Mangrove Lithium announces $85-million USD financing to power critical mineral refinement for EVs
Investment comes from Canada Growth Fund, BMW, and Bill Gates’ investment fund.
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Oceantech accelerator Blue Action Canada opens applications for second cohort
Ocean Supercluster-backed program is looking for eight ambitious, blue-economy startups.
Nine Canadian companies make the 2026 Global Cleantech 100
This year’s list includes returnees like Cyclic Materials, Mangrove Lithium, and Pani Energy.
Slate raises $1.3 million to deliver embedded lending infrastructure to Canadian platforms
Vancouver startup aims to help firms provide SMB loans without building infrastructure.
A smarter, safer way to run AI? Vancouver’s LōD Technologies is betting on it
Startup’s new platform, CLōD, tackles two of the biggest barriers to enterprise AI adoption.
How a Métis game developer is using Roblox to keep his language alive
Josh Nilson built a virtual world where gamers learn Michif through play and community.
ITC says Canada’s largest Indigenous tech conference aims to break down silos
Indigenous Tech Circle brings founders, investors, and policymakers together in Vancouver.
D-Wave strikes $550-million USD deal to acquire Quantum Circuits
After spending decades on quantum annealing, D-Wave hopes to make a splash in gate-based computing.
From roaming robo-barns to laser weeders, how an innovative program is helping BC farmers
Innovate BC’s On-Farm Technology Adoption Program gave farmers $4.5 million last year to buy new tech.
CanLII and Caseway AI reportedly moving towards settlement in copyright dispute
Non-profit sued Caseway in late 2024 for allegedly scraping its data to build an AI legaltech tool.
Sprung Studios launches Sonar, an AI tool to track how players feel about games
After working on gaming’s biggest titles, Sprung wants to make player feedback easier to find.
Photonic says it’s ready to commercialize quantum with $180-million fundraise
RBC, Telus back quantum computing company as it looks to develop enterprise-ready tech.
Canada launches its own quantum research program to rival DARPA initiative
Nord Quantique, Xanadu, Photonic, and Anyon to get up to $23 million in funding through CQCP.
Court order prompts Well Health, Healwell to hand over records in merger probe
Federal watchdog to investigate if takeover affects choice and cost to users.
Simuhealth raises $2.6 million pre-seed to modernize healthcare training
New capital will help Vancouver startup scale its training management platform across North America.