Lightspeed upgrades yearly forecast with revenue beat in fiscal Q2 earnings
Shares rise almost 10 percent as e-commerce firm executes on growth plan.
Montréal
BDC picks women-led Magnum for its first investment in the search fund asset class
Fifty-million-dollar investment vehicle aims to help women entrepreneurs buy businesses.
A “terrifying” time to build: Canadian VCs debate AI bubble at RevStar Summit
Growth and grabbing customers are key, investors tell startups at go-to-market conference.
Founder Katherine Homuth submits bid to rejoin SRTX as company enters strategic review
Rip-resistant tights maker to temporarily lay off workers as new CEO departs.
Open House Montréal brings its grassroots energy back to city’s startup scene
Montréal tech week explored AI, social impact, and Québec’s funding crunch.
Evan Solomon teases new AI laws as experts warn Canada is behind international peers
AI minister pledges to tackle deepfakes and data transfer at governance conference in Montreal.
Ready Plan Go raises $750K to automate accountants’ grunt work with AI
Montreal startup wants to give accountants more time for client advice by letting AI handle paperwork.
Deep Sky aims to build one of the world’s largest carbon capture facilities in Manitoba
Province has “ideal geology” for $500-million facility’s carbon storage.
Mila exploring venture fund to commercialize AI research
Former Circle K Ventures managing partner will advise on fund strategy as corporate VC fund winds down.
Avitia partners with Genoscience to expand rapid cancer test access in Québec
Montréal startup aims to bring liquid biopsy tests to Quebec patients outside major centres.
Oasis Learning AI is the Canadian startup giving corporate training an AI overhaul
Backed by BKR Capital and BDC Thrive Lab, the startup counts Nvidia and Apple among its clients.
Mila partners with Hypertec and 5C to launch Sovereign AI Research Hub in Montréal
The Hub aims to develop “frugal AI” with strong value.
BDC Capital promotes Mona Minhas to managing partner of Thrive Venture Fund
The appointment comes after BDC’s $50-million Thrive ETA Fund announcement.
Google Android head Sameer Samat, FinTech CEO Odilon Almeida join Lightspeed board
CEO Dax Dasilva says the pair “fortify two strategically important areas” for the company.
Telegraph Ventures secures $35 million to back enterprise AI startups in Québec
The provincially backed spinoff fund aims to “catalyze” floundering pre-seed market.