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- 01FundingCanada’s Wealthsimple Raises Funds at $9.8 Billion Valuation
- 02AIAgentic AI linked to rise in cyberattacks, Canada’s cybersecurity agency saysAdvisory warned that Chinese state-aligned hacker launched attacks on hundreds of organizations worldwide
- 03HardwareOMERS recoups cost on Xanadu investment after trimming stake in quantum companyPension giant’s venture arm was early investor in Xanadu, one of three Canadian companies in a global race to develop the world’s first commercially relevant quantum computer
- 04PolicyLoon clears key regulatory hurdle to offer Canadian dollar-backed stablecoinOSC gives FinTech company and fellow Calgary firm Paytrie exemptive relief to issue and distribute CADC.
- 05AILockheed Martin taps Contextere to integrate AI platform into RCAF fleetOttawa firm to help defence contractor integrate AI into the Royal Canadian Air Force’s CC-130J Hercules fleet.
- 06SoftwareHow Venn helped Dominion Dynamics scale its finance operationsThe Toronto FinTech gives Canadian startups more control over spending and less paperwork as they grow.
- 07SoftwareMaRS Climate Impact turns its focus to how to scale Canadian cleantechConference will put the mechanics of scaling climate tech under scrutiny on Nov. 17 and 18.
- 08SoftwareTech Roundup - Oct. 27, 2026
- 09SoftwareCanadian interceptor startup North Vector Dynamics secures $20M+, inks Czech MOU
- 10AIBig tech’s one-woman scourgeBeeban Kidron is on a mission to save kids from their phones. It’s been four months since the federal government, following similar moves in Australia and the U.K., introduced legislation to make social media services and AI chatbots safer for children.
- 11PolicyNewfoundland and Labrador tech association lays out priorities to unlock province’s budding tech sectorPremier signals openness to cutting red tape and upping tax incentives at TechNL Summit.
- 12FundingVistara Growth goes evergreen with launch of sixth private credit fundVancouver investment firm targeting $500-million USD fund as it looks to hop off the perpetual fundraising wheel.
- 13AI“Concerning behaviour”: Cohere discovers Alibaba’s open-source Qwen3.8 model can send a diagnostic file to China unpromptedFrontier AI developer finds first vulnerability after establishing a cyber division earlier this month.
- 14PolicyCanadian politician calls for federal funding to help BioWare developers buy back studio after EA closure
- 15SoftwareCanada to rely on Auger-Aliassime and Shapovalov’s Davis Cup experience
- 16FundingZafin to acquire US-based Naehas in nine-figure acquisitionBank modernization software provider makes first major acquisition since 2024 Swedish private equity takeover.
- 17HardwareNorth Vector Dynamics raises $20 million to scale counter-drone capabilitiesLed by Europe’s Tech Horizons, raise is one of the largest in Canadian defence tech.
- 18SoftwareMeet Gharsa Amin, RBC Canadian Women Entrepreneur Awards Ones to Watch Recipient
- 19AIClio acquires Page to support push into proactive legal intelligenceThe fast-growing BC legaltech firm has also released a “reimagined" AI platform.
- 20AIToronto AI company Zafin makes first major acquisition since private equity takeoverAI vendor to banks pays more than $100-million for Silicon Valley-based Naehas, two years after its own takeover by Nordic Capital
- 21HardwareCanada Satellite Launch Crunch as Falcon 9 Fades [2026]
- 22SoftwareWhy investors are gushing over Canada’s oilpatch
- 23AISymx.ai spent years unlocking mining data. Now it’s building “an operating system” for heavy industrySudbury startup’s $6-million USD Series A and Yokohama partnership mark new stage in its industrial AI push.
- 24FundingDropGenie raises $5 million USD backed by BDC to speed up biological discoveryMontréal and Boston-based biotech startup aims to draw more data out of small samples.
- 25HardwareVCCI exposes the bottleneck in Canadian VCPlus: Reaction Dynamics wants to launch a new rocket by 2031.
- 26HardwareCanada’s Next Semiconductor Chapter: From World-Class Innovation to Global Champions
- 27HardwareEricsson Canada and ÉTS Partner to Develop Scalable Variational Quantum Algorithms for Telecom Network Optimization
- 28SoftwareCanadian bitcoin firm Coinkite facing proposed class-action lawsuit after $140-million hackProposed litigation alleges the crypto wallet maker breached contract with users, failed to warn them about a critical vulnerability
- 29AIAmazon used AI tool to track risk of unionization in Canadian warehouses, documents showTool uses hundreds of data points to evaluate ‘emerging workforce issues,’ ‘labour union targets’ and ‘internal or external labour threats’
- 30PolicyGovernment of Canada unveils proposed stablecoin regulationsProposed regulations for Canada’s Stablecoin Act are subject to a 60-day consultation period.
- 31SoftwareQuestrade opens options trading outside market hours through CboeApproved users can trade select options of stocks and ETFs before and after market hours.
- 32SoftwareMade in Canada: This startup is transforming how people move their moneyGharsa Amin was inspired to launch Kavodax, an international money transfer platform, after experiencing first-hand frustration with the conventional system. In this series, we explore how Canadian businesses are contending with a shifting trade landscape.
- 33SoftwareCanadian Startup Capital Association names new interim executive directorOttawa-based TJ Misra has a long history of consulting for startups and helping to commercialize innovation.
- 34AIMila, federal researchers develop AI tool to better predict wildfire behaviourNew model estimates potential wildfire burn area more quickly than Canada’s existing tools.
- 35HardwareCanada’s AI gamble: Bold vision, blurry rules for global robotics companies
- 36AIDayforce to acquire Ribbon AI to bolster AI recruitment capabilitiesHR software company will integrate AI-powered job interviewers into its agentic recruiting portfolio.
- 37AIQ&A: Why economist and author Kyla Scanlon thinks the AI bubble will pop slowlyBestselling author talks big debts, the labour market paradox, and whether AI is propping up the stock market.
- 38FundingCanada Commits Record Venture Capital Funding; Startup Founders Wait 18 Months
- 39SoftwareLow-carbon concrete could lower emissions before data centres even go onlineCleantech advocates say that greening the data-centre boom needs to start with construction.
- 40PolicyCanadian VC industry hails federal funding boost, but timing and early-stage gap remain concernsNinety percent of $750-million funding envelope earmarked for later- and growth-stage funding.
- 41PolicyNeo Financial secures $185-million credit facility from credit unionsFinancing will be led by ATB Financial and include participation from Vancity, Beem, Alterna, and Innovation Federal Credit Union.
- 42FundingFor the first time, Canada's venture capital strategy starts at pre-seed
- 43SoftwareCanada succeeds at creating innovation but not at scaling it
- 44FundingWelbi acquired by US-based senior care marketing platform FurtherOttawa-based retirement home engagement platform plans to double headcount following deal.
- 45FundingOttawa's new venture capital strategy promises $1.75 billion to keep startups at home
- 46FundingFeds reveal breakdown of $750-million VC funding envelope, open Growth VCCI applicationsTwo programs total $1.75-billion boost to Canadian venture capital ecosystem.
- 47FundingOttawa kicks off process to give $1.75-billion boost to venture capital sector
- 48SoftwareE-commerce platforms Cymax and CommerceBear reportedly shut downBoth e-commerce platforms had roots in furniture market rocked by post-COVID consumer spending slump.
- 49HardwareQuantum Leap For Canadian INRS High-temperature Materials Research
- 50SoftwareCybersecurity has a builder problem and a buyer problem. Rogers Cybersecure Catalyst is working on both.The Cyber Challenge and Cyber Integration for Business are connecting solutions with industries that need them.
- 51AI1Password tops $500-million USD ARR on the back of accelerating AI demandDevelopers using 1Password to deploy agents have helped the Toronto tech firm expedite its growth.
- 52AIPataBid raises $2 million to expand AI construction estimatorCalgary startup is developing agentic AI it says will launch next year.
- 53SoftwareToronto’s mayoral race points to prediction market loopholesPlus: Shopify CTO Mikhail Parakhin to leave after two years.
- 54SoftwareVentureLab CEO Hugh Chow leaves hard tech incubator after three yearsLong-serving VentureLab executive Sep Assadian has stepped in as interim replacement.
- 55FundingCanada’s Sustainable Finance Taxonomy Defines Green and Transition Investment Criteria
- 56PolicyIndustry leaders urge Ottawa to accelerate funding for Canadian space sovereignty
- 57SoftwareBioWare to shut down after more than three decades of gaming innovationEdmonton gaming studio announced the closure after parent company said it would lay off staff.
- 58PolicyCanadian government shuts down some websites amid global cybersecurity scareTwo vulnerabilities were found in the PHP programming language that affect websites around the globe.
- 59SoftwareCanadian organizations urged to address web programming vulnerabilityCanadian Centre for Cyber Security issued an alert about the ‘critical vulnerabilities’ identified in PHP, a programming language used in websites around the world
- 60SoftwareCanadian military signs $20-million contract with NordSpace for access to Newfoundland spaceportDepartment of National Defence will have priority access to the launchpad for 10 years.
- 61FundingLive event marketing tech startup Hive brings on Frontier Growth with Series BKitchener-Waterloo software firm says majority secondary $27-million USD round “isn’t a venture investment.”
- 62SoftwareSchulich Startups and North Horizon Strengthen Support for Canada's Innovation Ecosystem Through Investor Dialogue
- 63SoftwareGetting old is hard. This age-tech housing aims to make it easier.Garden Loft is part of a growing movement to build affordable housing for seniors to age in place.
- 64SoftwareQ&A: Why CoLab is in the “sweet spot” of engineering softwareChief strategy officer Taylor Young says building in Newfoundland helps filter out the “noise.”
- 65HardwareWhy Canada could be a leader in nuclear fusionOne founder explains how we can leverage the country’s natural advantages to capture more of the value chain in this sector. Nuclear fusion is looking pretty hot these days.
- 66FundingUniversity of Alberta partners with Silicon Valley VC firm to help commercialize researchCelesta Capital will bring entrepreneurship training to students, researchers, and faculty this fall.
- 67AIFamilies of Wes Hall, Patsy Anderson make $3-million donation to SickKids’ AI initiativeSickKids AI program looks to deploy “responsible AI” across clinical care, research, education, and operations.
- 68SoftwareRepeat tech entrepreneur Ryan St. Germaine joins Raven as partnerSt. Germaine comes aboard as Vancouver-based Raven gears up to raise another fund.
- 69SoftwareCanada ‘muddling through’ without national research infrastructure strategy, panel finds
- 70FundingUniUni go-public deal falls through as SPAC terminates agreementMAK Acquisition Corp claims UniUni made an “incurable” breach by losing too much money.
- 71HardwareIRAP Impacts: Tessellate Robotics Inc.
- 72HardwareElbit expands into underwater autonomy with acquisition of Canadian robotics company
- 73AIOttawa’s PlanBase Brings AI to Financial Planning for Canadian Advisors
- 74HardwareNvidia challenger Tenstorrent raises $1.5-billion, valuing Toronto-founded company at $6.2-billionAI semiconductor maker reportedly rebuffed buyout attempts by Intel and Qualcomm earlier this year
- 75HardwareInside Canada's Quantum Ecosystem: What We Learned from Visiting the University of Waterloo's Institute for Quantum Computing
- 76SoftwareSelf-driving taxi company Waymo to launch in Toronto, plans to begin service in 2028California-based Alphabet subsidiary approved to participate in Ontario’s autonomous vehicle pilot program
- 77SoftwareOttawa funds a push to get food tech into processing plants
- 78FundingDiffering Views on How Canada's Pension Funds Should Invest in Airports
- 79SoftwarePro Tips: Hiring for growth
- 80Software12 Canadian companies hiring right nowIf you’re searching for good news amidst economic headwinds, Employment Hero’s inaugural SME Pulse survey offers a bright spot: 58 percent of Canadian business leaders feel optimistic about the next six months. Better yet, that optimism is translating into…
- 81SoftwareKick-start: How to ignite entrepreneurship among young Canadians
- 82HardwareCanada And UK Fund Software For Better Quantum Devices
- 83HardwareLuxquanta’s QKD System Joins Canada’s Kirq Testbed
- 84SoftwareCanadian cybersecurity executive arrested by FBI was in legal battle with former business partnerIn legal filings from earlier this year, Edward Dubrovsky alleged the former CEO of Cypfer had drawn him into a campaign to ‘destroy’ another industry executive
- 85SoftwareHow Toronto’s next mayor can shape the futureFix housing, fix procurement, fix the vibes. Toronto goes to the polls on October 26.
- 86SoftwareHow patients are transforming multiple sclerosis careHistorically, people living with MS have had little agency in how they were diagnosed and treated. But new research and input from members of the community are helping neurologists reassess how they approach the disease.
- 87HardwareMeet the nine women-led startups scaling Canada’s cleantech solutionsThe ventures in the latest RBC Women in Cleantech cohort are developing new battery storage solutions, building materials, lower carbon jet fuel and other technologies that can help tackle the climate crisis. We need more people deploying climate solutions in…
- 88SoftwareBuilding biotech: How to solve the people problem in the country’s life sciences ecosystemThe Building Biotech series explores how this country can become a global player in life sciences by streamlining the entrepreneurial path to commercialization. Canada’s biotech sector continues to produce promising therapies, medical technologies and…
- 89SoftwareMaRS Monthly | October 2026
- 90SoftwareHire Learning: How PolicyMe ensures career developmentThe remote-first digital insurance company is steadily hiring to match its growth. In this series, we talk to talent execs at high-growth startups about what they look for in new hires.
- 91SoftwareSolve for X – S4E10 | Are we ready for the growing demand for power?
- 92PolicyHow one startup triumphed over tariffsIf we want true local, we need to go beyond the label. A chaotic, tit-for-tat trade war has hurt companies and consumers on both sides of the border, but it’s also compelled some firms to come up with creative work-arounds: finding alternative suppliers,…