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RBC Expands Vancouver Tech Hub decoder.ca/rbc-expands-vanco…

RBC Expands Vancouver Tech Hub - Decoder.ca

RBC is expanding its Vancouver banking and innovation hub, with plans to grow to 1,000 jobs across British Columbia by 2029. The downtown hub opened last November and currently employs 350 people,...

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Legora Opens Toronto Office After Walter Deal @wearelegora decoder.ca/legora-opens-toro…

Legora Opens Toronto Office After Walter Deal - Decoder.ca

Legal AI company Legora has opened its first Canadian office in Toronto, expanding its North American presence following its acquisition of Vancouver-based startup Walter. The move strengthens...

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Google Unveils Personalized AI in Gemini decoder.ca/google-unveils-pe…

Google Unveils Personalized AI in Gemini - Decoder.ca

Google has introduced a new “Personal Intelligence” feature within its Gemini app, enabling more tailored AI responses by connecting users’ Google services. The system integrates data from Gmail,...

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Nextdoor Expands Ads Platform in Canada ⁦@NextdoorCanada⁩ decoder.ca/nextdoor-expands-…

Nextdoor Expands Ads Platform in Canada - Decoder.ca

Nextdoor has launched self-serve capabilities for its Ads Manager platform in Canada, expanding access for businesses to run localized advertising campaigns. The platform enables companies to target...

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Law Firm Expands AI Adoption With Harvey @harvey decoder.ca/law-firm-expands-…

Law Firm Expands AI Adoption With Harvey - Decoder.ca

Canadian law firm Torys has partnered with Harvey to deploy its artificial intelligence platform across the organization, marking a significant step in enterprise AI adoption in the legal sector. The...

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Ryan Holmes Returns as Hootsuite CEO @invoker decoder.ca/ryan-holmes-retur…

Ryan Holmes Returns as Hootsuite CEO - Decoder.ca

Hootsuite founder Ryan Holmes has returned as interim chief executive, replacing Irina Novoselsky as the Vancouver company navigates leadership change and public scrutiny. Novoselsky, who led the...

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GridBank Raises $6M to Expand Video Marketplace decoder.ca/gridbank-raises-6…

GridBank Raises $6M to Expand Video Marketplace - Decoder.ca

Montreal-based GridBank has raised $6 million in an oversubscribed seed round co-led by Version One Ventures, StandUp Ventures, and GreenSky Ventures, with participation from Anges Québec. The...

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Mappedin Raises $24.5M to Expand Indoor Mapping ⁦@mappedin⁩ decoder.ca/mappedin-raises-2…

Mappedin Raises $24.5M to Expand Indoor Mapping - Decoder.ca

Waterloo-based Mappedin has raised US$24.5 million in new funding led by Edison Partners to expand its indoor mapping technology. The company creates digital maps of complex indoor environments such...

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Denvr Charts New Path in AI Infrastructure decoder.ca/denvr-charts-new-…

Denvr Charts New Path in AI Infrastructure - Decoder.ca

Calgary-based Denvr is pursuing a distinct strategy in Canada’s rapidly expanding AI infrastructure sector, focusing on modular, scalable systems rather than large data centre developments. The...

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Built in Canada Awards Celebrate National Innovators decoder.ca/built-in-canada-a…

Built in Canada Awards Celebrate National Innovators - Decoder.ca

Build Canada and Simple Ventures hosted the inaugural Built in Canada Awards in Toronto, recognizing leading entrepreneurs and companies shaping the nation’s innovation economy. The event drew over...

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Canadian CEOs Shift Focus to Global Leadership decoder.ca/canadian-ceos-shi…

Canadian CEOs Shift Focus to Global Leadership - Decoder.ca

Canadian technology firms are prioritizing global leadership over market access, according to a new survey by the Council of Canadian Innovators. The report, based on responses from 125 CEOs, found...

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REPAY to Acquire KUBRA in $372M Deal decoder.ca/repay-to-acquire-…

REPAY to Acquire KUBRA in $372M Deal - Decoder.ca

Atlanta-based REPAY has agreed to acquire Mississauga’s KUBRA for approximately US$372 million, expanding its position in North America’s bill payments sector. KUBRA, founded in 1992, provides...

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Ecolab Acquires Calgary’s CoolIT in USD $4.75B Exit ⁦@CoolITSystems⁩ decoder.ca/ecolab-acquires-c…

Ecolab Acquires Calgary’s CoolIT in USD $4.75B Exit - Decoder.ca

Ecolab has agreed to acquire Calgary-based liquid cooling firm CoolIT Systems for approximately USD $4.75 billion, marking one of the city’s largest recent tech exits. Founded in Calgary, CoolIT has...

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Shopify Capital Nears $1.8B in Outstanding Loans ⁦@Shopify⁩ decoder.ca/shopify-capital-n…

Shopify Capital Nears $1.8B in Outstanding Loans - Decoder.ca

Shopify’s AI-powered lending arm is expanding rapidly, with Shopify Capital growing roughly 50 percent annually over the past three years. The company now deploys algorithms to identify merchants...

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Toronto Tech Week Returns With Major Speakers decoder.ca/toronto-tech-week…

Toronto Tech Week Returns With Major Speakers - Decoder.ca

Toronto Tech Week will return in 2026 with its flagship Homecoming event on May 27 at History. Organizers expect more than 15,000 attendees across 300 citywide events. Speakers include Tobi Lütke of...

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Bell Plans Canada’s Largest AI Data Centre decoder.ca/bell-plans-canada…

Bell Plans Canada’s Largest AI Data Centre - Decoder.ca

Bell Canada and the Government of Saskatchewan will build a 300-megawatt artificial intelligence data centre near Regina in the Rural Municipality of Sherwood. The facility, part of Bell AI Fabric,...

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Gumloop Raises $50M for AI Agent Platform decoder.ca/gumloop-raises-50…

Gumloop Raises $50M for AI Agent Platform - Decoder.ca

San Francisco-based startup Gumloop has raised US$50 million in Series B financing led by Benchmark, with participation from Shopify’s venture arm, First Round Capital, and Y Combinator. Founded in...

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Xanadu Seeks $390M for Quantum Manufacturing decoder.ca/xanadu-seeks-390m…

Xanadu Seeks $390M for Quantum Manufacturing - Decoder.ca

Toronto quantum computing developer Xanadu is negotiating up to US$390 million in public financing from the federal and Ontario governments to support domestic manufacturing expansion. The funding...

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BDC Expands Defence Tech Fund to $6B decoder.ca/bdc-expands-defen…

BDC Expands Defence Tech Fund to $6B - Decoder.ca

Canada’s development lender Business Development Bank of Canada has expanded its defence and security financing program to $6 billion, adding $2 billion amid rising demand from technology firms. The...

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Bank of Canada Warns Fintechs on Marketing Claims decoder.ca/bank-of-canada-wa…

Bank of Canada Warns Fintechs on Marketing Claims - Decoder.ca

The Bank of Canada has warned fintech companies not to promote their registration under the country’s new payments oversight regime as an endorsement. In guidance issued through a newsletter, the...

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