Techstars founder Brad Feld says you should give more without knowing what you’ll get back
Feld shared how a personal philosophy begets richer mentorship at an intimate TechTO event during Toronto Tech Week.
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What making music taught David Usher about running an AI startup
Four-time Juno winner taps into digital immortality with his startup Reimagine AI.
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BetaKit Town Hall showcases Canadian ambition at home and abroad
Over 500 people packed Convocation Hall to hear from Canadian innovators tackling big problems.
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Why smart companies are using fractional design studios
Former Wealthsimple product lead offers a new model for UI, UX, and brand development.
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9Bio Therapeutics’ Philipe Gobeil wants to “resurrect” clinically validated cancer therapies that failed due to toxicity
Québec biotech startup is developing a platform for designing drugs that target tumours and spare healthy tissues.
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Sonder co-founder Francis Davidson departs after seeing through Marriott deal
Outgoing CEO said orchestrating the Marriott integration was “the hardest thing” he’d ever done.
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NiaHealth raises $5.75 million as it hopes to become a household name in preventative healthcare
Rapidly growing healthtech startup has majority of its backing from Canadian investors.
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This time, Eric Migicovsky won’t let anything get in his way
A decade after the death of Pebble, the company's founder is still chasing his dream smartwatch.
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Build Canada appoints Lucy Hargreaves to CEO as tech think tank expands mandate
Policy platform will open-source its projects and fund Canadian initiatives.
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Geoffrey Hinton says AI companies resistant to “regulations with teeth” in lively debate with Cohere co-founder Nick Frosst
Nobel laureate and his former protégé headline public debate on AI at Toronto Tech Week.
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“Light, tight, right” regulation: Minister Evan Solomon unpacks how Canada plans to support domestic AI and quantum computing
Solomon says Canada must keep quantum industry and IP in Canada at CDL Super Session talk.
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Canadian FinTech community mourns Equitable Bank CEO Andrew Moor
Executives from Wealthsimple, Borrowell, and others remember leader and open banking advocate.
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Building Canada requires competition
Vass Bednar offers an ode to the ventures challenging our nation’s comfort zones.
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Phil De Luna thinks Canada is the perfect place to store the world’s carbon
Deep Sky’s chief scientific and commercial officer on the rising stakes for carbon-capture technology.
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“The end of the era of human data”: AI experts discuss new frontiers at CDL Super Session
Canadian leaders unpack next-gen AI training, bionic tech, and quantum consciousness theory at Toronto Tech Week.
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Shopify’s Tobi Lütke says his company is embracing AI to prevent stagnation at Homecoming
The CEO of Canada’s largest tech company doesn't want "the tree rings to show."
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Waabi’s Raquel Urtasun calls for Canada to “wake up” to physical AI revolution at Homecoming
CEO of autonomous trucking startup said the country needs regulatory frameworks.
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Canadian tech leaders tell the next generation to learn to say “no” at Homecoming
Shopify, Cohere, and Wealthsimple leaders reject the pull away from building in Canada at Toronto Tech Week.
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Boris Wertz thinks science is the new moat for Canadian tech
The Version One Ventures investor explains why he bets big on AI, robotics, and Web3.
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Why Mastercard is the go-to partner for Canadian FinTech
Canada’s FinTech market demands access, support, and partners willing to move with startups.
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