Ottawa to launch new startup investment fund as part of AI strategy, source says
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Trane and BrainBox AI open Montréal lab to cut energy waste in buildings | BetaKit
Companies say emissions cut from AI systems will offset enviornmental cost of running AI. Montréal startup BrainBox AI and…
Cohere acquires second company with German ties in Reliant AI | BetaKit
Acquisition is intended to accelerate entry into the healthcare sector. Toronto-based AI scaleup Cohere has acquired yet another German-rooted…
AI investment firm DevCap closes $5 million as it eyes public listing
10 startups in, the poker players-turned-VC behind the firm unpack its progress and plans. Montréal-based Developer Capital (DevCap) has…
Motorola acquires Canadian startup Hyper, known for AI tech that handles non-emergency 911 calls
Open this photo in gallery: Hyper co-founders Ben Sanders (left) and Damian McCabe at the Halton Regional Police Service headquarters…
Google for Startups Accelerator reveals 14 “AI-driven” Canadian cohort | BetaKit
Class of 2026 marks the first time 10-week program has hosted a startup from Sudbury. The Google for Startups…
JetScaleAI secures $5.4 million to keep cloud costs and climate impact down | BetaKit
Former Dataperformers leaders aim to help companies optimize their cloud infrastructure. As computing costs and climate impact soar amid…
Haply Robotics raises $16 million to build the “steering wheels” for physical AI | BetaKit
How the Montréal startup plans to own the touch layer of robotics. How do robots touch and feel? As…
Building with AI is now the “price of admission” for software startups, Inovia report says | BetaKit
AI-native startups ate up 40 percent of software deal value in Canada in 2025. Canadian software investors now see…
Montréal industrial AI scaleup Vention raises $110-million USD Series D
Company says it crossed $100-million CAD annual run rate as it looks to expand in Europe. Montréal-based Vention has…
Deck co-founders call non-compete lawsuit from former employer National Bank “frivolous”
Defendants deny claims that they’ve built a competing FinTech business. The co-founders of data aggregation startup Deck are claiming…
Mila and Inovia launch venture fund to turn AI research “diamonds” into startups | BetaKit
Québec AI institute Mila and Montréal venture firm Inovia Capital have partnered to launch an early-stage venture fund as…
Fintech founders claim lawsuit launched by National Bank is effort to deter investors
Open this photo in gallery: Flinks co-founder Yves-Gabriel Leboeuf at its Montreal offices in 2019. He and fellow co-founder Frédérick…
Meta to buy Chinese-founded startup Manus as tech giant aims to boost advanced AI
Meta Platforms Inc. META-Q said on Monday it would acquire Chinese-founded artificial intelligence startup Manus, as the technology giant accelerates…
Canadian FinTech’s “sugar high” ended in 2022. VCs say a new spike is coming | BetaKit
FinTech startup creation dropped by 44 percent from 2022 to 2023, according to Luge Capital report. More than 40…
This Montreal start-up has a solution for range anxiety
Airbnb-style networks of home chargers for electric vehicles are an emerging global trend, with many start-ups vying for scale, such…
Oasis Learning AI is the Canadian startup giving corporate training an AI overhaul | BetaKit
Backed by BKR Capital and BDC Thrive Lab, the startup counts Nvidia and Apple among its clients. As OpenAI…
Healthtech startup Vopemed lands $2.29-million pre-seed funding for AI-powered surgery visuals
A mini Montréal healthtech boom may be on the horizon as several early-stage companies attract investment. Montreal-based healthtech startup…