New trade association aims to give domestic SMBs a shot in Canada’s “defence renaissance”
For those about to defend, there’s a new ACDC in town.
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A16z speedrun alum General Magic secures $7.2 million USD to make calling your insurance company less of a slog
Toronto startup’s AI agents communicate with customers through text message.
Loop aims to make screen-scraping obsolete for business accounts
Toronto FinTech targets enterprise accounts as it waits for open banking.
Sluggish growth, lost value: what decades of data reveal about Canada’s early-stage funding gap
NACO and Startup Genome report argues that Canada’s tech ecosystem lost $66 billion USD in value.
Wealthsimple named CIX Innovator of the Year
Toronto FinTech firm recognized for its “transformative impact” on Canadian financial services in 2025.
How Mycroft scaled to over 100 customers without a playbook
CEO Mike Kim shares the battle scars earned building his cybersecurity startup.
Cohere co-founder Nick Frosst wants to build more Canadian, less Silicon Valley-centric AI
Frosst talked efficiency, AGI, and his band Good Kid at AI conference and recent media dinner.
MDA Space makes defence-industry push with launch of 49North
CAE vet Joe Armstrong will lead subsidiary exclusively focused on Canada’s defence industry.
Q&A: Xanadu’s Christian Weedbrook on why quantum ought to be a national defence priority
CEO talks data centre dreams and ensuring Xanadu stays in Canada as it prepares to go public.
“The world has changed”: Canada’s new Defence Industrial Strategy aims to reduce US dependency
PM lays out plan to buy domestically and partner with “trusted allies.”
From Amharic to Zulu: Cohere’s new multilingual AI model supports more than 70 languages
Toronto scaleup says Tiny Aya can run in regions where large-scale infrastructure isn’t always available.
From client to cap table: Shakudo converts customers into investors with $7-million USD raise
New backers with ties to Loblaw and CentralReach invest in Toronto startup.
Feds’ $6.6-billion Defence Industrial Strategy takes aim at building a “robust” Canadian defence sector
DIS outlines a “build-partner-buy” framework and plans to name “national champions.”
Cohere reportedly soars past revenue target, with $240-million USD ARR
Canada’s AI champion had projected $200 million USD ARR last year.
Ottawa, Gatineau launch defence innovation task force in bid for NATO defence bank
Task force features mayors, a retired general, and leaders from One9 and Ranovus.