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- Five Eyes alliance warns of potential AI-powered cyber threat “crises”The Five Eyes alliance warns of growing AI-powered cyber threats, urging organizations to strengthen defenses and adopt better cybersecurity practices to prevent major operational crises.
- Float announces $85-million Series C round to support AI pushToronto-based FinTech firm Float Financial secures $85-million Series C funding to accelerate AI development and expansion across Canada.
- How university-born healthtech research can make the leap beyond the labWearDOXX, a healthtech startup from York University, is developing a wearable patch for non-invasive disease detection and aims to integrate it into healthcare systems through clinical validation and regulatory approval.
- Cognota broadens corporate learning platform with Learnexus acquisitionToronto-based Cognota has acquired New York City's Learnexus to enhance its corporate learning platform, integrating a talent marketplace with 3,000 freelancers and AI technology. The acquisition supports Cognota's shift from planning to execution software for enterprise learning and development needs.
- Restaurants call on courts to force XTM to repay missing fundsCanadian restaurant groups urge Ontario court to compel XTM to repay debts from EveryDay Payments platform collapse, citing a $18.75 million trust deficit and seeking conditions on the platform's sale to ensure recovery for affected businesses.
- Klue hack leads to customer data breachVancouver-based Klue suffered a data breach caused by an old, compromised credential, leading to unauthorized access to customer data in third-party platforms. The cybercrime group Icarus claimed responsibility and threatened to release the data unless a ransom was paid.
- Superhuman, formerly Grammarly, acquires AI detector GPTZeroSuperhuman, formerly Grammarly, has acquired GPTZero, an AI detector, to improve authenticity checks for online content. Both companies, with Canadian origins, aim to establish an 'authenticity layer' for the internet. GPTZero, with 19 million users, detects AI-generated content and has previously identified citation errors in academic papers.
- Manitoba premier says air force base expansion only possible thanks to data centre rejectionManitoba's premier stated that rejecting hyperscale data centres enabled the expansion of the 17-Wing Winnipeg air force base, which will include a hydroelectric substation and create 1,400 jobs.
- Enabled Talent’s new program aims to help disabled Canadians become entrepreneursEnabled Talent's new Canada Disability Entrepreneurs Network aims to support disabled Canadians in becoming entrepreneurs by providing community, mentorship, and funding assistance.
- Canada’s early-stage startup funding is in a sustained decline, RBCx findsCanada's early-stage startup funding is in a sustained decline, with a 40% drop in Q1 2026, according to RBCx data. The average seed round size remains steady, but fundraising challenges are particularly pronounced among emerging managers and top VCs.
- Q&A: How open banking could leave small FinTechs outFDATA argues for a sponsored accreditation model to prevent small FinTechs from being excluded in Canada's open banking system, which currently requires costly and complex accreditation for all providers.
- Blossom Social raises more than $2 million through FrontFundr campaignBlossom Social raised over $2 million through a crowdfunding campaign to support its global expansion, including a UK launch, following significant user growth in the US and other countries.
- Wyvern selected for NASA satellite data program
- Tetrix raises $15 million USD to excavate investor data buried in old technolgiesCanadian-founded Tetrix raised $15 million USD to expand its AI-powered investment intelligence platform, focusing on extracting data from legacy formats and growing its team in Montreal and New York.
- Feds announce $173 million for Women Entrepreneurship StrategyCanada is investing $173 million into its Women Entrepreneurship Strategy, allocating funds to loan, ecosystem, and knowledge hub initiatives, though some critics argue the plan doesn't adequately address AI's impact on capital distribution.