Ripple to Acquire Stablecoin Payments Platform Rail for $275 Million CAD

Ripple to Acquire Stablecoin Payments Platform Rail for $275 Million CAD

Ripple, a cryptocurrency company based in San Francisco, has acquired Toronto’s stablecoin payments infrastructure startup Rail for $200 million USD ($275 million CAD) through cash…

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Co.Labs’ XiR Program Transforms Mentorship into $100 Million Momentum

Co.Labs’ XiR Program Transforms Mentorship into $100 Million Momentum

When Nick Gray initially collaborated with the soil remediation startup LiORA through Co.Labs’ X in Residence (XiR) program last spring, he intended to provide strategic…

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4AG Robotics To Expand Mushroom-Harvesting Robot Fleet with $40 Million Series B Funding

4AG Robotics To Expand Mushroom-Harvesting Robot Fleet with $40 Million Series B Funding

Salmon Arm, British Columbia-based AgTech startup 4AG Robotics has raised $40 million in Series B funding to enhance the manufacturing of its robots, designed to…

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Why AI Innovators Are Flocking to Toronto for KDD-2025

Why AI Innovators Are Flocking to Toronto for KDD-2025

Next week, Toronto becomes the epicenter of data science. From August 3 to 7, Toronto will welcome KDD-2025, the premier conference for leading-edge research and…

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Is Canada's Productivity Savior an Illusion?

Is Canada’s Productivity Savior an Illusion?

Last February, discussions centered on AI’s potential to be Canada’s productivity savior. However, a new report might temper the AI excitement. Recent StatCan data indicates…

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Global Secondary Market Reaches Record High Amid M&A and IPO Shortfall

Global Secondary Market Reaches Record High Amid M&A and IPO Shortfall

Due to a lack of distributions from initial public offerings (IPOs) and mergers and acquisitions (M&A), secondaries have become a more popular way to generate…

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