Cohere secures federal backing to build multibillion-dollar Canadian AI data centre
This marks the first investment through the new Canadian Sovereign AI Compute Strategy.
Ontario
Mississauga’s rising entrepreneurs are cleaning water, transforming legal services, and making robot EV chargers
Sauga Startup Showcase recognizes promising startups.
Trexo Robotics has helped children with disabilities take 100 million steps
Device is meant to assist those with cerebral palsy and other leg mobility-affecting conditions.
Canada Post strike didn’t slow Shopify’s record-breaking BFCM weekend
Shopify merchants drove $11.5 billion USD in sales over the weekend, eclipsing last year by more than $2 billion.
Online brokerage Questrade lays off undisclosed number of employees
Questrade appears to have quietly exited digital mortgage business around same time Wealthsimple entered it.
AI chipmaker Tenstorrent closes nearly $700-million USD Series D at $2.6-billion valuation
Samsung, Bezos-backed financing comes after the firm quietly relocated to the US.
Lightspeed lays off 200 employees in second restructuring of the year
Online brokerage firm Questrade also reportedly laid off an undisclosed number of employees in recent days.
With new name, FleetOps secures $30.8-million CAD Series A round
Now called Class8, trucking data startup’s round was led entirely by United States-based investors.
Shopify calls on feds to “do whatever is necessary” to resolve Canada Post strike before Black Friday
Shopify suggests federal government impose binding arbitration or legislation to make postal service operational.
WonderFi and Kraken Canada each break $2-billion CAD mark for assets under custody
Kraken’s Canadian operation exceeds $2 billion as WonderFi reports a 110 percent growth since year-end 2023.
Practice Better looks to opportunistic growth with $18-million CAD credit facility from CIBC
After honing its AI tools and payments offering, the startup is seeking new ways to help practitioners grow.
Manzil launches Halal wealth management solution following acquisition of Canadian Islamic Wealth
CEO sees M&A as “critical” for the long-term viability of the Islamic finance industry.
Boosted.ai raises $20.9 million CAD to grow AI investment manager platform
New tool Alfa is “essentially an AI coworker that users can train to think like them.”
The story of Sampler (live at SAAS NORTH 2024)
“I’m using failure with intent today, because I don’t want to be ashamed of saying failure.”
Why Sampler failed, according to its founder
Marie Chevrier Schwartz explains how her company lost product-market fit after a decade in business.