Corporate VPN startup Tailscale secures $230 million CAD Series C on back of “surprising” growth
Company achieves $2 billion CAD valuation after doubling customer base in 10 months.
AI
Glowtify wants to be the AI-driven marketing solution for lean e-commerce teams
Montréal-based startup secures $825,000 in pre-seed financing from angel investors.
Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke tells employees to prove AI can’t do the job before asking for resources
The e-commerce giant expects AI to be used in prototyping, and adds AI evaluation to performance review.
Microsoft thinks AI agents will eat the world
Plus: Shopify, Lightspeed among Canadian tech stocks dragged down by tariffs.
Healthtech startup Vopemed lands $2.29-million pre-seed funding for AI-powered surgery visuals
A mini Montréal healthtech boom may be on the horizon as several early-stage companies attract investment.
The team behind Intuit’s AI-driven expert platform
The Virtual Expert Platform built by Intuit is a proving ground for Canada’s top engineering talent.
Ontario subsidizes Siemens’ new R&D facility after CEOs plead province to prioritize homegrown production
The Invest Ontario Fund will cover $7.2 million of the German giant’s $150-million investment.
Nanoprecise closes Series C to predict industrial equipment failures with AI
Edmonton startup nabs $36 million USD to bring its tech to Southeast Asia, Latin America, Africa.
Consensus 2025 to spotlight builders with PitchFest and three-day blockchain hackathon
Early bird applications open for EasyA Consensus Hackathon.
Basetwo emerges from CIX Summit 2025 as Canada’s representative for the Startup World Cup
Clio founder Jack Newton also recognized as CIX Innovator of the Year.
Vooban hiring up to 25 AI roles in Ontario as it welcomes surge in enterprise AI adoption
Québec City-based AI service company looks to add solution architects, account executives for Ontario expansion.
ExxonMobil takes CoLab Software’s AI tool out to sea with $5.6-million oil rig partnership
R&D funding supported hiring of 17 full time employees at CoLab’s St. John’s headquarters.
US deep tech VC Celesta Capital adds BDC alum Charles Lespérance as Canadian partner
Silicon Valley investor hires Montréal-based Lespérance to expand presence in Canada.
AI roundup: Cohere commands attention, Apple Intelligence delays, a vibe coding PSA
Plus: Telus announces “Sovereign AI” data centre (powered by Nvidia).
As trade war rages, Page raises $4.1 million to help organizations track government changes with AI
Ex-Shopify employees plan to expand their government-relations platform to US and UK.