Gander Social raises $1 million to build a Canadian alternative to X and Meta
More than 1,300 investors backed sovereign social media platform in just over a week.
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Xanadu to go public on Nasdaq and TSX in $3.6-billion USD SPAC deal
Transaction expected to raise up to $500 million USD.
What the AWS outage reveals about Canada’s digital sovereignty
Aptum CEO Ian Rae argues that sovereignty requires control of our digital supply chain.
Black-led startups secure record-breaking $400,000 at DMZ’s Black Innovation Summit
OutreachGenius, Happly.AI among winners taking home more money than ever before.
Canadian semiconductor leaders see opportunity, and risk, in US takeovers
Leaders at HardTech Summit optimistic about Canadian mergers but want more support for scaleups.
Waabi’s self-driving system now powers Volvo’s new autonomous truck
Waabi Driver integrated into the Volvo VNL as companies look to commercialize self-driving trucks.
Solink expands Ottawa headquarters as it targets 1,000 employees by 2030
Surveillance tech firm doubles its footprint and boosts production as it aims for global leadership.
Wattpad unpacks its evolving strategy under new product head Chelsea Parry
President Aron Levitz talks fandom, AI, and storytelling.
Ottawa pushes to become Canada’s defence innovation hub
Invest Ottawa unveils strategy it hopes will unlock $3 billion in investment across the National Capital Region.
Maple Bridge Ventures raises $10 million for fund backing immigrant entrepreneurs
Fund will support immigrants building early-stage AgTech, food tech, and healthtech startups.
Industry group Technation and tech hub OneEleven tap new leadership after months-long searches
Kevin d’Entremont now heads Technation, OneEleven appoints Manny Kalia as managing director.
“SaaS is dead.” Long live SAAS NORTH
Michael Litt will light up BetaKit Keynote Stage at SAAS NORTH 2025.
Wealthsimple hits $10-billion valuation in new round backed by Dragoneer, GIC, CPP Investments
Up to $750-million Series E includes $550-million primary and $200-million secondary offerings.
WonderFi’s acquisition by Robinhood delayed until first half of 2026
Extra development work and regulatory approvals push closure of sale into next year.
Untether AI files for bankruptcy following AMD acquihire
Bankruptcy filing reveals $128 million owed to creditors, including early backer Radical Ventures.