Marc-Antoine Cantin to lead Anges Québec as CEO Stéphane Drouin steps down
Drouin is departing the angel investor network for personal reasons less than a year after taking the helm.
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Flo shutters Shawinigan EV charger plant, lays off 80 employees citing trade tensions and shifting political dynamics
CEO believes the move is “a responsible step” toward profitability.
MTatt takes home top prize at Startupfest 2025 as winnings exceed $1 million for the first time
Medtech startup mTatt won both Best of Fest and Audience Choice awards.
Market recovery Canadian VCs expected still on the horizon, experts say at Startupfest
A persistently cool exit market and middling returns are preventing cash from re-entering the market, data shows.
Minister Evan Solomon unveils fresh AI project funding to address “crisis moment” at Scale AI event
Twenty-three Québec-led projects will receive almost $100 million in combined public-private funding.
Founders need a good reason to forgo an AI strategy, VCs warn at Startupfest
Investors say proving long-term differentiation is more important than ever as AI saturates the market.
Most Canadian companies are walking the AI adoption race: report
Canadian execs report uneven efficiency gains from AI and a lack of technical talent, Georgian survey finds.
LeoMed raises $2.75-million seed round for telehealth patient monitoring platform
Montréal startup says software platform can ease burden of a strained healthcare system.
Cohere looks to capitalize on Montréal’s AI talent with new office
AI startup will reportedly be a tenant of CoreWeave-operated data centre in Cambridge, Ont. next month.
LeddarTech bankruptcy filing reveals $146 million in debts to Québec, BDC, and other backers
Autonomous driving firm warns that shareholders won’t recoup much value.
What making music taught David Usher about running an AI startup
Four-time Juno winner taps into digital immortality with his startup Reimagine AI.
Phil De Luna thinks Canada is the perfect place to store the world’s carbon
Deep Sky’s chief scientific and commercial officer on the rising stakes for carbon-capture technology.
$100-million credit facility from La Caisse helps AppDirect make second energy brokerage acquisition this year
Canadian-founded software firm buys Québec-based DNE Resources following purchase of Broker Online Exchange.
David Dufresne joins AQC Capital, Nick Chen makes partner at Golden Ventures
Dufresne and CMD Capital co-founder Matt Roberts move elsewhere in Canadian VC after halting fundraising.
Montréal tech looks to scale up with opening of Ax.c innovation hub
Sprawling space has booked 40 startups for office leases, with dozens more on the waitlist.