Despite occasional diplomatic friction, four Canadian deep-tech firms—Ranovus, Nord Quantique, Photonic, and Xanadu—are advancing collaborations with the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). The firms are participating in DARPA initiatives exploring next-generation computing, seeing the partnership as a gateway to broader U.S. government contracts.
Founders say these ties remain unaffected by cross-border tensions and praise DARPA’s role in de-risking frontier technology. They contrast it with Canadian policy, where startups often struggle to convert federal R&D support into procurement. Washington favours its own innovators; Canada, bound by trade rules, often hesitates.
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