Public safety tech platform Versaterm acquires Texas firm DroneSense for more than $100 million USD
Versaterm CEO says deal âmoves us closer to a future where drones are as routine as any patrol or fire unit.â
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Canada’s AI safety institute pledges $1 million to UK counterpart for research collaboration
Canadian AI godfather Yoshua Bengio joins advisory board of $29-million research initiative.
Yaletown Partners raises $100 million in first close for third Innovation Growth Fund
Vancouver VC firm is targeting a final close totalling $250 million within the next year.
AI bookkeeping startup Ceedar is turning customers into investors
Ceedar nabs angel cheques from Canadian founders looking for simplified accounting options.
Canada awards $14.6 million contract to space triumvirate to build its new lunar rover
MDA Space, Mission Control, and Canadensys to begin exploring size and scope of “long-term project.”
4AG Robotics looks to grow fleet of mushroom-harvesting robots with $40-million Series B round
AgTech startup says itâs on track to hit $7 million in annual revenue amid high demand for agricultural labour.
Why the people building the future of AI systems are heading to Toronto for KDD-2025
Leaders from Apple, DeepMind, Cohere, and more are gathering to confront the demands of modern data science.
Cohere to access Canadian AI infrastructure and new clients through partnership with Bell
Startup will provide AI tools to Bell’s Canadian government and enterprise customers.
Is Canada’s productivity saviour a hallucination?
Plus: OMERS Ventures refocuses on Canada under new leadership.
Mantle rolls out free cap table management tool for early-stage startups
Canadian Carta competitor aims to help nascent companies organize their ownership structure
a16z says OpenSesame to Canadian agentic AI startup for its speedrun accelerator
Aidan Gomez-backed startup still unsure if it will follow Cohere CEO’s advice on remaining in Canada.
When form follows function, agentic AI works for businessesÂ
Zoho is betting on embedded, scoped agents that behave like digital employees, not copilots without context.
AI-powered 9-1-1 call screening startup Hyper exits stealth with $6.3 million USD
Yukon-originated startup founded by repeat Canadian entrepreneurs Damian McCabe and Ben Sanders.
WonderFi co-founderâs xTAO startup secures $31 million CAD for its decentralized AI network
The blockchain company is now publicly traded on the TSX Venture stock exchange.
Dig Insights acquires OneCliq to beef up market research tools with social media analysis
Toronto-based OneCliq says it gleans consumer sentiment from activity on Reddit, Instagram, and TikTok.