Mortgage B-lender Haventree launches online bank
Schedule 1 Canadian bank now offers chequing-and-savings accounts and GICs.
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Descartes cruises into Latin America with acquisition of last-mile management platform Drivin
Waterloo-based logistics tech firm makes its 37th acquisition since 2016.
Feds revamp procurement rules to make it easier to buy from Canadian small businesses
New Small Business Procurement Program will standardize contracts and integrate AI.
Katalyze AI thinks the future of pharma operations is teams of AI agents
WFHomie co-founder and former Sanofi leader close $10.5 million USD to speed drug development.
For Canadian femtech, women’s autonomy is part of the business model
Virtual healthcare that puts women’s control at the forefront is attracting VC dollars.
Canada’s Arctic defender looks south?
Plus: Shopify and Shopline settle copyright suit.
Vancouver Police sergeant becomes first Canadian ALS patient to receive Neuralink brain implant
Toronto’s University Health Network debuts new neurosurgical technique to insert Elon Musk-owned medical device.
Has quantum computing reached an inflection point? A top insider sees signs
As IEEE Quantum Week returns to Toronto, Nvidia’s Sam Stanwyck analyzes quantum computing’s momentum.
Canada is building sovereign AI—now it needs to secure it
A former police investigator argues that AI security needs to be treated as a distinct discipline.
AI can be the First Spike of Canada’s digital age
Alex Tapscott on what the Canadian Pacific Railway teaches us about building Canada’s next great national projects.
Minister Evan Solomon on Canada’s AI strategy, sovereignty, and social media
A special Canada Day edition of The BetaKit Podcast.
US finance app SoFi acquires Composer to add AI investing strategies
Acquisition of Toronto FinTech bolsters SoFi’s case to be “the everything app for digital financial services.”
Spellbook aims to write and renew the world’s contracts with AI
CEO says new AI contract tool is “bigger” than launch of its first copilot product.
Vector Institute launches open-source AI bias detector
New tool aims to flag and rework biases in writing and AI datasets.
From Chrome extension to customer data engine: Floqer announces $2-million raise
Halifax startup now helps companies like Perplexity and Wise gather customer data.