Deploy is a founder-focused summit in Ottawa for companies expanding into defence.

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Launched by former AMD employees and Tenstorrent leaders, Taalas aims to turn AI models into custom silicon.

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Cremation Tattoos worked with North Forge to turn a reverent memorial practice into a scaling business.

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Feds will invest more than $20 million in 13-member consortium focused on military applications.

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MarketCheck moves CarDoor away from consumer retail toward dealer-focused sales.

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Toronto-based impact investor hopes to more than double the fund by second half of 2027.

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Plus: Google shakes up DeepMind.

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Montreal meal-delivery company wants time to restructure the business amid liquidity constraints and mounting debt.

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Gross profit grew by 30 percent as company shipped agentic AI tools for e-commerce.

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Managing partners say diversification and returns helped them in a difficult fundraising market.

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Fidler did not reveal her next move, but said world models are the “next breakthrough” in AI.

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Vancouver company will combine its enterprise AI infrastructure with NanoAi’s air screening devices.

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Leaders from Vector Institute, Toothpod, and Raw Signal Group share candid thoughts about AI, startup survival, and scaling in 2026.

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Sherbrooke cleantech startup to design lightweight battery system for Jaunt’s next-generation aircraft.

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AeroTrace is designed to demonstrate the value of AI-enabled systems in industrial manufacturing.

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Federal contract will expand Lightspeed constellation from 156 to 225 satellites.

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Canadian co-founders say they’re starting in the US because it’s simpler to sell in private system.

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CVCA report shows capital continues to concentrate into fewer, larger deals. 

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Plus: Was OpenAI's rogue agent unstoppable?

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Former crypto exchange’s CEO, Hyuk Jae Park, will also pay a $90,000 fine to Alberta Securities Commission. 

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