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Cohere
ONAI scaleup developing large language models (LLMs) for generative AI applications.
D-Wave Quantum Inc.
BCDesigns specialized processors utilizing quantum mechanics for solving complex optimization problems.
Anthropic
AI development company
Apple
Consumer electronics and software company.
BetaKit
QCOfficial media partner of Toronto Tech Week
Blackline Safety Corp.
ABDevelops digitally connected, wearable safety tech for the industrial sector.
1Password
ONIdentity security and access management software for individuals and corporations.
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.
Clio
BCLegal technology company providing cloud practice-management software for law firms.
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.
Crwn.ai
BCTech that uses sensors and AI to monitor utility transmission lines for wildfire prediction and prevention.
Canada
National strategy development for AI adoption.
Blumind Inc
Analogue, low-power chip architecture for AI applications.
CentML
AI model efficiency software for faster processing on existing hardware.
Arteria AI
Post-Series B Toronto-based spinout selling agentic AI to financial institutions.
Credo Integrates Ottawa's Hyperlume to Redefine AI Data Center Interconnects with MicroLED Optics
Mohsen Asad, co-founder and CEO of Hyperlume, positioned the company’s work not merely as a performance boost, but as an essential solution to systemic infrastructure limits. His vision centered on addressing...
↗ The fusion of Credo and Hyperlume represents a deep technical pivot toward sustainable, high-density optical data transfer. By implementing microLED interconnects, they are moving AI data centers past the fundamental thermal and bandwidth limits imposed by conventional copper wiring.
How VisibleAI Could Reshape Assessment, Giving Universities Visibility into Student-AI Interaction
Mohsen Shahini's Kritik is presenting a compelling paradigm shift to higher education assessment: moving the focus from mere content recall ('Did the student get it right?') to assessing critical thinking and...
↗ Kritik’s VisibleAI changes assessment by tracking *how* AI is used (prompts, direct input, LLM pull) rather than trying to detect if it was used. This makes the process of thinking itself a measurable skill for universities.
Why Kritik's Assessment Transparency: Kritik’s VisibleAI Tools Challenge Traditional Grading matters for Peer-to-peer assessment , VisibleAI (AI usage transparency tracker), Kritik360 course creator based LLM inputs. teams
Mohsen Shahini, a founder with experience at Top Hat, has engineered Kritik to address the core pedagogical tension between advanced AI use and measurable critical thinking. The system does not merely attempt...
↗ Kritik shifts academic assessment from judging final correctness to evaluating the transparent process and development of critical thinking skills using AI as an explicit tool.
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.
Synthetic Aims for Autonomous Accounting Agent, Integrating AI with Core Financial Systems
Ian Crosby’s vision for Synthetic is ambitious: to build a truly autonomous AI agent capable of managing the entire bookkeeping lifecycle. This isn't merely an assistive tool that prompts human intervention; i...
↗ Synthetic is moving past standard FinTech automation by aiming for truly autonomous AI agents that ingest data from disparate sources (including unstructured email/inbox content) and manage the entire accounting workflow without continuous human oversight.