Whitecap Venture Partners welcomes Damien Steel following his Deep Sky departure
OMERS Ventures veteran rejoins VC industry as Whitecap preps its sixth fund.
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Wise brings cross-border payments to Wealthsimple customers
Demand for cheaper, faster international transfers has grown in Canada.
NLPatent’s $3-million USD raise helps it power patent research with AI
Former IP lawyer aims to help peers take advantage of agentic AI.
Minister Solomon: Canada’s AI and Buy Canadian strategies likely to launch in 2026
AI minister says feds might tie AI and digital funding to Buy Canadian rules.
Digitail grows Toronto hub as it fetches $23-million USD Series B round
Romanian-founded startup says Canadian client base more than doubled over past year.
Carbonova, SenseNet, Xatoms among cleantech startups named to latest Foresight 50
Fellow first-time honourees also include Hydron Energy, Picketa Systems, Vivid Machines.
Nord Quantique, Xanadu, Photonic advance to next phase of DARPA quantum race
US military-backed initiative aims to build useful quantum computer by 2033.
Maple expands virtual mental health care through Beyond ADHD acquisition
Virtual care provider buys New Brunswick platform to improve ADHD offerings.
“We could be public today”: 1Password crosses $400-million USD ARR milestone
After executive shakeup, 1Password preps for AI era and potential IPO.
Beacon raises $250-million USD Series B to buy and equip “Main Street businesses” with AI
Former Instacart, Sequoia leaders target profitable firms in overlooked sectors for AI upgrades.
Six years later, Questrade can finally launch Canada’s newest bank
Online brokerage to launch Questbank in 2026 after waiting six years for Schedule 1 license.
Xanadu to go public on Nasdaq and TSX in $3.6-billion USD SPAC deal
Transaction expected to raise up to $500 million USD.
What the AWS outage reveals about Canada’s digital sovereignty
Aptum CEO Ian Rae argues that sovereignty requires control of our digital supply chain.
Black-led startups secure record-breaking $400,000 at DMZ’s Black Innovation Summit
OutreachGenius, Happly.AI among winners taking home more money than ever before.
Canadian semiconductor leaders see opportunity, and risk, in US takeovers
Leaders at HardTech Summit optimistic about Canadian mergers but want more support for scaleups.