Shopify acquires search startup Vantage Discovery for undisclosed amount
Shopify CTO hints that Vantage’s AI-powered platform could help merchants advertise.
Ottawa
Federal investment to help Telesat take on Starlink with new Québec campus
The low Earth orbit satellite operations centre is expected to create 300 jobs.
Toronto and Ottawa area companies receive $32 million in AI-focused FedDev funding
Ada, Mission Control, and Loop Financial among supported companies.
Shopify merchants can now prompt AI to design a store theme
Merchants can generate up to three free personalized themes with a description of their business.
SDTC funding flowing again with applications for projects under NRC IRAP to open “early” fiscal 2025–2026
Transition of SDTC cleantech projects to NRC IRAP replacement program to conclude this spring.
Shopify’s latest SEC filings show potential to become US-domiciled, TD analyst warns
Canada’s largest tech company names New York executive office in new 10-K filing.
Rewind inks data protection partnership with workflow software giant Monday.com
Partnership could mark turning point for Ottawa company that saw momentum slow during 2023 downturn.
Black merchants disheartened after Shopify guts another Equitable Commerce program
Following end of Build Native, access to Build Black Slack channel locked at start of Black History Month.
Hyperlume raises $17.8-million seed round to commercialize its AI data centre tech
Ottawa startup claims its microLEDs achieve significant gains in performance, cost, and energy efficiency.
Shopify expands Affirm partnership to bring BNPL offering to Canadian merchants
Affirm has powered Shop Pay Installments for US-based merchants since 2021.
Shopify’s strong Q4 earnings complicated by Kanye West Nazi T-shirt controversy
The e-commerce firm has removed West’s store for violating its recently modified terms.
Shopify CEO commits to ‘buy local’ features for Shop app after criticizing Canada’s tariff response
US and Canada first to be featured as Tobi Lütke claims Shopify is “unaffected” by tariffs.
QueerTech launches new 2SLGBTQIA+ accelerator and names Virtual Gurus’ Bobbie Racette board chair
The program launch follows QueerTech’s acquisition of Gradient Spaces last year.
Shopify quietly kills Indigenous entrepreneurship program Build Native
Build Native program lead and Head of Equitable Commerce no longer work at the company.
Trudeau’s tariff team taps Canadian tech to get tough on Trump
Arlene Dickinson, Wes Hall, RHEI CEO Shahrzad Rafati part of the Council on Canada-US Relations.