Storyteller. Newshound. Co-wrote Losing the Signal, about BlackBerry. I cover Canadian tech/biotech/innovation for Globe & Mailhttps://bsky.app/profile/seansilcoff.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/seansilcoff.bsky.social/post/3msqhk5pzic2bBig moment for Canadian biotech, and for women’s health: AbCellera stock soars on ‘off the chart’ trial results from hot flash treatment for menopausal women https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-abcellera-stock-soars-hot-flash-treatment-menopausal-women/10 Aug 2026 15:54 +0000at://did:plc:urxreqbhgpakff4emdxm64js/app.bsky.feed.post/3msqhk5pzic2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/seansilcoff.bsky.social/post/3msayix2vi22qHas Canada’s biotech moment finally arrived? As the world’s life sciences sector rebounds, Canadian drug developers are poised to prosper. But can the sector avoid getting hollowed out by acquisitive pharma giants? /via @theglobeandmail.com https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-has-canadas-biotech-moment-finally-arrived/04 Aug 2026 12:15 +0000at://did:plc:urxreqbhgpakff4emdxm64js/app.bsky.feed.post/3msayix2vi22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/seansilcoff.bsky.social/post/3mrieifdaqk22We took an inside look at the private Muskoka conference that draws billionaires, CEOs, the odd celebrity - and this year, Mark Carney Inside the private Muskoka conference that lures Canada’s movers and shakers – including Mark Carney25 Jul 2026 17:13 +0000at://did:plc:urxreqbhgpakff4emdxm64js/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrieifdaqk22https://bsky.app/profile/seansilcoff.bsky.social/post/3mqf776pvws2aOMERS takes nine-figure loss as TouchBistro sold to Constellation Software for $100-million11 Jul 2026 17:35 +0000at://did:plc:urxreqbhgpakff4emdxm64js/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqf776pvws2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/seansilcoff.bsky.social/post/3mq53utl4os2cU of T, McMaster anchor new venture capital fund to back life sciences spinouts https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/economy/article-u-of-t-mcmaster-anchor-new-venture-capital-fund-to-back-life-sciences/08 Jul 2026 12:15 +0000at://did:plc:urxreqbhgpakff4emdxm64js/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq53utl4os2chttps://bsky.app/profile/seansilcoff.bsky.social/post/3mpqj2ejc7k2hInside the fastest-growing Canadian AI startup you’ve never heard of: a Globr & Mail feature on Ottawa-based @turbopuffer.bsky.social , founded by Shopify alumni @sirupsen.bsky.social and Justine Li. It’s raised less than US$1m and soared past US$100 million in revenues this year.03 Jul 2026 12:06 +0000at://did:plc:urxreqbhgpakff4emdxm64js/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpqj2ejc7k2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/seansilcoff.bsky.social/post/3mnvju2qvmc2bBeacon Software, a Constellation Software rival, raises $225-million to fund AI-infused consolidation play10 Jun 2026 01:13 +0000at://did:plc:urxreqbhgpakff4emdxm64js/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnvju2qvmc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/seansilcoff.bsky.social/post/3mnrp42zc2s2kNew Kinaxis CEO bets Ottawa supply chain software company will be a SaaS-pocalypse winner08 Jun 2026 12:36 +0000at://did:plc:urxreqbhgpakff4emdxm64js/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnrp42zc2s2khttps://bsky.app/profile/seansilcoff.bsky.social/post/3mltmp3u4k22x@theglobeandmail.com scoop - Nord Quantique valued at $1.4-billion as Fidelity backs Sherbrooke quantum startup, sources say. it's now the fourth Canadian-founded quantum computing company to reach a 10-figure valuation https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-nord-quantique-fidelity-sherbrooke-quantum-startup/14 May 2026 20:08 +0000at://did:plc:urxreqbhgpakff4emdxm64js/app.bsky.feed.post/3mltmp3u4k22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/seansilcoff.bsky.social/post/3mlcnyafs7c2gCanadian tech star PointClickCare has contingency plan to move to U.S. if trade war worsens https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-pointclickcare-contingency-plan-move-us-trade-war/08 May 2026 02:16 +0000at://did:plc:urxreqbhgpakff4emdxm64js/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlcnyafs7c2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/seansilcoff.bsky.social/post/3mky7on4v3s2uOMERS Ventures, Golden Ventures, Georgian, Real Ventures, Radical Ventures, other Canadian backers sitting on massive Xanadu stock returns – but they can’t sell yet https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-omers-other-canadian-backers-sitting-on-massive-xanadu-stock-returns/03 May 2026 22:34 +0000at://did:plc:urxreqbhgpakff4emdxm64js/app.bsky.feed.post/3mky7on4v3s2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/seansilcoff.bsky.social/post/3mjzpf2umw22yVancouver billionaire Ryan Beedie is good at almost everything - but he faces a succession challenge as he nears 60. My latest feature in the Globe’s ROB Magazine https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/rob-magazine/article-vancouver-billionaire-ryan-beedie-is-good-at-almost-everything/21 Apr 2026 19:22 +0000at://did:plc:urxreqbhgpakff4emdxm64js/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjzpf2umw22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/seansilcoff.bsky.social/post/3mhixgrjhzc2bCalgary’s CoolIT Systems had sold to Ecolab for $4.75-billion in one of biggest ever Canadian tech takeovers. The deal represents a massive win for KKR - and employees who participate in a share ownership program https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/technology/article-coolit-sold-to-ecolab-for-475-billion-in-one-of-biggest-ever-canadian/20 Mar 2026 16:40 +0000at://did:plc:urxreqbhgpakff4emdxm64js/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhixgrjhzc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/seansilcoff.bsky.social/post/3mgy75cu23s2lWeston family funding launch of a national digital-media startup, sources say https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-weston-family-funding-launch-national-digital-media-startup-be-giant/14 Mar 2026 00:43 +0000at://did:plc:urxreqbhgpakff4emdxm64js/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgy75cu23s2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/seansilcoff.bsky.social/post/3mfwgh3ecn22eDoes Georgian have its groove back? VC firm touts recent momentum to LPs as it aims to raise US$1-billion. Globe & Mail exclusive look at Canada’s largest independent VC firm and how it has regained its footing after a tough post pandemic bubble period. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-does-georgian-have-its-groove-back-vc-firm-touts-recent-momentum-to/28 Feb 2026 14:23 +0000at://did:plc:urxreqbhgpakff4emdxm64js/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfwgh3ecn22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/seansilcoff.bsky.social/post/3mej732yzsk2hBar-stool inspiration turns Taiv into Winnipeg’s hottest startup since SkipTheDishes: The company, which swaps ads from bar TV screens for its own commercial feed using AI, raises US$13-million after 7,432-per-cent revenue growth over three years https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-bar-stool-inspiration-turns-taiv-into-winnipegs-hottest-startup-since/10 Feb 2026 14:42 +0000at://did:plc:urxreqbhgpakff4emdxm64js/app.bsky.feed.post/3mej732yzsk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/seansilcoff.bsky.social/post/3mdokpqhwis2iCanadian media personalities Arlene Dickinson and Amber Mac cut ties with Canadian Gander Social as social media startup raises $2-million in crowdfunding campaign https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-arlene-dickinson-amber-mac-cut-ties-canadian-startup-gander-social/31 Jan 2026 00:28 +0000at://did:plc:urxreqbhgpakff4emdxm64js/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdokpqhwis2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/seansilcoff.bsky.social/post/3mdjotle72s24Globe scoop: Hootsuite CEO says ‘what we are watching unfold right now is wrong’ while defending ICE contract /via @globeandmail https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-hootsuite-ceo-letter-ice-contract/29 Jan 2026 01:58 +0000at://did:plc:urxreqbhgpakff4emdxm64js/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdjotle72s24https://bsky.app/profile/seansilcoff.bsky.social/post/3mdi7vg4yds26Last month the Globe broke the news that self-driving car software maker Waabi was raising US$750 million. The Toronto company has confirmed that as well as another big development: Uber, an early investor, plans to build a fleet of robotaxis w/Waabi https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-waabi-uber-robotaxi-fleet-uber-raquel-urtasun/28 Jan 2026 11:58 +0000at://did:plc:urxreqbhgpakff4emdxm64js/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdi7vg4yds26https://bsky.app/profile/seansilcoff.bsky.social/post/3md4fmbhlh225Globe exclusive: Amateur and youth sports-streaming service LiveBarn agrees to US$400-million private equity takeover by PE firm GTCR; deal requires federal govt signoff https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-livebarn-private-equity-takeover-amateur-sports/23 Jan 2026 19:09 +0000at://did:plc:urxreqbhgpakff4emdxm64js/app.bsky.feed.post/3md4fmbhlh225https://bsky.app/profile/seansilcoff.bsky.social/post/3md2bjjfzek2oHootsuite CEO tells employees ICE contract will stand as long as agency honours terms &conditions. "We did nothing wrong here," Irina Novoselsky says during internal call Thursday while accusing media of "fake news". latest scoop in the @theglobeandmail.com https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-hootsuite-ceo-says-ice-contract-will-stand-as-long-as-agency-honours/22 Jan 2026 22:50 +0000at://did:plc:urxreqbhgpakff4emdxm64js/app.bsky.feed.post/3md2bjjfzek2o