Toronto-Waterloo, Vancouver, Ottawa drop in Startup Genome’s 2025 global ecosystem rankings as Montréal, Calgary hold steady
Report finds some Canadian startup hubs have lost ground amid trade tensions and wobbly VC market.
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Cohere bringing AI into public sector through partnerships with Canadian, UK governments
AI startup says it will heed Prime Minister’s call to make government “more productive and efficient.”
The BetaKit Guide: Toronto Tech Week
Your map to navigate a jam-packed week in Toronto tech.
Wealthsimple picks a fight it believes it can win
Plus: AI minister says Bill C-27 is “not gone.”
Nicoya acquires UK’s Applied Photophysics to expand its drug development capabilities and global reach
The deal triples Nicoya’s customer base to nearly 3,000 and gives it a new European hub.
Shopify collaborates with Coinbase and Stripe to support USDC stablecoin payments
Feature roll out allows merchants to accept USDC and convert to their local currency.
Sezzle sues Shopify for alleged “unfair” privileging of its own buy-now, pay-later feature
Lawsuit claims Shopify charged businesses fees and redirected potential Sezzle customers to its own service.
Kyle Braatz got Fullscript to $1 billion in revenue by treating every new business segment like a startup
CEO of Ottawa-based company details the slow and steady journey to a reported $2.5-billion USD valuation.
Wealthsimple’s Brett Huneycutt explains how its new products advance the company’s financial services vision
Co-founder and CPO talks banking, investing, insurance, and potential Robinhood competition.
Wealthsimple reveals first credit card, expanded chequing account at inaugural product showcase
Toronto FinTech firm impresses hometown crowd with new products at first Wealthsimple Presents.
Canada Health Infoway’s AI Scribe Program hooks up primary care clinicians with Canadian healthtech
Initiative to provide up to 10,000 licences for AI documentation tools from companies like Well Health and MEDFAR.
Xanadu, NRC, and U of T partner on using quantum to improve electric vehicle batteries
Researchers hope the project results in faster charging, longer battery life, and lower prices.
ENVGO raises $2.7-million seed round to bring its electric “flying” boat to market
Waterloo team behind drone maker Aeryon Labs helps aerospace hit the waves.
Pine unveils new real estate tools after topping $1 billion in managed mortgages
Toronto proptech turns Properly acquisition into refreshed home search platform as it expands beyond just mortgages.
The program giving global founders a reason to build in Canada
ventureLAB’s Canada Catalyst launches startups into a world-class HardTech ecosystem.