Is Something Big happening in AI?
Plus: Canada’s Defence Industrial Strategy revealed.
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Elle, MD, Hiive, and LiORA among latest CIX Startup Awards winners
Annual awards recognize top emerging, early-stage, and growth-stage Canadian startups.
Trust Science acquires Lenders API to build fraud defence system for lenders
Edmonton FinTech plans to integrate Toronto companyâs solution into its decision-management infrastructure.
To build AI trust, the federal government should show us its prompts
Plus: Y Combinator reverses decision on Canadian-domiciled startups.
Everyday Payments customers allege their money is missing
Restaurants report missing balances as platform operators trade explanations.
Vena moves into âorchestratedâ financial planning with Acterys acquisition
Acterys CEO claims deal combines âthe best of both worldsâ across finance and IT.
Building with AI is now the âprice of admissionâ for software startups, Inovia report says
AI-native startups ate up 40 percent of software deal value in Canada in 2025.
Neo Financial secures $68.5 million in equity as it adopts big-bank funding playbook
Support from investors including AIMCo and Northleaf will fuel securitization strategy.
Y Combinator exerts economic force on Canadian tech
Plus: Waabi claims largest-ever Canadian tech fundraise.
FrontFundr posts breakout quarter following Gander Social’s success on its crowdfunding platform
Company grew its community by 10 percent in its first fiscal quarter of 2026.
Float, Wise, Koho, Paramount, and Brim join Payments Canada
New members are now eligible to apply for access to the upcoming real-time rail system.
Float secures nearly $100 million in debt to expand credit products for Canadian businesses
FinTech startup says its revenue has grown roughly 70 percent year over year.
Growth is not enough for Canadian businesses
Plus: General Fusion to go public on Nasdaq via $1-billion USD SPAC deal.
Deck co-founders call non-compete lawsuit from former employer National Bank âfrivolousâ
Defendants deny claims that theyâve built a competing FinTech business.
Canadian tech embraces Military Keynesianism
Plus: Shopify leans into agentic commerce.