The cloud myth holding Canadian companies back
Unicorne’s Éric Pinet reveals three habits that separate resilient cloud teams from expensive ones.
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A16z speedrun-backed OpenSesame opens new doors with rebrand to General Magic
Toronto-based startup is building texting AI agents for insurance companies.
The startup bringing a piece of America’s FinTech stack to Canada
Slate’s embedded lending infrastructure was purpose-built for Canada.
OpenText sells analytics database Vertica to pay down debt
Company sells second non-core asset in five months after dropping CEO in August.
“Meditate and stay calm”: Hopper, Lightspeed CEOs on how to survive as a founder
Frederic Lalonde and Dax Dasilva unpack “rollercoaster” journeys at North Star event.
Ionodes’ new body camera tech sees demand from surprising source: retailers
Québec security tech firm says retailers are increasingly turning to body cameras to reduce theft.
OpenText appoints former IBM Americas president as new CEO
Waterloo software firm has been searching for a permanent leader since August.
Montréal industrial AI scaleup Vention raises $110-million USD Series D
Company says it crossed $100-million CAD annual run rate as it looks to expand in Europe.
Billdr relaunches with $4.4 million CAD to build “operating system” for construction
Former home renovation marketplace looks to execute on new vertical SaaS blueprint.
Deck co-founders call non-compete lawsuit from former employer National Bank “frivolous”
Defendants deny claims that they’ve built a competing FinTech business.
Docebo deepens AI capabilities with $55-million USD 365Talents acquisition
Docebo supports how employees build skills, 365Talents helps organizations apply them.
Alexi escalates legal fight with Clio by filing antitrust claim
After being sued for an alleged contract breach, Alexi fires back with countersuit.
Dominion Dynamics raises $21 million to build Canada’s “defence neoprime”
Ottawa startup eyes prime defence contractor role as defence spending surges in Canada.
Hootsuite could receive up to $2.8 million USD for contract with US immigration enforcement
Years after scrapping a contract with ICE, Hootsuite is providing monitoring technology to DHS.
Helcim takes aim at “walled-off” payment systems with new extension
The Helcim Payment Extension will let businesses integrate payments into any software.