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Toronto

Chris Greenfield is no longer the managing director of OneEleven

Jun 20, 2025

After a 10-month search to fill his position, Greenfield lasted just over a year at tech hub’s helm.

AI

BrainBox AI CEO Sam Ramadori joins Yoshua Bengio’s LawZero as co-president and executive director

Jun 19, 2025

Ramadori departs BrainBox following acquisition by Trane Technologies this past December.

AI

G7 leaders conclude summit with commitments on AI and quantum

Jun 18, 2025

The Prime Minister’s Office promised more than $200 million in financial support.

Events

FCAC commissioner shares update on Canada’s open banking future, but makes no timeline commitments

Jun 18, 2025

Agency is developing consumer awareness strategy, accreditation process, regulator tells Open Banking Expo.

Funding

Carbon Upcycling lays foundation with $24.5-million round led by Chicago-based impact investor Builders Vision

Jun 18, 2025

The convertible note round will fund Calgary cleantech startup’s project pipeline and corporate growth.

Assent CEO Michael Southworth in front of the company's Ottawa headquarters.
SaaS

US private equity firm Vista ups stake in Assent at reported $1.3-billion USD valuation

Jun 17, 2025

Company spokesperson denied that Assent had been acquired, but declined to break down post-deal ownership structure.

Reports

StatsCan finds AI adoption has doubled in businesses, but hasn’t yet affected headcounts

Jun 17, 2025

Survey data precedes wave of AI-first policies from giants like OpenText and Shopify.

A pair of hands holding a mobile phone which has the Shopify logo on it
FinTech

Shopify collaborates with Coinbase and Stripe to support USDC stablecoin payments

Jun 13, 2025

Feature roll out allows merchants to accept USDC and convert to their local currency.

Events

Kyle Braatz got Fullscript to $1 billion in revenue by treating every new business segment like a startup

Jun 12, 2025

CEO of Ottawa-based company details the slow and steady journey to a reported $2.5-billion USD valuation.

AI

Canada Health Infoway’s AI Scribe Program hooks up primary care clinicians with Canadian healthtech

Jun 11, 2025

Initiative to provide up to 10,000 licences for AI documentation tools from companies like Well Health and MEDFAR.

Retail

DoorDash next on the menu as Canada’s Competition Bureau sues for allegedly deceptive pricing tactics

Jun 10, 2025

Lawsuit seeks an undetermined penalty and restitution to affected customers who used food delivery app.

Funding

ENVGO raises $2.7-million seed round to bring its electric “flying” boat to market

Jun 10, 2025

Waterloo team behind drone maker Aeryon Labs helps aerospace hit the waves.

Funding

MesoMat expects smart rubber to hit the road around the world as it builds out commercial tire-monitoring platform

Jun 10, 2025

McMaster spinout raises seed funding to build out its sales and commercial operations.

Layoffs

ApplyBoard lays off employees due to “policy changes across major study destinations”

Jun 6, 2025

Edtech unicorn is focusing beyond English-speaking world as Canada and US cut immigration numbers.

SaaS

CarbonCure and VerticalScope replace founding CEOs as #CDNtech companies see turnover at the top

Jun 5, 2025

Adlib Software and Scope Technologies also recently shuffled the C-suite.

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