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Cohere
ONLarge language model (LLM) research and development company.
Anthropic
AI safety and research company
Clio
BCA global legal technology platform providing intelligent workflows and matter management.
Apple
Consumer electronics and software company.
1Password
ONCybersecurity and password management platform.
BetaKit
QCOfficial media partner of Toronto Tech Week
Blackline Safety Corp.
ABDevelops digitally connected, wearable safety tech for the industrial sector.
Cohere Technologies
Developer of Universal Spectrum Multiplier (USM) software for boosting wireless capacity.
AtkinsRéalis Group Inc
QCGlobal professional services firm providing engineering and consulting services.
Constellation Software
ONSoftware holding company that acquires and operates vertical-market software businesses across many industries.
Biossil Inc.
ONBiotech startup that uses an AI platform to identify and develop discarded drug molecules for new therapies.
Caseway AI
BCAI chatbot for legal research, summarizing Canadian legal information and court decisions.
Aspect Biosystems
BCDevelops bioprinted human tissues designed to replace, repair, or supplement biological function.
Carbon Upcycling Technologies
ONA cleantech firm that converts captured CO₂ and industrial byproducts into eco-friendly cement alternatives.
Cipher AI
AI platform for identifying and analyzing coordinated disinformation campaigns.
Crwn.ai
BCTech that uses sensors and AI to monitor utility transmission lines for wildfire prediction and prevention.
Ballard Power Systems
Hydrogen fuel cell manufacturer for mobility and stationary power.
AGI Ventures
A community platform for AI developers and tech builders in Ottawa.
Aslan Renewables
Canadian cleantech firm focusing on distributed hydroelectric power systems.
Canada
National strategy development for AI adoption.
How Aslan Renewables' Municipal Strategy Sidesteps Government Procurement Hurdles
Andrew Murray, co-founder and CEO of Aslan Renewables, has developed a blueprint for cleantech startups to navigate the complex, resource-intensive world of Canadian government procurement. By focusing on dist...
↗ Cleantech founders can scale by leveraging municipal partnerships to generate the proof points needed for larger, economic development agencies and provincial contracts.
Deep Tech Expertise Bolsters Innovate BC Board; Quantum Computing Takes Center Stage
The selection of the new Innovate BC Board of Directors signals a clear strategic intent: to solidify British Columbia’s positioning at the apex of deeply technical, frontier industries. The additions, particu...
↗ The new board structure provides a sophisticated operational nexus, uniquely blending hands-on quantum hardware expertise with long-term, regulated sector commercialization tracks (Life Sciences, HealthTech), signaling a sustained, high-level commitment to deep tech growth in B.C.
Digital Mortgage Acceleration: How Pinch's Platform is Modernizing Canada's Housing Finance Lifecycle
The acquisition of Pinch Financial by the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) marks a pivotal moment in Canadian FinTech, moving the mortgage process from a lumbering, paperwork-heavy affair into the digital age. At th...
↗ The true value of this acquisition is not just the integration of technology, but the operational de-risking and acceleration it provides to RBC's core mortgage service. It enables the bank to transition from a traditional 'branch-first' model to a scalable, 'digital-first' proposition, which is essential for competing in a high-tech financial landscape.
Why Wafer-Scale Processors Signal a New Era for AI Compute: Insights for Enterprise Infrastructure Teams
The core premise presented by Cerebras Systems, and its founder Andrew Feldman, is simple but profoundly ambitious: to fundamentally redefine the physical limits of AI compute. The industry consensus often rel...
↗ Cerebras Systems’ wafer-scale processor is an attempt to solve the data interconnect bottleneck in AI, promising significantly lower latency and higher density compute for massive foundation models compared to traditional multi-GPU architectures.
Québec puts $17.8M behind 18 applied AI and quantum projects
Québec is putting nearly $17.8 million behind 18 innovation projects aimed at accelerating the adoption of artificial intelligence and quantum technologies across the provincial economy. The total project valu...
↗ Québec is steering public innovation dollars toward practical AI and quantum deployments that can improve productivity in real companies, not just research labs.