Toronto Tech Week signs new two-year agreement with City of Toronto
Host applications now open for 2026 edition of Canada’s “largest grassroots tech gathering.”
Canadian Startup News
Montréal industrial AI scaleup Vention raises $110-million USD Series D
Company says it crossed $100-million CAD annual run rate as it looks to expand in Europe.
Canada is the sixth-best place on earth to build a tech startup, new index suggests
The US, Singapore, UK, Switzerland, and UAE snagged the top five spots.
Y Combinator website no longer lists Canada as a country it invests in
Change implies Canadian startups have to incorporate in the US, Cayman Islands, or Singapore to join accelerator.
AXL partners with IT firm Compugen to help turn AI ideas into AI applications
Compugen claims to be Canada’s largest privately-owned technology solution provider.
Billdr relaunches with $4.4 million CAD to build “operating system” for construction
Former home renovation marketplace looks to execute on new vertical SaaS blueprint.
Meet Winnipeg’s latest venture studio, Ignition
A joint venture between Launch Coworking and ProductStak, the studio is focusing on early-stage founders.
Drive Capital “triples down” on Birdseye with $5 million USD investment for new AI competitive-intelligence tool
Birdseye wanted to know if popular AI chatbots recommended its snail mail marketing tool. Now they’re spinning out Yolando.…
Canada’s housing supply is in crisis. Can robots help?
Automated homebuilders are pitching solutions to get more (ideally affordable) roofs over our heads.
Float secures nearly $100 million in debt to expand credit products for Canadian businesses
FinTech startup says its revenue has grown roughly 70 percent year over year.
Cyclic Materials secures $75 million USD Series C to help it recover rare earth elements from waste
The Toronto company specializes in recycling end-of-life products.
Creditors sue Telesat claiming satellite operator illegally moved assets beyond their reach
Telesat’s lenders are taking the company to court as big debt repayment deadlines loom.
Deck co-founders call non-compete lawsuit from former employer National Bank “frivolous”
Defendants deny claims that they’ve built a competing FinTech business.
Prévoir closes $750K pre-seed round to scale its AI-powered fashion platform
Calgary startup helps retailers and merchandisers single out trends and track fashion analytics.
Years after selling Inkbox to BIC, the brothers who founded it can’t watch it die
Handley brothers hope to buy back their semi-permanent tattoo brand after its sudden shutdown.