Wise brings cross-border payments to Wealthsimple customers
Demand for cheaper, faster international transfers has grown in Canada.
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CoLab cashes in on AI demand with $72-million USD funding round
Y Combinator alum claims more than 47,000 engineers are waitlisted for its AI-powered collaboration tool.
Is SaaS dead? Tech leaders debate whether it’s time for requiem or rebirth
At SAAS NORTH, founders wrestle with relevance, results, and the new AI paradigm.
Clio secures $500-million USD Series G as it completes vLex acquisition
BC legaltech firm nabs $5-billion valuation plus $350 million in debt to help close deal.
Budget 2025: “cautiously optimistic”
A power panel of policy wonks pick apart Budget 2025 and what it means for Canadian tech.
FrontlineIQ raises $3.3-million seed to “gamify” sales jobs with AI coaching
Platform aims to take “ickiness” out of performance feedback by having an AI assistant do it instead.
Nord Quantique, Xanadu, Photonic advance to next phase of DARPA quantum race
US military-backed initiative aims to build useful quantum computer by 2033.
Maple expands virtual mental health care through Beyond ADHD acquisition
Virtual care provider buys New Brunswick platform to improve ADHD offerings.
“We could be public today”: 1Password crosses $400-million USD ARR milestone
After executive shakeup, 1Password preps for AI era and potential IPO.
Profitual’s No-Pitch Competition will award $10,000 to the startup with the strongest financial model
This competition asks founders to drop the pitch and show their numbers.
#Budget2025 hints at full scope of federal government’s defence agenda
Budget 2025’s $80 billion earmark establishes defence as a cornerstone of federal tech commitments.
Beacon raises $250-million USD Series B to buy and equip “Main Street businesses” with AI
Former Instacart, Sequoia leaders target profitable firms in overlooked sectors for AI upgrades.
ventureLAB and the Critical Industrial Technologies initiative are modernizing Canada’s industrial backbone
The incubator’s newest program helps Ontario businesses clear the last mile of AI adoption.
Canadarm maker invests $10 million in Maritime Launch’s Atlantic Canada spaceport
MDA Space will support development and future operations of Spaceport Nova Scotia.
Xanadu to go public on Nasdaq and TSX in $3.6-billion USD SPAC deal
Transaction expected to raise up to $500 million USD.