Cohere exec pledges AI firm will stay Canadian-headquartered amid merger reports
Remarks come as Cohere reportedly explores combining with a German enterprise AI peer.
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AppDirect acquires PartnerStack for upwards of $150 million USD
Acquisition secures “missing piece” to build a unified platform for partner-led growth.
How Zoho is rethinking AI risk, context, and control in 2026
Zoho Canada’s managing director on how businesses can capture AI’s efficiency gains, without the headaches.
Harmix was a profitable music startup, before AI tools tempted it to build something new
Startup raises $1 million to solve software fragmentation for SMBs.
Cohere goes Deutsch?
Plus: Hypertec is now a key Nvidia partner in Canada.
Motorola acquires AI-based 911 call screening startup Hyper
Deal comes less than a year after Hyper exited stealth.
From student to VP, Solace’s Ghaith Dalla-Ali shows how startups can grow talent
Solace combines mentorship and ICTC support to help students build skills that prepare them for leadership.
Hypertec becomes key partner for Nvidia in Canada
OEM designation means more visibility amid the global AI race.
Mappedin eyes city-wide indoor mapping with $24.5-million USD Series B round
Startup has mapped over 10 billion square feet of indoor space, from airports to stadiums and beyond.
Ex-AWS leaders bring Soma out of stealth with a plan to ease the data centre power crunch
Soma Energy has raised $7 million USD for AI-powered optimization for electricity infrastucture.
How Sonibel can hear when a welder makes a mistake
UBC grads raise $1.6 million USD for acoustic sensor that identifies errors while you weld.
GridBank raises $6-million seed round to monetize the videos in your camera roll
Users can upload videos while brands pay to use the organic content.
Q&A: Clearpath Robotics’ Ryan Gariepy on killer robots and Canada’s defence strategy
Industry leader says Canada is leaving opportunity on the table in robotics.
Claude’s source code leak has permanently changed the AI race
Alistair Vigier writes that innovation needs visibility to succeed.
Why many of Canada’s tech centaurs are in no rush to go public
Leaders from Clio, GeoComply, Wealthsimple, and others talk IPOs and the “SaaSpocalypse.”