Sentinel R&D CEO says drone company is “selling directly to the Ukrainians”
Defence tech company previously signed deal with Airlogix to supply Canadian drones to Ukraine.
Hardware
Waabi COO says company’s autonomous trucks are ready for deployment
Lior Ron foresees deployment across the Southern US by next year after Volvo completes technical validation.
With new funding, Astrus prepares to automate one of the biggest bottlenecks in chip design
Khosla-backed startup uses reinforcement learning to tackle analog design problems.
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.
Canada Rocket Company wants to build a sovereign alternative to SpaceX’s Falcon 9
CRC hopes to keep it simple as it races to space on the tailwinds of Canada’s renewed interest in the stars.
Galaxia raises $4.5 million to bring satellite computers to Canada’s space race
Halifax startup developing AI-powered satellites that can process and analyze data in orbit.
Celestica, MDA Space, Telesat among tech names on 2026 TSX30
Companies with hardware plays were Canadian tech’s only entrants, while prominent software companies fell off list.
Vention opens new physical AI lab to put more “R” into its R&D
Cohere’s Joelle Pineau will give part-time help setting research agenda at Montréal-based company.
NorBot closes $1 million to establish a commercial robotics integrator
Vancouver startup aims to help Canadian businesses “robotize.”
Wildfire detection startup SenseNet buys US competitor
Canadian company looks to grow US presence with purchase of N5 Sensors’ wildfire technology business.
“From soup to qubits”: Xanadu to open advanced photonics hub in old Campbell’s factory
Toronto firm lands $195-million loan in Canada’s largest quantum manufacturing investment.
MDA Space launches venture program to back Canadian space and defence tech startups
Space-industry veteran aims to help SMBs scale to meet Canada’s sovereign defence priorities.
Q&A: The AI costs that could hurt Canadian tech more than a trade war
“Chipflation” is a more tangible concern for Canadians, Quoted Tech’s Kevin Jia says.
Kepler Communications’ space-based data centres come online
Toronto firm is now delivering space compute capabilities to commercial and government partners.
UWaterloo students break amateur world record with liquid rocket launch
Amateur rocket soared past 63,000 feet at Launch Canada Challenge.