Canadian startups face a home-market adoption problem, CentML co-founder says

While early adopters, customers, and partners can play a key role in a startup’s success, finding them at home can often be a big challenge for Canadian technology companies. Count Toronto-based CentML—which was acquired by US chip giant Nvidia last year in a deal that could reportedly top $400 million USD—among this group. “You don’t even get a chance, you don’t get into the door, even if you have connections.” Gennady Pekhimenko, Nvidia CentML developed software designed to help AI models run