We Read RBCx's 2025 Canadian VC Report So You Don't Have To
Five funds captured 83% of capital. Here's what that means for founders outside the pattern.
The Gap in AI Ethics That We Need to Talk About
Responsible AI often starts with data and governance.
It should start earlier.
The real decisions shaping AI happen at the funding stage, where capital determines who gets to build, which problems matter, and whose lived experience influences design. When entire communities are overlooked, entire categories of solutions never reach the table. That exclusion becomes an ethical gap that no technical fix can correct later.
If we want AI that reflects society, we must change who gets the chance to shape it.
Responsible AI begins with access.
Access begins with funding.
Curated Circle Insights: The Future of Inclusive and Accessible Funding
On November 18, we brought together founders, funders, and ecosystem partners at the Ontario Brain Institute for a Curated Circle on inclusive and accessible funding. What emerged was a clear, collective truth: the current system is fragmented, extractive, and difficult to navigate, and the ecosystem is ready for something better. This recap captures the themes, tensions, and opportunities shared that night, along with a first look at the solution InclusifAI is building to bring clarity, connection, and fairness to the path to capital.
Canada’s Budget 2025 and the Future of Inclusive Funding
Canada’s Budget 2025 commits nearly one trillion dollars to strengthening the country’s innovation ecosystem. It is one of the most significant investments in tech, AI, and early stage venture support we have ever seen. But despite this unprecedented momentum, access to capital in Canada remains unequal, fragmented, and difficult to navigate. Founders still spend countless hours searching for opportunities instead of building their companies, and many continue to be left out of the system entirely.
This moment calls for more than investment. It calls for clarity, trust, and accessible pathways to capital.
It calls for funding infrastructure that makes the system transparent, organized, and consistent across programs.
InclusifAI is building that infrastructure.
In this post, we explore what Budget 2025 means for founders and funders, why inclusive funding must become a national priority, and how Canada can position itself as a global leader in fair, transparent, and accessible innovation.