The Rundown 7/20/26: TouchBistro’s Collapse, Meta’s $13B AI Bet, and Canada’s Defence Boom

Podcast: Tank Talks By Ripple Ventures · Ripple Ventures

Opublikowano: 2026-07-20

Matt Cohen is joined by John Ruffolo for another hard-hitting Tank Talks: The Rundown, covering the biggest stories shaping Canadian technology, venture capital, defence, and artificial intelligence. They break down TouchBistro’s dramatic fall from Canadian tech darling to a roughly $100 million exit, examining how inflated valuations, founder transitions, and restrictive financing can leave a company with nowhere to go. The conversation also explores Dominion Dynamics’ major defence technology funding round, Meta’s $13 billion AI data centre investment in Alberta, and the growing open-weight AI movement that could threaten the business models and valuations of OpenAI, Anthropic, and ot...