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Cohere
ONEnterprise AI model provider offering sovereign and on-premises deployment options.
Anthropic
AI safety company developing large language models.
Clio
BCLegal practice management software and AI solutions.
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.
BDC Capital
ONA Crown corporation venture capital arm focusing on Canadian business and tech sectors.
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.
ClearDent
Dental practice management platform for Canadian standards
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.
Thrive Capital's Bet: Josh Kushner Backs Shopify's AI Commerce Infrastructure
The investment by Thrive Capital, led by Josh Kushner, signals a clear strategic bet on the direction of e-commerce operations—specifically, the integration of advanced artificial intelligence into digital com...
↗ The investment validates Shopify's transition from an e-commerce storefront provider to a comprehensive, AI-driven operational infrastructure for digital commerce.
Precision Slope Control: AVSS Utilizes Drone Delivery for Targeted Avalanche Mitigation
Josh Ogden, co-founder of Aerial Vehicle Safety Solutions Inc. (AVSS), is pushing the limits of remote safety infrastructure with the development of the SnowDart system. This system employs unmanned aerial veh...
↗ AVSS's SnowDart system introduces a lower-impact, higher-precision method for avalanche control by utilizing drones, but its greater significance lies in its model of promoting sovereign domestic manufacturing of dual-use robotic technology.
From Academia to Arcanum: How ThinkLabs is Using Digital Twins to Future-Proof North America's Grid Against the AI Power Surge
From the outset, the story is deeply rooted in foresight. Josh Wong, the founder and CEO of ThinkLabs, isn't just a tech enthusiast; he's a veteran systems engineer who intimately understands the structural fr...
↗ ThinkLabs is transforming grid planning from a multi-month civil engineering process into a minutes-long computational task by leveraging physics-informed AI digital twins. This capability is essential for North American utilities to safely accommodate the massive, unprecedented power demands of AI data centers and other electrification initiatives.
What Clio's Legal AI Accelerator Targets Large-Scale Education to Bridge means for legal AI training and certification platforms teams
Joshua Lenon, Clio's lawyer-in-residence, is spearheading a vision of democratized access to legal technology. By launching the Legal AI Accelerator—a 65-day guided practice program offering free certification...
↗ Clio is pivotally shifting the barrier to entry for legal AI from technical software limitations to educational accessibility to bridge the adoption gap between large firms and solo practitioners.
How Mecka AI's $60M Funding Targets 'Last-Mile' Data for Real-World Physical opens a new path for Physical AI, video understanding lab, computer vision models teams
The funding round at Mecka AI signals a crucial shift in the physical AI landscape: moving from controlled laboratory simulations to messy, real-world deployment. Josh Gao and his team are tackling what is per...
↗ Physical AI development now requires scalable platforms that can transform messy, real-world video data into structured training inputs for generalized robotic deployment.
How AI API integration shifts real estate search from keywords to conversational intent
The landscape of property discovery is undergoing a fundamental shift, moving away from structured forms and keyword-based searches toward highly natural language querying. This transition was recently demonst...
↗ Conversational AI integration changes real estate search from inputting filters to having a natural dialogue with the platform.
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.