MTatt takes home top prize at Startupfest 2025 as winnings exceed $1 million for the first time
Medtech startup mTatt won both Best of Fest and Audience Choice awards.
Events
Market recovery Canadian VCs expected still on the horizon, experts say at Startupfest
A persistently cool exit market and middling returns are preventing cash from re-entering the market, data shows.
Founders need a good reason to forgo an AI strategy, VCs warn at Startupfest
Investors say proving long-term differentiation is more important than ever as AI saturates the market.
Canada steals the spotlight at Europe’s biggest tech event
OVHcloud among attendees of VivaTech 2025.
‘Ambition made in Canada’ with Shopify, Cohere, and Wealthsimple
Harley Finkelstein, Aidan Gomez, and Mike Katchen dismiss the ‘Valley or bust’ myth.
Toronto tech gets in on the joke at the Tech Roast Show
Comedy show revealed nuggets of truth about the state of Canada’s tech job market.
The events, speakers, and prizes you’ll find at Startupfest 2025
Startupfest attendees travelling from Toronto still have a chance to catch a ride on the Startup Bus.
Meeting people is easy at Toronto Tech Week
What do cold plunging and pickleball have to do with tech? We sent our Chief Fun Correspondent to find out.
Bridgit’s Mallorie Brodie explains why Canadian startups need to think globally from the start
Brodie unpacks Bridgit’s pivot, mitigating risk in construction, and looking up to Axonify, Knix, and Jane.
Socratica’s IRL revolution is powered by the love of making
Georgia Berg on how the student-run organization makes space for messy.
Techstars founder Brad Feld says you should give more without knowing what you’ll get back
Feld shared how a personal philosophy begets richer mentorship at an intimate TechTO event during Toronto Tech Week.
BetaKit Town Hall showcases Canadian ambition at home and abroad
Over 500 people packed Convocation Hall to hear from Canadian innovators tackling big problems.
9Bio Therapeutics’ Philipe Gobeil wants to “resurrect” clinically validated cancer therapies that failed due to toxicity
Québec biotech startup is developing a platform for designing drugs that target tumours and spare healthy tissues.
Build Canada appoints Lucy Hargreaves to CEO as tech think tank expands mandate
Policy platform will open-source its projects and fund Canadian initiatives.
Geoffrey Hinton says AI companies resistant to “regulations with teeth” in lively debate with Cohere co-founder Nick Frosst
Nobel laureate and his former protégé headline public debate on AI at Toronto Tech Week.