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By Jon Fingas April 25, 2025

Every platform promise #CDNtech cares about in the 2025 federal election

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By Madison McLauchlan April 21, 2025

At World Summit AI, cautious tone of researchers drowned out by cutthroat adoption race

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By Douglas Soltys April 20, 2025

How Toronto Tech Week plans to host 10,000 people this June

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By Josh Scott April 16, 2025

Innovobot unveils “refreshed” deep tech VC fund under Neha Khera’s leadership

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Finance minister Francois Phillipe Champagne at ALL IN.

By Alex Riehl April 15, 2025

Federal government launches loan facility to support enterprises impacted by tariffs

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By Isabelle Kirkwood April 25, 2025

Shopify is poaching customers, Aidan Gomez is on the board, and Canada is getting hosed

Test your knowledge of Canadian tech news with The BetaKit Quiz for Apr. 25, 2025.

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By Jon Fingas April 25, 2025

Every platform promise #CDNtech cares about in the 2025 federal election

Taxes, reduced US dependency, and AI investment are major ballot-box issues

By Alex Riehl April 25, 2025

Prime Minister Mark Carney almost worked at Shopify: former exec

Former CPO Craig Miller says Carney offered president role in 2020, but turned it down for Brookfield.

By Alex Riehl April 25, 2025

Nagar Rahmani joins EnerTech Capital as Weston family-associated Wittington Ventures promotes from within

Rahmani will actively source Canadian deal flow, while Wittington prepares to spin up a new fund.

By Josh Scott April 24, 2025

7Gen charges up with $48 million in debt from UK’s Zenobē to help more Canadian firms adopt EVs

7Gen claimed that this is the largest private EV debt financing in Canadian history.

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By Alex Riehl April 24, 2025

Healwell shakes up C-suite following Well Health takeover, shifts CEO Alexander Dobranowski to president

Healwell’s new CEO and chief commercial officer both come from its latest acquisition, Orion Health.

By Jon Fingas April 24, 2025

Trulioo sees “significant growth” in Asia-Pacific region soon after entering market

Identity tech company rode a wave of demand from online stores and FinTech firms.

By Madison McLauchlan April 23, 2025

Frank And Oak selling brand, closing all stores following second insolvency filing

Embattled retailer with ties to Montréal tech set to shutter stores on May 18.

By Josh Scott April 23, 2025

Canadian-founded Fluent Ventures bets on global startups with $40-million USD early-stage VC program

Fluent sees Canada as “a core geography” as firm eyes innovation beyond Silicon Valley.

Ontario Minister of Colleges Nolan Quinn announcing a STEM investment at McMaster University.

By Alex Riehl April 23, 2025

Government of Ontario investing $750 million in STEM programs to bolster talent pool in face of tariff threats

Commitment anticipated to support more than 20,000 STEM seats across the province per year.

Remarkable 2025

By Siri Agrell April 23, 2025

Can Canada become the best in the world at using AI?

Commercialization is a national imperative at Remarkable 2025.

R2 affordable car model from Rivian

By Jon Fingas April 22, 2025

Electric vehicle maker Rivian elects Cohere CEO Aidan Gomez to board of directors

Rivian looks to integrate AI as it branches into more affordable models in the next few years.

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By Josh Scott April 22, 2025

1Password expands Extended Access Management platform with agentic AI security

Co-CEO says the rise of AI agents has created business security concerns.

By Alex Riehl April 22, 2025

FundThrough acquires American company Ampla alongside fresh Series B funding

Macroeconomic uncertainty inspired invoice factoring platform to raise $34.6 million CAD.

By Madison McLauchlan April 22, 2025

Latest Google for Startups Accelerator cohort makes AI de facto entry requirement

Montréal-based companies lead the pack of B2B SaaS startups selected for 10-week program.

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Toronto Tech Week

PebbleOS smartwatches Core 2 Duo and Core Time 2

Katherine Homuth SRTX founder

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Cohere's three co-founders posing for a picture.

Toronto Tech Week

PebbleOS smartwatches Core 2 Duo and Core Time 2

Katherine Homuth SRTX founder

CFIN

Cohere's three co-founders posing for a picture.

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How Toronto Tech Week plans to host 10,000 people this June

by Douglas Soltys

From tweet to volunteer-run non-profit: inaugural Toronto Tech Week will feature over 100 events.

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Inside Eric Migicovsky’s crazy journey to relaunch Pebble

by Douglas Soltys

A decade after the first Pebble, Canada’s wearables king is back making smartwatches for himself.

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Katherine Homuth revisited

by Douglas Soltys

SRTX founder’s comments on fundraising & “losing her voice” worth revisiting with her impending departure.

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Canadian foodtech has a scale-up problem

by Douglas Soltys

CFIN CEO Dana McCauley says Canada has “orphaned” the companies that feed us.

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AI roundup: Cohere commands attention, Apple Intelligence delays, a vibe coding PSA

by Douglas Soltys

Plus: Telus announces “Sovereign AI” data centre (powered by Nvidia).

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