BDC Capital taps Jason Baibokas to lead $100-million Black Entrepreneurs Fund
Baibokas to define investment thesis and criteria of fund announced last June.
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SDTC funding flowing again with applications for projects under NRC IRAP to open “early” fiscal 2025–2026
Transition of SDTC cleantech projects to NRC IRAP replacement program to conclude this spring.
TandemLaunch closes $37-million Fund IV to create and back deep tech startups
Through VCCI, feds support the firm’s plans to launch new Montréal companies.
Non-profit organizations receive nearly $40 million as part of latest AI-focused CanCode program
Federal funding aims to support 22 orgs teach coding, data analytics, and AI skills to 1.5 million students.
DEI rollback is the “wrong direction for Canada,” open letter says
Over 350 tech signatories express support for “Canadian values” of equity and inclusion.
Tribe Network among second round of federal 2SLGBTQI+ Ecosystem Fund recipients
Latest round deals $2.8 million across 12 groups and strengthens program support in Northern and Atlantic regions.
Sherbrooke’s quantum sector gets $8.1-million boost from federal government
Quantum error-correction startup Nord Quantique to put $1.8 million toward quantum computer assembly lab.
Certn and Quadshift secure capital from BDC Capital’s topped-up funds
Funding follows apparent departure of Certn president less than a year into the job.
BDC Capital targets late-stage tech companies with nearly $1 billion in new fund commitments
Investment bank’s Growth Venture Fund will now directly invest in Canadian tech companies.
Toronto and Waterloo Region orgs get $34 million in FedDev funding
Accelerator Centre, TIAP, OBIO, and University of Waterloo among supported organizations.
Canada looks to strike balance between AI innovation and regulation at Paris AI Summit
Trudeau’s likely last AI policy contributions come as the EU and US grow further apart.
PrairiesCan doles out $6.7 million to help four Edmonton companies scale and expand into new markets
Levven Electronics, Care Group, Demir Engineering, and Grengine to benefit from latest federal funding.
Knix, Hopper, Grammarly founders among business leaders asking for “immediate recall” of Parliament
Canadian tech CEOs and investors join open letter signatories urging government to face tariff threat.
Canadian tech is up against a ticking tariff clock
Plus: Canadian tech leaders launch Build Canada.
CDPQ launches program to help Québec startups pivot amid tariff threat
Provincial government pledges “COVID-like” loans for businesses to reach new markets if tariffs hit.