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Weekly Investment News and Analysis

Please see what we’ve been reading in technology and ESG related investing this week. Please feel free to send us what you’ve found interesting.

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April 11, 2026: Pay Attention When Markets Rise Despite Headlines

Despite a very unpredictable news environment, markets had a good week especially in AI related names. Last week, Dow Jones rose 3%, S&P 500 gained 3.6%, Nasdaq composite was up 4.7% U.S. venture fundraising showed signs of a rebound in Q1 2026, reaching US$47.8 billion, though capital remains concentrated in a few mega-firms. Anthropic reportedthat annualized revenue surged to US$30 billion, a 58% increase since February, while its valuation reached US$350 billion. Anthropic recently completed a share tender offer, but employees sold fewer shares then expected, signaling an expectation of future valuation increases. Anthropic announced on Tuesday that it will be providing access to its unreleased Claude Mythos model to more than 40 organizations, including Apple, JPMorgan Chase and the Linux Foundation, so they can test their software for security vulnerabilities. Federal Reserve Chair Powell and Treasury Secretary Bessent summoned leaders of major U.S. banks, to discuss the cybersecurity risks from Claude Mythos, sending software stocks lower in the week. OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar expressed some concerns over the company’s 2026 IPO readiness. Concerns are also mounting that a massive US$75 billion SpaceX listing could “suck the oxygen” out of the 2026 IPO market. In Canada, Blackline Safety entered a definitive agreement to be acquired by Francisco Partners for up to $850 million ($9.00–$9.50 per share), representing a significant premium. Stack Capital closed an upsized $31.25 million private placement, totaling $40 million in gross proceeds. In news pertaining to Sophic clients, Kraken Robotics successfully demonstrated its KATFISH autonomous launch and recovery system. Replenish Nutrients appointed Steven Glover, FCPA, as Special Advisor and Director nominee, adding significant governance and audit expertise as the company transitions toward high-margin granulation. Sophic Capital believes Cybeats could be positioned to benefit from the “AI Paradox”, as the company provides the essential SBOM management layer required to handle the resulting high volume of recent AI discovered 0-day vulnerabilities.

Invesment News in the Past Weeks

September 20, 2020

It’s great to see Nuvei have a successful IPO on the TSX last week — we believe robust IPOs are a very important part of the Canadian public markets ecosystem, even as US capital markets rediscover SPACs. Canadian VC also reported strong activity.

September 13, 2020

Lots of activity in the Canadian VC space this past week, as well as Lightspeed’s NYSE debut. Sophic client, Kontrol (KNR-CSE) had positive news of another successful test of its Covid detection product, BioCloud.

September 6, 2020

We hope you’re enjoying the long weekend with your loved ones. Many high growth stocks pulled back on Thursday, and Friday to some extent – however, valuations still remain elevated. Interestingly a Financial Times piece on Friday suggested Softbank’s option trading could have been tech stocks higher over the summer.

August 30, 2020

Monday saw the one the highest number of SEC S-1 filings for high profile companies going public as we have seen in nearly fifteen years in capital markets. September, should be a very interesting month!

August 23, 2020

While the Tik-Tok drama continues to unfold, high profile companies including SpaceX, Robinhood, Airbnb, Ant Financial, Palantir move ahead to either raise capital or go public. Palantir also plans to move its headquarters from the Bay Area to Denver, which could aid the trend of tech companies being more widely located, which we believe is a tailwind for the Canadian tech ecosystem. For example, Odyssey Interactive’s founders previously worked in the United States but opted to establish the company in Canada, because of the strong startup ecosystem in Canada.

August 16, 2020

Epic Games and Facebook appear to be pushing back against app store policies, which could have far reaching implications. Several high profile companies are expected to go public this fall & Robinhood is garnering lots of attention (including, gracing the cover of this week’s Barrons).