CVCA CEO Kim Furlong to step down after Invest Canada conference
Furlong to depart association in July as Canadian VC navigates ongoing identity crisis.
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Canada will provide cooling tech for moon-bound astronautsâif NASA gets the mission off the groundÂ
Budget changes may prevent Berg Chilling Systemsâ hardware from supporting the Artemis IV mission.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford did not deliver the innovation budget tech leaders wanted
Open letter from CEOs not heeded as budget projects $14.6-billion deficit.
Canada’s auto tech industry crashes into a triple emergency Â
Exro, LeddarTech, and Lion Electric are all scrambling to make deals to stay afloat.
Coinbase Canada CEO pushes for crypto-friendly government just as company reveals hack that could cost up to $400 million USD
Cyberattack comes at bad time for US-based crypto exchange.
Minister of Innovation and AI Evan Solomon part of Liberals’ new Build Canada cabinet committee
Shopify CEO Tobi LĂŒtke calls the committee a âGood move.â
MĂ©lanie Joly, Evan Solomon to run newly split Industry and Innovation portfolios in Prime Minister Carney’s cabinet
Former Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne stays put as Minister of Finance.
Opportunity Calgary Investment Fund’s new Express stream invests $3.5 million of fast funds across 23 companies
ZayZoon, Carbon Upcycling, CoolIT Systems plan to hire and train personnel with capital injection.
Canadian FinTech leaders âcautiously optimisticâ about open banking, payments modernization under Mark Carney
Jaded from years of waiting, FinTech players hope Carneyâs UK track record translates into domestic policy action.
Rethinking the relationship between government and entrepreneur support organizations
MAIN executive director warns of âbuilding an entire ecosystem singularly dependent on government funding.â
Healthtech leaders behind AlayaCare and Mimosa say Canadian procurement lacks transparency and risk appetite
Canadian tech lobbying group CCI argues Canada faces a wide breadth of procurement issues.
Ontario invests $56 million to power âhomegrownâ automotive and mobility companies amid trade war
Provincial government wants domestic companies to play global roles in electric and autonomous vehicles.
Vancouver byelection result threatens mayorâs âBitcoin-friendly cityâ brand
After a recent byelection loss, does Mayor Ken Sim still consider Bitcoin a âhill worth dying on?â
University of Calgary becomes XPrize Foundationâs first international hub
Alberta and Calgary governments each gave $1.5 million to the initiative.
Canadian angels just want to write the cheque
Plus: Cohere Labs head calls âunreliableâ AI leaderboard rankings a âcrisis.â