Wealthsimple announces $425-million Series F at $13.8-billion valuation
Existing backers to pour another $300 million into Wealthsimple and buy $125 million in shares from staff.
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Q&A: Koho’s Daniel Eberhard on unicorns, leadership, and striving to stay humble
Founder reflects on winning and losing on his own terms as his FinTech startup nears official bank status.
Lockheed Martin taps Contextere to integrate AI platform into RCAF fleet
Ottawa firm to help defence contractor integrate AI into the Royal Canadian Air Force’s CC-130J Hercules fleet.
How Venn helped Dominion Dynamics scale its finance operations
The Toronto FinTech gives Canadian startups more control over spending and less paperwork as they grow.
North Vector Dynamics raises $20 million to scale counter-drone capabilities
Led by Europe’s Tech Horizons, raise is one of the largest in Canadian defence tech.
Clio acquires Page to support push into proactive legal intelligence
The fast-growing BC legaltech firm has also released a “reimagined” AI platform.
Mila, federal researchers develop AI tool to better predict wildfire behaviour
New model estimates potential wildfire burn area more quickly than Canada’s existing tools.
Dayforce to acquire Ribbon AI to bolster AI recruitment capabilities
HR software company will integrate AI-powered job interviewers into its agentic recruiting portfolio.
Q&A: Why economist and author Kyla Scanlon thinks the AI bubble will pop slowly
Bestselling author talks big debts, the labour market paradox, and whether AI is propping up the stock market.
Low-carbon concrete could lower emissions before data centres even go online
Cleantech advocates say that greening the data-centre boom needs to start with construction.
Neo Financial secures $185-million credit facility from credit unions
Financing will be led by ATB Financial and include participation from Vancity, Beem, Alterna, and Innovation Federal Credit…
Feds reveal breakdown of $750-million VC funding envelope, open Growth VCCI applications
Two programs total $1.75-billion boost to Canadian venture capital ecosystem.
Toronto’s mayoral race points to prediction market loopholes
Plus: Shopify CTO Mikhail Parakhin to leave after two years.
VentureLab CEO Hugh Chow leaves hard tech incubator after three years
Long-serving VentureLab executive Sep Assadian has stepped in as interim replacement.
Live event marketing tech startup Hive brings on Frontier Growth with Series B
Kitchener-Waterloo software firm says majority secondary $27-million USD round “isn’t a venture investment.”