A&K Robotics closes $8-million Series A round to put self-driving pods in airports
Vancouver-based company will use funding to move from pilots to permanent deployments.
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ViewsML secures $4.9 million to help scientists virtually analyze tissue samples
Wittington, Mayo Clinic back startup’s plan to build world’s first virtual biomarker library.
Ontario can’t lead in AI if it won’t buy Ontario innovation
Liam Gill argues Ontario needs to be a customer for AI, not just a talent factory.
How StackAdapt quietly built an adtech giant
StackAdapt CEO Vitaly Pecherskiy says AI has changed what customers need from software.
Q&A: Behind the scenes of Cohere’s new AI transcription model
Cohere senior staff product manager unpacks open-source speech-to-text AI model.
NorthX invests $2.2 million in trio of BC wildfire tech startups
Crwn.ai, Nova, and Skyward Wildfire Technologies have secured follow-on funding.
Canada opens applications to build a public AI supercomputer
Up to $890 million up for grabs to design, construct, and operate the system.
Credo paid $92 million USD in cash to acquire Hyperlume, SEC filing reveals
With Hyperlume’s team and tech, Credo aims to deliver the AI infrastructure of the future.
Industry Minister Mélanie Joly wants to see Nokia invest more in Canada
Joly sees the path to a “golden age” relationship Finland and Canada.
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.
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.