Kyle Lowry, Cohere and Reddit leaders, and more to headline Elevate Festival 2026
Tech and innovation event is also introducing new programming tracks focused on sovereignty and emerging trends.
Toronto
“The problem is me”: Bunz owner brings in Gen Z pranksters to save dying platform
Firat Eren plans to make TikTok twinfluencers Martin and Josip Kristo the new face of the company.
How Toronto is using Clariti’s AI to speed up building permit approvals
Vancouver-based Clariti’s software, CivCheck, flags mistakes in initial applications.
“From soup to qubits”: Xanadu to open advanced photonics hub in old Campbell’s factory
Toronto firm lands $195-million loan in Canada’s largest quantum manufacturing investment.
Canadian platforms shouldn’t offer sports or entertainment prediction market bets, regulators say
Wealthsimple has argued that contract regulations shouldn’t differ according to subject matter.
Timia Capital expands B2B tech lending capacity with funding from SAF Group
Toronto firm says fresh financing gives it another $60 million CAD to deploy.
Coinbase Canada’s Eric Richmond thinks “all-encompassing” crypto regulation could lighten the load
New CEO plans to push for clearer rules as he brings more financial products to Canadians.
BlackTech Capital launches $2-million fund to back underrepresented cleantech founders
Firm holds $500,000 first close for fund to back early-stage companies led by underrepresented entrepreneurs.
Most Canadian execs say sovereign AI is important. Few know what it actually means
Cohere study shows one in three executives have difficulty describing sovereign AI.
Kepler Communications’ space-based data centres come online
Toronto firm is now delivering space compute capabilities to commercial and government partners.
What Quantum Week’s keynote lineup says about the tech in 2026
Global leaders are gathering in Toronto as quantum science edges closer to real-world use.
Former Nvidia lab leader Sanja Fidler launches Veeda AI to tackle world models
New startup has raised $90 million USD, with backing from Radical and Khosla.
A16z speedrun-backed Blueprint raises $1.4 million CAD to bring vibe coding to hardware
Toronto AI startup is building the “Lovable for hardware” to help anyone turn their prompts into prototypes.
Kodeon acquires mental wellness app Breethe in largest acquisition to date
Montréal company the latest to join Kodeon’s more than 30 app portfolio.
Space lands a16z speedrun backing for its vision to turn the cloud into your hard drive
Startup raises $2.4 million USD to build a more seamless version of Dropbox and Google Drive.