SOCAN is accusing the platform of infringing on Canadian artists like Tom Cochrane, Avril Lavigne.
Why the infrastructure behind AI-enabled SaaS matters to Canadian startups
What startups should know about how AI providers handle their data, performance, and costs.
OpenText, MDA Space among execs who joined Prime Minister’s trade meeting
Mark Carney gave an update on Canadian trade to 23 organizations, but they aren’t saying what they discussed.
Emissions Reduction Alberta doles out nearly $51 million in slew of innovation investments
Tech and innovation projects across the province are aimed at lowering greenhouse gas emissions.
Landjourney rebrands to Sweet, secures $7.4 million USD to simplify commercial lending beyond agriculture
Montreal-founded FinTech says its platform helps lenders complete previously “weeks-long processes” in days.
Ssense to open US warehouse to avoid tariffs on its largest market
Embattled luxury e-commerce platform will maintain Canadian fulfillment centre and headquarters.
BDC, other Xanadu investors back Meissner’s “discovery engine” for superconductors
U of T science student closes $2.6 million USD to enable quantum computing and fusion.
How InDro Robotics is turning a giant truck into a mobile, autonomous command centre
Victoria-based robotics firm wants to build a mainframe for Canada’s autonomous warfare.
Kyle Lowry, Cohere and Reddit leaders, and more to headline Elevate Festival 2026
Tech and innovation event is also introducing new programming tracks focused on sovereignty and emerging trends.