Waabi COO says company’s autonomous trucks are ready for deployment
Lior Ron foresees deployment across the Southern US by next year after Volvo completes technical validation.
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Cleantech’s opportunity is sustainable, reliable, and valuable supply chains
At Nrth Festival, founders laid out the value of investing in cleantech to shore up critical mineral supplies.
Axya closes $17-million Series A to modernize manufacturing procurement
McRock, Yamaha, CIBC back Axya’s plan to help manufacturers automate sourcing and purchasing.
How founders are rethinking capital in the AI era
CIBC’s Gradient Ascent Podcast examines how AI is changing round timing and allocation.
Woveo partners with BDC on business microlending program
The $10-million project aims to expand capital access for small and medium-sized businesses.
Why Silicon Valley is taken with Tailscale
Plus: Nvidia, AMD sign Canada’s data centre framework.
TD’s Layer 6 and Cohere embark on $25-million AI collaboration
The Big Six Canadian bank has teamed up with the country’s LLM maker to boost AI adoption.
With new funding, Astrus prepares to automate one of the biggest bottlenecks in chip design
Khosla-backed startup uses reinforcement learning to tackle analog design problems.
Heidi invests nearly $26 million to establish Toronto as North American headquarters
Australian healthtech plans to hire 30 more staff in Canada, its second-largest market.
Beacon buys New York’s Haize Labs to boost AI reliability across its portfolio
AI rollup firm aims to help its Main Street software businesses deploy AI they can trust.
Altis Labs raises $25 million USD Series A to expand AI for cancer trials
New funding will help build out a platform designed to detect treatment effects sooner.
Thri5 raises $5.4 million USD to expand AI platform for retail businesses
The startup, founded by former Loblaw Digital leaders, plans to expand across North America and Europe.
Canada is leading by example in AI
Plus: Canada Rocket Company rises.
Shopify becomes OpenAI’s first e-commerce partner with ChatGPT Ads integration
Integration allows merchants to sync storefronts and advertise directly inside ChatGPT in the US.
Cohere and OpenText partner on Canadian agentic AI stack for enterprises
At ALL IN, Cohere VP says the two companies are targeting a similar customer base.