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Growth is not enough for Canadian businesses

Plus: General Fusion to go public on Nasdaq via $1-billion USD SPAC deal.

Proptech Collective says 2025 brought signs of maturity, fewer exits, and some possible tailwinds.

Ottawa seeks Canadian companies to build sovereign, AI data centres exceeding 100MW capacity.

Just 84 early-stage companies generated nearly $900 million for Canada’s GDP.

Ottawa startup eyes prime defence contractor role as defence spending surges in Canada.

Plus: Shopify leans into agentic commerce.

PolarGrid CEO Rade Kovacevic believes GenAI video and voice will be killer apps once they can function in real-time.

The inside dish on how a global food delivery platform was built, tested, and scaled out of Toronto.

This year’s list includes returnees like Cyclic Materials, Mangrove Lithium, and Pani Energy.

Vancouver startup aims to help firms provide SMB loans without building infrastructure.

Fasken’s Exit InSights Study points to an exit window that appears earlier than most founders expect.

RBCx report shows emerging managers, fund sizes, and graduation rates are declining amid a lack of exits.

In 2025, Canadian tech’s reengagement with federal politics had many parallels with the prior decade.

Garage Capital and Chamath Palihapitiya were early Groq backers.

In 2025, some of Canada’s most influential tech leaders leaned hard into an AI-first ideology.