Dominion Dynamics raises $21 million to build Canada’s “defence neoprime”
Ottawa startup eyes prime defence contractor role as defence spending surges in Canada.
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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.
A smarter, safer way to run AI? Vancouver’s LōD Technologies is betting on it
Startup’s new platform, CLōD, tackles two of the biggest barriers to enterprise AI adoption.
1Password promotes Nancy Wang to CTO
Wang replaces Pedro Canahuati as Toronto cybersecurity firm continues to reshape C-suite.
Kinaxis appoints former Plainview head Razat Gaurav as CEO
Former leader John Sicard retired in 2024 after 30 years with the company.
Flare uncovers phishing campaigns scamming Canadians with fake toll and parking violation texts
The Montréal cybersecurity firm claims PayTool has defrauded as many as 900 Canadians.
Shopify ordered not to delete merchant data as legal spat with CRA continues
CRA’s data preservation order granted in case that has been ongoing since 2023.
McRock Capital closes $120 million in third fund, backing industrial software startups
Caterpillar and Autodesk become LPs as McRock falls shy of initial $200-million target.
Meet the tech startup casting extras for Shoresy, Hot Frosty, and other Canadian hits
Background Work connected Canadians with more than 7,000 background acting gigs in 2025.
CoLab joins Nvidia Inception Program to beef up AI capabilities for its engineering tools
St. John’s startup says Nvidia’s platforms will improve how engineers interpret simulation data.
Shopify’s former head of core product to lead app development at OpenAI
Glen Coates to head OpenAI’s app platform and help turn ChatGPT into an operating system.
National Bank sues Flinks co-founders for alleged non-compete violation
Founders of new startup Deck deny allegations, say they were authorized to build venture.
Coinbase Canada CEO Lucas Matheson to join former Shopify colleagues at Opendoor
Former Shopify COO Kaz Nejatian continues to poach Canadian tech talent.
Tuhk raises $6 million USD to crack down on financial cybercrime
Enterprise FinTech startup planning launch in Canada, the US, and UK next year.