Alberta Innovates invests $14 million to help commercialize local tech
Funding supports projects that will help Albertan startups scale toward commercialization.
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Showpass to acquire campus engagement platform Bounce
Deal will expand Showpass’ presence to more than 70 percent of Canada’s top-ranked universities.
Meet the AI company tracking the foreign actors stoking Alberta separatism
Cipher is using AI to track, monitor, and categorize the disinformation amplifying Canada’s unity crisis.
Ubisoft closes Winnipeg office, laying off another 65 staff
French game developer continues cost-cutting measures just months after closing Halifax office.
Maneva raises $27-million USD Series A to expand AI vision in manufacturing
Capital will be used to scale into North America, expand into Asian markets.
General Fusion and Eavor take top spots on Time Magazine cleantech list
Five Canadian companies are among 250 of the world’s “top-performing” cleantech companies.
Kathairos hits million-tonne milestone for CO2 reduction at oil and gas sites
Calgary-based company replaces methane-rich natural gas with liquid nitrogen to reduce emissions.
Edmonton Unlimited showcase broadens investment horizons for deep tech founders
Event will inform future deep tech-focused programming at the innovation hub.
Clio expands into the US with New York headquarters
Expansion is Vancouver-based company’s first dedicated US office, and tenth globally.
Deep Sky announces carbon capture agreement with TD Bank
Ten-year deal will see TD use Deep Sky’s carbon credits to offset residual emissions.
National AI institutes get funding and talent boost from AI strategy
Mila, Amii, Vector Institute, and CAISI receive over $200 million in financial commitments.
Linux Association of Canada launches national open-source library
Library hopes to provide access to open-source software developed mainly in Canada.
Calgary’s SensorUp closes growth financing led by Pender Ventures
Financing will go toward scaling SensorUP’s agentic operations platform.
Stablecoins will eventually “leapfrog” real-time rail payments, finance leaders say
Panelists at the 2026 Canadian Finance Summit agreed that stablecoins present better value than RTR payments.
Investor burn books and FaceTiming Serena Williams: three founder fundraising stories from Homecoming
CEOs of Float, Neo Financial, and Rebel told Homecoming attendees how they courted investors.