The feds plan to merge BDC and EDC. What might that mean for Canada’s largest VC investor?
Government says it expects “greater risk tolerance” from Crown corporations that do business financing.
Montréal
Lightspeed meets revenue expectations, but stock drops on Q2 earnings
Montréal retail tech company’s shares are down nearly 15 percent YTD.
Transit started by tracking buses. Turning a profit came from understanding riders
Fourteen years in, Montréal company now helps agencies measure everything from crowding to service quality.
Canada to join European supercomputer program, collaborate on tech priorities
Announcements were part of feds’ broad partnership with EU.
Bloomsco raises $1 million pre-seed from BDC, Telegraph for military training platform
Montréal startup was co-founded by former Pressbooks and Dialogue leaders.
Coveo buys Y Combinator alum to bolster AI commerce search
Anglera purchase gives company new tools for enriching product data as more consumers shop with AI assistants.
Cohere deal won’t be last time feds take stake in Canadian tech companies, AI minister says
Evan Solomon says forthcoming $500-million tech fund will consider equity stakes.
Feds to buy stake in Cohere via planned $7-billion Series E at $36-billion valuation
The Government of Canada is investing $1.6 billion in the Canadian AI darling.
Three trends to watch from the 2026 Québec FinTech Report
Station FinTech Montréal tracks the rise of agentic commerce and the forces reshaping fintech in Québec.
Women-led companies dominate top ranks of 2026 Deloitte Fast 50
Finni Health, Chexy, and BorderPass are Canada’s fastest-growing tech companies by revenue.
DropGenie raises $5 million USD backed by BDC to speed up biological discovery
Montréal and Boston-based biotech startup aims to draw more data out of small samples.
Mila, federal researchers develop AI tool to better predict wildfire behaviour
New model estimates potential wildfire burn area more quickly than Canada’s existing tools.
Reaction Dynamics plans rapid expansion to launch new medium-lift rocket by 2031
Longueuil, Que.-based rocket maker plans to raise $350 million CAD, add nearly 300 employees in the next five years.
Rozvelt built a high-tech mask for hunters. Defence buyers see something bigger.
Montréal startup secures $3.1-million seed round on interest from defence players.
Lightspeed lays off staff as part of “organizational changes”
Retail tech firm says changes will improve “operational efficiency” and allow reinvestment.