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As Collision kicks off, four Canadian tech startups unveil new funding
Heylist, Vosyn, Pok Pok, and Ability Biologics have all raised fresh capital.
Waabi fuels up to launch fully driverless trucks in 2025 with $275-million CAD Series B
Uber and Khosla double down as Nvidia, Porsche, IKEA join Toronto AV startup’s cap table.
WWDC: Did Apple just kill your AI company?
Apple’s riskiest decision in years might be catching up in AI too soon.
Two Small Fish Ventures holds $41-million CAD final close for Fund III
Firm is tapping into its “superpowers” to spot early winners in frontier tech.
Borderless AI makes its Cohere-powered HR agent free to use
As part of the Cohere Startup Program, Borderless hopes to attract new customers by opening up its AI offering.
Zero Point Cryogenics secures $2.67 million to help cool quantum computers
The non-dilutive funding came from PrairiesCan and the City of Edmonton’s Edge Fund.
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Parity closes $26-million CAD Series B round as it eyes new verticals, markets for HVAC optimization software
Startup says it has delivered energy savings across over 65 million sq. ft. of real estate.
French private equity firm Jolt Capital to open North American headquarters in Montréal
Former Scale AI COO Clement Bourgogne will head the deeptech investor’s Canadian operations.
Canada’s AI Global Innovation Cluster invests $31.3 million across 22 projects
Alongside partner participation, Scale AI says the projects represent a $96-million investment.
Surveillance hardware tech startup Vosker secures $171.2 million CAD in debt financing
Startup develops solar-powered remote-monitoring cameras that work without Wi-Fi or electricity.
McRock Capital announces initial $111-million CAD close of third fund
McRock had previously set a $200 million target for Fund III.
Anthropic’s AI chatbot, Claude, is now available in Canada
Anthropic positions itself as the safety-conscious competitor of OpenAI.
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