Levelling the Field: Opportunities for Black Founders in Canada’s Tech Industry
Canada’s technology sector continues to grow, but access to funding, networks, and leadership opportunities remains uneven. Black founders,…
OpenAI’s GPT-Realtime Brings Natural Voice to AI Conversations
AI has long lived inside text boxes. From ChatGPT to Gemini, conversations meant typing and reading, with voice only added as an afterthought.…
Elevate Pitch 2025: Canada’s Stage for Women+ Startup Growth
In Canada’s startup ecosystem, visibility can be as valuable as capital. Pitch competitions have become launchpads, offering founders not only…
Techsoma Canada Launches Editorial Mission to Spotlight Black Founders
Techsoma Canada is making a commitment. Starting now, our editorial mission is to spotlight Black founders and Black-owned tech startups…
Canadian AI Tax Research Platform Blue J Secures CAD 167.4 Million After Doubling Revenue in 2025
Blue J, a Toronto-based AI tax research startup, has raised CAD 167.4 million (USD 122 million) in Series D funding. It is the company’s…
Yaletown’s $100M Fund Fuels Canada’s Push for Digital Infrastructure Startups
Yaletown Partners has closed the first US $100 million tranche of its Innovation Growth Fund III, twice the firm’s previous largest first…
Black Innovation Zone Spotlights Black Tech Founders at 2025 Startupfest
The Black Innovation Zone (BIZ) hosted Startupfest 2025 with a focus on visibility and investment for Black-led startups in Canada’s growing…
911 Disruption from the North: Yukon-Born Hyper Raises US$6.3 Million to Reinvent Emergency Calls with AI
On 17 July 2025, Hyper—a start-up founded in Yukon and now based in Toronto—emerged from stealth with a US$6.3 million seed round. The company…
WareMatch Raises $2 Million to Grow Its Warehouse Marketplace
A Montreal startup that connects businesses with warehouse space just got a big funding boost. WareMatch raised $2 million to expand its…