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Canadian Startup News & Tech Innovation

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By Alex Riehl November 29, 2024

Major Canadian news orgs sue OpenAI for copyright infringement

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By Alex Riehl November 28, 2024

Canada’s Competition Bureau targets Google for anti-competitive practices

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By Douglas Soltys November 27, 2024

Charles Mandel always filed on time

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Women in tech banner | BetaKit

By Madison McLauchlan November 19, 2024

Women VCs are now earning more at the highest levels (if they can reach them)

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Montreal banner | BetaKit

By Madison McLauchlan November 14, 2024

‘It’s life or death’: Québec ecosystem frustrated after IQ suspends early-stage program

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By Josh Scott December 9, 2024

Cyder closes $1.5 million to fuel launch of loyalty platform for credit unions

FinTech startup’s backers include MaRS IAF, Aperture, Desjardins, Arlene Dickinson.

Tenstorrent and Hyundai

By Douglas Soltys December 9, 2024

Foreign and domestic AI with Tenstorrent and Cohere

Plus: Canada Post strike didn’t slow Shopify’s BFCM weekend.

SAAS NORTH 2024

By Douglas Soltys December 8, 2024

Lessons in leadership, hiring, and AI from SAAS NORTH 2024

Also discussed: how to make leather from mushrooms. SAAS NORTH 2024 was crazy.

By Josh Scott December 6, 2024

Benevity reports over $140 million donated through its platform this Giving Tuesday

Calgary company sees dip in total donations, but rise in volunteering compared to 2023.

By Madison McLauchlan December 6, 2024

Aramis Biotechnologies secures $80 million CAD for vaccine development do-over

Former staffers from Medicago get another shot at vaccine development with renewed backing from federal government.

Jim Keller pointing at a graph

By Isabelle Kirkwood December 6, 2024

Jeff Bezos bets on Tenstorrent, Questrade and Wealthsimple trade markets, Shopify’s big BFCM

Test your knowledge of Canadian tech news with The BetaKit Quiz for Dec. 6, 2024.

By Josh Scott December 6, 2024

Cohere secures federal backing to build multibillion-dollar Canadian AI data centre

This marks the first investment through the new Canadian Sovereign AI Compute Strategy.

Mississauga Startup Showcase

By Jacqueline Loganathan December 6, 2024

Mississauga’s rising entrepreneurs are cleaning water, transforming legal services, and making robot EV chargers

Sauga Startup Showcase recognizes promising startups.

By Madison McLauchlan December 6, 2024

KisoJi raises $57-million CAD Series B to advance antibody cancer therapy

Montréal-based biotech company using AI to boost antibody identification platform.

By Josh Scott December 5, 2024

Federal government outlines $2 billion in AI compute spending commitment

Strategy includes $1.3 billion for computing infrastructure and $700 million for AI data centres.

By Alex Riehl December 5, 2024

Trexo Robotics has helped children with disabilities take 100 million steps

Device is meant to assist those with cerebral palsy and other leg mobility-affecting conditions.

By Josh Scott December 4, 2024

Musical AI partners with India’s Beatoven.ai to create “fully licensed” AI song generator

Music tech startups join forces to compensate IP holders for songs created with AI.

BDC

By Alex Riehl December 4, 2024

BDC launches program to help small businesses access financing to adopt AI

Program includes cybersecurity assessment and workflow automation assistance.

By Madison McLauchlan December 4, 2024

Sheertex maker SRTX gets $35 million CAD backing from IQ to grow manufacturing operations in Québec

STRX looking to close $70-million CAD convertible note financing round before end of year.

Amy Olah

By Isabelle Kirkwood December 4, 2024

Markets change. Venture debt doesn’t have to.

CIBC Innovation Banking’s Amy Olah on why venture debt stays steady, even when markets don’t.

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SAAS NORTH 2024

Marie Chevrier Schwartz speaking at SAAS NORTH 2024.

SAAS NORTH 2024 Inovia Chris Arsenault

Elevate FinTech Stage 2024

Xatoms' Diana Virgovicova and Matt Damon

SAAS NORTH 2024

Marie Chevrier Schwartz speaking at SAAS NORTH 2024.

SAAS NORTH 2024 Inovia Chris Arsenault

Elevate FinTech Stage 2024

Xatoms' Diana Virgovicova and Matt Damon

Podcasts

Lessons in leadership, hiring, and AI from SAAS NORTH 2024

by Douglas Soltys

Also discussed: how to make leather from mushrooms. SAAS NORTH 2024 was crazy.

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Podcasts

The DOJ wants to take Google Chrome away, Rob Kenedi wants to decelerate tech

by Douglas Soltys

After a decade of quiet dominance, the browser space is suddenly filled with uncertainty.

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Podcasts

The story of Sampler (live at SAAS NORTH 2024)

by Douglas Soltys

“I’m using failure with intent today, because I don’t want to be ashamed of saying failure.”

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The state of Canadian software in 2024

by Douglas Soltys

Inovia’s Chris Arsenault came to SAAS NORTH armed with data and perspective.

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Canadian Startup News, Podcasts

Addressing Canada’s speed of financial innovation

by Douglas Soltys

Koho, Borrowell, Manzil—plus the Department of Finance—talk product velocity, risks & opportunity.

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Alexis Ohanian and Matt Damon can help Xatoms clean water around the world

by Douglas Soltys

Diana Virgovicova explains how she’s using quantum chemistry, grants, and celebrity to solve a global problem.

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