Luge Capital, Pender Ventures hire in Alberta following investments from AEC
Two venture-capital (VC) firms from opposite sides of the country are establishing new presences in Alberta. Montréal-based Luge Capital and Vancouver-based Pender Ventures are both adding new Calgary-based investors after the Alberta Enterprise Corporation (AEC) contributed to their most recent funds. The new VC presence indicates a boost in capital available to early-stage companies in Alberta. […]
‘Is there life after acquisition?’ Canadian founders get candid at TechTO
Can ChatGPT write a founder’s story for them? What does life after exit look like? And how do you get men to back a fertility solution? On January 13, four founders took the stage at the MaRS Discovery District for TechTO Together to share hard-earned lessons about fundraising, storytelling, life post-acquisition, and winning at every […]
Home hardware: Canadian founders at CES talk challenges and opportunities
Canadian companies secured some high-profile awards at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, even while most face hurdles building their solutions on home soil. Montréal-based Eli Health won a Best of Innovation award at the event for the Hormometer, an app-linked home device that the company says can measure levels of the […]
Feds pledge nearly $100 million in grants to commercialize research innovation
The federal government has announced a nearly $100-million commitment over five years to support the commercialization of lab innovations from Canadian universities. SFU and UBC are leading the Lab2Market program’s West Coast expansion, which will be known as the Lab2Market Pacific Hub. A total of $95.3 million in grants will be dispensed in varying amounts […]
Cyclic Materials, Ionomr Innovations, Summit Nanotech among Canadian returnees to the 2025 Global Cleantech 100
Nine Canadian tech companies, but few new faces, have been named to the 2025 Global Cleantech 100 list. This is the first year Canada has had fewer than 10 companies on the list since 2015. The Global Cleantech 100, developed by San Francisco-based research and consulting firm Cleantech Group, showcases private cleantech companies globally that […]
Uvaro acquires, Float soars, Shopify’s order is ready for pickup
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Trudeau’s tariff team taps Canadian tech to get tough on Trump
A team of Canadian businesspeople, including tech founders and venture capital (VC) investors, have been tapped by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to lead Canada’s response to the threat of potentially devastating 25-percent tariffs imposed by the US. Council members are being asked to leverage their expertise to support the Prime Minister and Cabinet in crafting […]
The51 holds $51-million final close for Food and AgTech Fund amid challenging venture market
Women-led investment firm The51 held the final close for its $51-million Food and AgTech Fund after actively raising for nearly the past four years. The Food and AgTech Fund is The51’s first sector-specific fund, and will invest in diverse founders who are transforming food and agriculture with advanced technology between the pre-seed and Series A […]
Lyteflo secures $3 million CAD in seed funding to rev up EV sales platform
Montréal-based electric vehicle (EV) sales platform Lyteflo has closed a $3-million CAD seed round to help car dealerships sell EVs more effectively. “EVs are here to stay. They’re too big to fail.” Ryan Osten The software-as-a-service (SaaS) startup aims to demystify the EV buying process for consumers and dealerships through its EV Revenue Platform, which […]
Pierre Poilievre pledges to scrap capital gains tax changes under Conservative government
Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre says he will reverse the capital gains tax rate changes announced in the 2024 budget, if he is elected. While Poilievre had previously voted against the changes, and produced a video denouncing them last year, he had yet to commit to a reversal if he were to take power—until now. […]