Draft revisions to a significant research and development (R&D) tax credit program are receiving praise from the Canadian tech ecosystem. These changes could help address…
View More Experts Say Proposed SR&ED Changes Could Boost Tech Companies and National Productivity
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
The Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) is committing an additional $200 million CAD to support early-stage Canadian startups working on transformative technologies for traditional…
View More BDC Allocates an Additional $200 Million to Startups Innovating Technology for Traditional Industries
Mary Richardson felt overjoyed when her 2SLGBTQIA+-focused dating app, Bindr, received recognition at Montréal’s Startupfest in 2024. The event helped her connect with Vancouver’s Bradley…
View More Queer Tech Founders Consider Moving to Canada Amid US DEI Rollback
Guelph, Ont.-based cleantech startup Friendlier has secured $4.5 million CAD to expand its efforts in reducing single-use waste for food service operators. This funding round…
View More Friendlier Secures $4.5 Million to Aid Food Service Operators in Eliminating Single-Use Containers
Healwell is focusing exclusively on artificial intelligence (AI) and data science, as both it and parent company Well Health record record-breaking second-quarter earnings. The healthtech…
View More Healwell to Divest Research and Patient Businesses to Focus on AI
American AI startup Landbase has acquired its second Canadian AI company this year. Landbase, based in San Francisco but founded in Canada, offers AI go-to-market…
View More Landbase Acquires Adauris Team and Tech to Enhance AI Roadmap
In 2021, two Canadian tech companies went public on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto’s FinTech company, Propel Holdings, and Vancouver’s Thinkific Labs, specializing in online…
View More Propel Achieves Record Quarter as Thinkific Targets Larger Customers in Q2
Vancouver’s Mogo, a FinTech company, has sold about $13.8 million CAD of its WonderFi investment, nearly half its holdings, as WonderFi is expected to be…
View More Mogo Sells $13.8 Million WonderFi Stake to Acquire Bitcoin Before Robinhood Deal
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…
View More Co.Labs’ XiR Program Transforms Mentorship into $100 Million Momentum