Québec AI institute Mila and Montréal venture firm Inovia Capital have partnered to launch an early-stage venture fund as they seek to bridge a commercialization gap that has plagued Canada’s AI sector. “Amii, Vector, and Mila have created ecosystems [toward which] some of the world’s greatest AI talent gravitates.” Valérie Pisano, Mila Mila and Inovia…
The general manager of your favourite NHL team has likely used data gathered by Montréal-based Sportlogiq to inform their blockbuster trades and minor free agent signings. Last week, the AI-powered analytics platform made its own trade headlines after being acquired by sports operations platform Teamworks. Sportlogiq has already been providing its player tracking and event…
The federal government wants Canadian industry players to submit proposals to build new data centre projects, as part of its commitment to increasing compute capacity for AI. As part of its federal budget commitments, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) is calling for Canadian companies and consortia to submit proposals for building “sovereign, large‑scale…
Toronto-based enterprise learning platform Docebo wants to use AI to map out who needs training in the workplace and bring them up to speed through the acquisition of 365Talents. Docebo announced it bought the private French upskilling platform for approximately $54.6 million USD ($75.5 million CAD) on Tuesday. The 365Talents platform uses AI agents to…
Calgary’s Chata Technologies announced the closure of $10 million USD ($13.8 million CAD) in Series A funding with plans to leverage the investment toward scaling its proprietary AI across the financial sector. “We are entering an era where precision is the only currency that matters.” Kelly Cherniwchan, Chata.ai Announced early Wednesday morning, the company saw…
Who actually buys Canadian tech companies? Where do those buyers come from? And what happens after the deals are done? Those are just some of the questions that business law firm Fasken set out to answer in its first-ever Exit InSights study, which analyzes more than 250 deal points from Canadian tech M&A transactions completed…
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Barre has long been a go-to workout for those who want to tone up without the pounding impact of high-intensity training. Inspired by ballet, Pilates, and yoga, this elegant yet intense method delivers a total-body burn, often with just your body weight or a pair of light hand weights….
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM In an amazing environmental move, stingless bees in Peru’s Amazon rainforest have become the first insects in the world to be granted legal rights. This is nothing short of a brilliant step toward protecting some of the most critical pollinators on Earth. The ordinances, passed in the Peruvian municipalities…
When Dr. Valerie Taylor first began researching psychiatric drugs like antidepressants, she didn’t know it would eventually lead to the founding of a startup and the development of a probiotic that targets mental illness. “Globally, that’s what consumers and governments and industry want… Solutions that are cleaner, greener, more natural.” Her startup, Taylored Biotherapeutics, is…
Montréal-based online grocer and meal delivery company Goodfood says its business is stabilizing despite declining sales and the recent loss of both of its co-founders. The company reported $27 million CAD in net sales for the fiscal period that ended December 6, 2025, a 21 percent decrease from the same period last year. Goodfood attributed…
