Clio CEO Jack Newton says Canadian VCs need to give companies a “home-field advantage”
Canadian VCs have pushed Clio for discounted terms. Newton argues it should be the other way around.
Events
Nrth Festival’s inaugural opening night was a prompt to bring human control back to tech
Tech leaders talk human agency in the AI world as GROAT Kyle Lowry encourages entrepreneurs to chase their “yes.”
Elevate transforms into Nrth Festival in opening-night rebrand
After nine years as Elevate, tech festival updates name to provide direction in an increasingly uncertain world.
Canada is leading by example in AI
Plus: Canada Rocket Company rises.
How the future of tech and Canada’s sovereignty are changing Elevate
CEO and co-founder Lisa Zarzeczny shares lessons learned from a near-decade of Elevate.
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.
Aidan Gomez says Cohere won’t get into the business of making chips
Toronto AI company won’t follow competitors in pursuit of in-house semiconductors.
Mila negotiating new federal funding after being tasked with open-source AI file
Solomon: “It’s in the tens of millions. It’s serious backing, and we’re backing Mila.”
OpenAI managing director says Canada an “obvious place” for data centre
George Osborne also praised the country’s efforts to solicit international investment and boost AI adoption.
AI minister affirms Canada will have tech super-regulator “with teeth”
At ALL IN, Evan Solomon also teased AI supercomputer selection this fall.
Terry Fox Research Institute commits $25 million to AI powered health projects
Fourteen Canadian projects can use TFRI’s secure platform to analyze “vast amounts of complex health data.”
Yoshua Bengio’s LawZero receives $300 million backing from Canada and Germany to pursue safer AI ambitions
Non-profit startup will use the funding to establish a Berlin office and a Canadian sovereign compute partnership.
Cohere reaches terms with German peer Aleph Alpha to take on AI giants
Combined company will retain the Cohere name and become dual-headquartered in Toronto and Berlin.
Why did quantum leaders sound the Q-Day alarm at a FinTech conference?
At Canada FinTech Forum, experts warn that organizations without a quantum plan are way behind.
“Canada is back”: tech makes its pitch to global investors at CVCA growth forum
GPs and LPs clock “genuine excitement” about Canadian tech from foreign peers close to PM’s summit.