Lightspeed president JD Saint-Martin returning to VC roots at Boreal Ventures
Saint-Martin will join the Montréal firm at the end of March as it raises its second fund.
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Xposure Music’s $42.5-million USD raise will help it spot the next generation of streaming music stars
Montréal music buyer uses AI analytics to bet on long-term indie music success.
Partage Club bets on the sharing economy with item-lending app
Montréal startup raises $2.1 million to expand across Canada and internationally.
Morphocell rounds out Series A at $50 million USD to accelerate liver regeneration tech
Montreal biotech secures another $10 million USD co-led by Investissement Québec and CDP Venture Capital.
Dcbel partners with Volvo and Polestar to turn EV batteries into home power backups
CEO claims impact from US trade war and evaporating EV incentives is “minimal.”
Another fund partner leaves BDC
Guillaume Mercier steps away from Industrial Innovation Fund as leadership churn continues.
Amid global DEI backlash, Canadian VC sees more women and visible minorities in leadership roles
DEI initiatives remained important in Canada in 2024, but climate pledges lagged.
UAE research institute to open lab within Mila
Montréal AI research centre and Technology Innovation Institute team up as PM visits UAE.
Sweden brings urgency—and royalty—to Montréal as it seeks AI research partnership
Swedish deputy PM says countries must be “risk aware, not risk averse” as royal delegation visits Mila.
Inovia Capital opens Abu Dhabi office as Canada strengthens ties with UAE
Montréal VC firm looks to forge commercial and financial partnerships for its portfolio companies in the region.
What is the economic promise of a Canadian sovereign cloud?
A data centre CEO and an academic say Canadian-owned digital infrastructure could unlock an AI industry.
New Life Sciences Fund and leadership churn reveal continued reset at BDC
Growth Venture Fund leader is out nine months after BDC allocates $1 billion and expands mandate.
Lightspeed president JD Saint-Martin to step down in 2026
Saint-Martin plans a return to his roots to support early-stage Canadian tech founders.
Sonder collapses after spending nearly $3.7 million on now-defunct Marriott deal
Short-term rental company winding down operations “immediately” amid ongoing liquidity issues.
BenchSci inks multi-year partnership with Mila to develop AI for drug discovery
Collaboration aims to build AI systems capable of biological inference and experimental assay prediction.