BDC commits another $200 million to startups building tech for legacy industries
Second Industrial Innovation Venture Fund to have increased focus on critical minerals.
Montréal
Sovra appoints new CEO Tom Spengler as it sells off “non-core businesses” to focus on government tech
Formerly known as MDF Commerce, the now-private Montréal company has also acquired Calgary’s Ontopical.
Federal government invests $8 million into six Québec EV battery and charging projects
NRCan funding follows a period of turmoil for Québec’s EV sector.
Uno Platform raises $3.5 million to bring “pragmatic vibe coding” to enterprises
Startup says patent-pending technology aims to boost career coders’ productivity without sacrificing security.
Pathway acquired by US telehealth firm Doximity for $63 million USD
Doximity now beta testing a product with Pathway’s AI-powered search technology and medical datasets.
Rozvelt bets on hardware for hunters amid tariff-spurred funding crunch
Montréal-based startup targets niche market with odour-masking headgear.
Marc-Antoine Cantin to lead Anges Québec as CEO Stéphane Drouin steps down
Drouin is departing the angel investor network for personal reasons less than a year after taking the helm.
Lightspeed beats outlook in fiscal Q1 to tepid market response
CEO claims Lightspeed has been “winning where it matters” after revising GTM strategy.
The living history of Canadian tech
Startupfest founder Phil Telio on how Canada’s tech community evolves with each generation.
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.
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.
Minister Evan Solomon unveils fresh AI project funding to address “crisis moment” at Scale AI event
Twenty-three Québec-led projects will receive almost $100 million in combined public-private funding.
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.
Most Canadian companies are walking the AI adoption race: report
Canadian execs report uneven efficiency gains from AI and a lack of technical talent, Georgian survey finds.
LeoMed raises $2.75-million seed round for telehealth patient monitoring platform
Montréal startup says software platform can ease burden of a strained healthcare system.