Shows
Ask AIHow is AXL Venture Studio Flipping the Script on AI Startups?Daniel Wigdor, Co-founder and CEO of AXL Venture Studio, joins the Ask AI podcast to discuss how their approach is reshaping the way AI companies are built in Canada, why chat interfaces are selling AI models short, how human-centric computing gives Canada a real edge in the global race for applied AI, and how a scientific approach to product-market-fit is opening the door for a new generation of non-technical AI founders.
2026-01-2730 min
The AI North BriefThe Infrastructure Trap: Is Canada Building the Wrong Thing?Send us a textAI North Brief | Episode 4: The Landlord TrapThe Lead Canada is committing billions to the Sovereign AI Compute Strategy, but a fundamental rift has emerged in the national AI Task Force. While Ottawa builds data centers, critics argue we are becoming "landlords" in an economy where foreign giants own the actual house.The Core Tension We analyze the warning from Daniel Wigdor (CEO of AXL) that foundational models and infrastructure are on a path to commoditization...
2026-01-1511 min
Shaye GanamDaniel Wigdor is a computer scientist at the University of TorontoInvestors fear an AI bubble. What about computer scientists?
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2025-12-0810 min
CanadianSME Small Business PodcastThe Future of AI in Canada: From Brain Drain to Brain GainWelcome to the CanadianSME Small Business Podcast, hosted by Maheen Bari. In this episode, we explore the intersection of world-class AI research and commercialization, tackling Canada’s long-standing challenge of scaling its own innovations.Joining us is Dr. Daniel Wigdor, Co-Founder and CEO at AXL, a Canadian venture studio dedicated to turning applied AI research into scalable companies. Daniel shares how AXL’s Catalyst model, strategic partnerships, and bold vision aim to close Canada’s commercialization gap and shape a sovereign AI future.Key Highlights:1. Canada’s AI Gap: Daniel explains the risks of losin...
2025-09-1822 min
CEO Global Network PodcastDaniel Wigdor, CEO of AXL - Unlocking Human Potential with AIIn this episode of the CEO Global Network Podcast, host John Wilson sits down with Daniel Wigdor - Professor, inventor, tech entrepreneur, and CEO of AXL: Human Potential, AI Super Powered.Daniel shares insights on why Canada leads in AI research but struggles to commercialize it, the missing “middle layer” of applied research, and how AXL is bridging that gap. He discusses misconceptions about AI, what it truly means to unlock human potential, and how AI can empower - not replace - people.They also dive into Daniel’s journey...
2025-09-1513 min
The BetaKit Podcast ChannelThe former Meta employee trying to stop Canada's AI brain drain"A win for AXL is that, ten years from now, instead of nine of the top ten biggest and most successful companies in the world being on the West Coast of the United States, half of them are in Toronto." Dr. Daniel Wigdor has a lofty goal: help launch 50 AI companies in the next five years *and* keep them in Canada. Is it enough to stop our country's AI brain drain? The entrepreneur, computer science professor, and former Meta and Microsoft employee joins to discuss his new venture studio AXL, and why Canada is so bad at...
2025-08-2256 min
The Hard Part with Evan McCannDaniel Wigdor from AXLDaniel Wigdor is the Co-Founder and CEO of AXL.AXL is a Canadian venture studio transforming world-class research into high-growth companies that shape the future of applied AI. Led by seasoned tech entrepreneurs and applied AI experts, AXL’s mission is to ensure Canada’s top breakthroughs are built and scaled at home. By connecting academia with real market demand and full-stack venture creation, AXL helps Canada move from invention to impact, anchoring talent, intellectual property, and long-term economic value within the country.Daniel is also...
2025-08-0843 min
Tech Snippets Today with Joseph RaczynskiBuilding the Future of AI - Inside AXL’s Ambitious Mission with Dr. Daniel WigdorStep into the heart of Canada’s AI revolution with Dr. Daniel Wigdor—professor, inventor, and co-founder & CEO of AXL, one of the country’s most ambitious venture studios. In this episode, we uncover how AXL is transforming world-class research into high-growth companies and why its mission to launch 50 AI-powered ventures in five years could reshape Canada’s innovation landscape.Why Listen?Visionary Leadership: Dr. Daniel Wigdor is not just an academic—he’s a serial entrepreneur whose inventions have reached billions of devices worldwide and who’s raised over $100 million in funding for his ventures.C...
2025-07-2123 min
Crime Fix with Angenette LevyDiddy's Ex-Girlfriend Cassie Fires Back at Rapper's Gag Order BidLawyers for Sean "Diddy" Combs have asked the judge presiding over his racketeering and sex trafficking case to issue a gag order preventing witnesses in the case from discussing it publicly. The move comes after a man named Courtney Burgess claimed he possessed videos of Combs engaged in sex acts with celebrities - including two minors - and that he testified in front of the grand jury. Cassie Ventura's lawyer, Douglas Wigdor, has asked Judge Arun Submaranian to deny Combs' request. Law&Crime's Angenette Levy looks at the issue in this episode of Crime Fix — a daily show covering the...
2024-11-0820 min
XReality Podcast: Uncover Opportunities for Spatial and XR AISpatial AI for Creators - with Paul HooverHi, welcome to XReality Podcast, I am the host Dominique Wu, and beside me is the co-host Christine Ingaldson.
Each week, we will have conversations with industry leaders to explore the unexpected connections and opportunities between diverse sectors and the world of Spatial AI and XR. Today our guest is Paul Hoover.
Paul Hoover is on a mission: to live on the cutting edge of technology and steer human-computer interaction toward a preferred future.
Since 2003, Paul has been at the forefront of innovative computing technologies. He started his journey with...
2024-07-281h 17
The Medical Muse PodcastEp 6 - Dr. Erica Wigdor, D.O.Dr. Erica Wigdor, DO is an Internal Medicine physician in the Fort Lauderdale area. She attended medical school at Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and completed her Internal Medicine residency at Broward Health Medical Center. She is now a practicing physician who provides special emphasis on preventative medicine and nutrition.For more information visit Dr. Wigdor’s social media pages:Instagram: @doctordiariesTikTok: @doctordiariesTwitter: DrEricaWigdor—Hosts: Daniel Epstein & Raj KavadiProducer: Timothy CroweSocial Media Director: Anja Von Der OstenMusic: Foximusic.com
2021-07-0755 min