Toronto’s Xanadu and Coquitlam, BC-based Photonic, two Canadian quantum computing firms, are among 19 semi-finalists in the Canadian federal government’s latest defence technology competition. Through…
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Swedish venture capital firm Spintop Ventures is expanding into Denmark with a new base in Copenhagen and the appointment of Jasenko Hadzic as Principal. This…
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I was in more meetings than usual today so I just caught up with the news that Cohere, the Canadian startup co-founded by former Transformer…
View More Don’t Overlook Cohere: Command A Reasoning, Its First Model for Enterprise Customer Service and More
Databricks, a leader in data intelligence based in San Francisco, is establishing a research and development center in Vancouver while anticipating its valuation will surpass…
View More Databricks Launches Vancouver R&D Center, Eyes $100 Billion USD Valuation
Months after reducing staff and operations due to fundraising difficulties, General Fusion’s call for investment has been answered. The Richmond, BC-based company secured $22 million…
View More General Fusion Secures $30 Million CAD to Continue Pursuit of Commercial Fusion Power
Ottawa-based Ranovus is investing $100 million to enhance its optical semiconductor manufacturing facility in the capital. This move will create 125 jobs as the company…
View More Ranovus to Expand Ottawa Facility with $100 Million Investment
How AI is Poised to Disrupt the B2B and SaaS Middle Market There’s a realization dawning on B2B leaders, often unspoken: AI is not just…
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Stark, a German defense tech startup specializing in weaponized drone systems, has secured $62 million in new funding, led by Sequoia Capital. This investment values…
View More Stark Secures $62M Funding for Weaponized Drone Systems with Support from Sequoia and Peter Thiel