Cohere sees “huge” inbound after the US blocks Anthropic’s latest models
Canadian LLM developer sells itself as sovereign alternative to US AI providers.
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Fellow surpasses 5,000 customers after rebooting for the AI era
Enterprise meeting assistant hopes to achieve $100 million in revenue by 2028.
Tailscale updates Aperture to help businesses manage fast-changing AI tools
Toronto startup adds new features aimed at shadow AI, corporate data access, and agent controls.
1Password acquires Apono to become the “control plane” for businesses using agentic AI
Toronto firm says deal aids transition from securing credentials to governing access.
Databiomes sets sights on moderating toxic gaming chats with first AI model
Startup launches on-device chat, voice moderation on Epic Games’ marketplace.
US foreign access ban on Anthropic models puts control over AI in the spotlight
Cohere co-founder Aidan Gomez: “It’s a massive wake-up call.”
Legacy Keeper launches to organize estate planning with AI agents
Victoria, BC-founded platform aims to cut down work for financial advisors.
Meet the AI company tracking the foreign actors stoking Alberta separatism
Cipher is using AI to track, monitor, and categorize the disinformation amplifying Canada’s unity crisis.
OpenAI sued by mother of Montréal woman who died by suicide
Complaint comes as Canada introduces bill that would hold chatbot providers liable for harms.
Ballooning AI costs have Canadian startups weighing alternatives
Canadian startup leaders brace for more price increases to the models they rely on.
Nesto secures nearly $1.5-billion valuation in new Series E round
Montréal-based digital mortgage lender wants to speed up approvals using AI.
Clio acquires fellow Canadian legaltech firm Jurisage
Deal gives Clio the legal database it needs to advance its AI roadmap on home turf.
AI rollup company Beacon closes $225-million USD Series C round
Toronto holding firm fuels up to continue software acquisition spree.
Cohere signs exploratory AI agreement with Québec government
MOU tasks Toronto AI company with exploring AI use in province’s public service.
DataBraid secures $1.9 million USD to solve insurance brokers’ “portal hopping” problem
Brainchild of Koru and Scoop aims to solve the quiet inefficiency eating away at brokers’ margins.