Shopify CEO commits to ‘buy local’ features for Shop app after criticizing Canada’s tariff response
US and Canada first to be featured as Tobi Lütke claims Shopify is “unaffected” by tariffs.
Sound Blade closes $23.8-million Series A for ultrasound tech targeting liver tumours
Halifax-based startup says tech selectively destroys tumour tissue in non-invasive procedure.
Cohere leaders think DeepSeek proves their point about AI innovation
Chinese AI company’s rise shows smaller players can compete in global AI market, Scale AI CEO says.
Conexus Venture Capital makes first Fund II investment into parking software startup Offstreet
Regina-based company closes $2.4-million second seed round amid tough provincial fundraising environment.
Federal, Ontario governments contribute to Linamar’s $1-billion EV manufacturing investment
ISED commits up to $169.4 million through Strategic Innovation Fund as Trump tariffs loom.
How Calgary-based startup Knead tackled the NFL draft’s food waste with software
BDC Capital’s Thrive Lab contributed to Knead’s pre-seed round as first Alberta-based investment.
Shopify president calls Montréal “the most entrepreneurial city on the planet” at North Star event
Event panel included insights from Stay22, Dialogue, Nesto, and PemPem founders.
Wound care device maker MolecuLight secures $39.5 million CAD from UK-based Hayfin
Toronto-based company says funding will support new thermal imaging, 3D visualization features.
Basetwo closes $16.5-million CAD Series A round to optimize manufacturing with AI copilots
Company claims AI model armed with physics, chemistry expertise can cut inefficiencies in mass production.
Amazon to close all Québec facilities, hand over delivery to third parties
Local courier Intelcom may be poised to take over deliveries, Radio-Canada reports.
Shopify quietly kills Indigenous entrepreneurship program Build Native
Build Native program lead and Head of Equitable Commerce no longer work at the company.
Luge Capital, Pender Ventures hire in Alberta following investments from AEC
Luge adds investor Chelsea Gillett from The51, Pender adds associate Jacob Grainger from Plug and Play.
Feds pledge nearly $100 million in grants to commercialize research innovation
$32 million earmarked for Lab2Market skills program at Dalhousie University and its West Coast expansion.
Trudeau’s tariff team taps Canadian tech to get tough on Trump
Arlene Dickinson, Wes Hall, RHEI CEO Shahrzad Rafati part of the Council on Canada-US Relations.
Lyteflo secures $3 million CAD in seed funding to rev up EV sales platform
SaaS tool for auto dealerships aims to make charging data, incentive savings accessible to consumers.