Minister Evan Solomon on Canada’s AI strategy, sovereignty, and social media
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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.
Dominion Dynamics lands $139 million in Canada’s largest defence-tech Series A
Georgian doubles down, OMERS and BDC join alongside US, European backers.
InvestEco Capital raises $106 million for fourth sustainable food fund
Toronto-based investor targets companies promoting a healthier, more sustainable food sector.
Mecka AI acquires Docula as it builds the data layer for robotics
Three-person Canadian AI startup joining the majority-Canadian Mecka team.
Edmonton’s digital Nostradamus, and the early-stage funding gap
Plus: Why Manitoba is saying no to large-scale data centres.
Float announces $85-million Series C round to support AI push
Fast-growing Toronto FinTech now serves more than 7,500 Canadian businesses.
How university-born healthtech research can make the leap beyond the lab
WearDOXX is part of YSpace’s effort to help turn Canadian research into globally competitive healthtech businesses.
Cognota broadens corporate learning platform with Learnexus acquisition
Toronto company says deal will help it connect enterprise customers with freelancers and agents.
Superhuman, formerly Grammarly, acquires AI detector GPTZero
Two companies with Canadian roots want to build the internet’s “authenticity layer.”
Signal 1’s AI platform adopted by New York’s Mount Sinai Health System
Toronto startup will help the medical network monitor its AI use.
Former Quantum Industry Canada CEO joins US-based IonQ
Inaugural leader of QIC, Lisa Lambert, now IonQ’s managing director for Canada.