Arteria AI CEO Shelby Austin is wary of Canada naming national tech champions
Austin argues the country needs to “widen our aperture” and let the market pick winners.
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Canadian startups face a home-market adoption problem, CentML co-founder says
Before it sold to Nvidia, Toronto AI startup struggled to find local adopters willing to take a risk.
Canada’s forthcoming AI strategy aims to stop IP and value from leaving the country, parliamentary secretary says
Prime Minister Carney has confirmed that the long-delayed strategy will be released next week.
Purpose CEO Som Seif says “self-centred” finance industry is killing competition
Amidst battle with OSC, Seif claims incumbents wield the regulated nature of the financial industry against change.
Quantum chemistry for drug discovery still hasn’t had its “ChatGPT moment,” biotech founder says
ProteinQure’s co-founder argues “messy biology experiments” are still the bottleneck.
Wealthsimple to offer early access to IPO trading
Upcoming IPOs for SpaceX and Anthropic are boosting demand.
Raquel Urtasun wants Canada to go “all in” on physical AI
Waabi founder said at BetaKit’s Most Ambitious: Town Hall that Canada could lead the physical AI revolution.
Investor burn books and FaceTiming Serena Williams: three founder fundraising stories from Homecoming
CEOs of Float, Neo Financial, and Rebel told Homecoming attendees how they courted investors.
Award-winning author Ken Liu is not afraid of AI slop
Liu is fine with AI coding, but finds the notion of it writing stories for him “revolting.”
Jim Balsillie says Canada must put forward economic policy for the 21st century
CCI chair spoke on taking a lesson from US economic policy during BetaKit’s Most Ambitious: Town Hall.
Cohere’s Nick Frosst thinks Canadian energy can be “100 percent” renewables
Growing Canada’s domestic capacity was a focus of Homecoming’s sovereignty-themed panel.
Defence tech founders are frustrated with Canada’s approach to “dual-use”
At Arctic Edge conference, VCs offered a mea culpa while outlining why dual-use tech is here to stay.
Eliot Pence: Canada’s defence buying timelines are “irrelevant” for modern warfare
At Most Ambitious: Town Hall, Dominion Dynamics CEO said procurement must move in weeks, not decades.
Why Shopify’s CEO thinks the one-person company is “bullshit”
But, as Tobi Lütke said at Toronto Tech Week’s Homecoming, those companies could still make a billion dollars.
Canada’s AI minister says he’s more worried about creating unicorns than monopolies
Speaking at BetaKit’s Most Ambitious: Town Hall, Evan Solomon said he wants to reward companies taking risks.