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Alex Riehl

Alex Riehl

Alex Riehl is an Ottawa-based staff writer and newsletter curator at BetaKit. His main interests are in tech, gaming, and sports. You can follow his sports takes @alexriehl.com on Bluesky and reach him by email Alex.Riehl@betakit.com or Signal: @riehlalex.99.

leaders from Vena and Morpheo stanf together with their arms around one another's shoulders.

Vena Solutions set to acquire Morpheo AI in agentic capability push

July 28, 2026

Toronto startups combine to deepen the role of AI in financial planning and analysis. 

Sonder brand bought out of bankruptcy by TravelAI

July 27, 2026

Vancouver-based agentic travel company resurrects Canadian-founded unicorn as affiliate booking site.

A close-up shot of a computer motherboard.

Semiconductor industry says Canada needs a better plan for sovereign silicon

July 27, 2026

Canada’s Semiconductor Council wants federal AI strategy to include dedicated semiconductor plan.

Christopher Nolan working with an IMAC camera.

Q&A: How The Odyssey’s new IMAX cameras were designed in Canada

July 23, 2026

IMAX Theatres’ global president says the Canadian film company wants to redesign its projection technology next.

A basket filled with fruit bearing the GrubMarket logo.

San Francisco-based GrubMarket acquires online grocery service SPUD 

July 21, 2026

Acquisition expands online farmers market’s reach across British Columbia and Alberta.

Two hockey players face off on the ice

The social network that wants to help athletes succeed after sport

July 21, 2026

Former hockey pro Kirsten Toth raises $1.7 million USD to build networking platform just for athletes.

How Venford says its digital-twin tech successfully predicted Spain’s World Cup win

July 20, 2026

The young Toronto startup develops software for policy planning.

Assent CEO Michael Southworth in front of the company's Ottawa headquarters.

Assent makes first acquisition deal with purchase of German firm IPoint

July 9, 2026

Ottawa centaur says deal will help expand its supply-chain compliance platform.

MDA Space will buy 567-million-euro majority stake in French satellite company

July 9, 2026

Acquisition will create one of the largest space-based geointelligence businesses in the world, MDA says.

OpenText lays off two percent of its workforce

July 8, 2026

Roughly 400 global employees are now out of work, but OpenText says Canadian impact is “minimal.”

Evan Solomon speaks on stage with bright lights behind him.

Winnipeg adtech Taiv among recipients of PrairiesCAN AI adoption funding

July 8, 2026

Canada’s AI minister announces $10.2 million for six Manitoba businesses.

a group of five people is meeting in a board room with the logo of the Well Health company on the wall

Well Health to spin out and publicly list pure-play software business on TSXV

July 7, 2026

Vancouver-based healthtech has been preparing to spin out Wellstar since 2024. 

four people in business casual clothing post together.

Canada’s telco and banking incumbents form AI consortium

July 7, 2026

Scotiabank, Sun Life, Telus, and Lightworks team up to build AI infrastructure at the enterprise level.

Francois Phillipe Champagne on stage at All IN

Canada’s real-time rail system will launch this year after achieving “critical milestone”

July 7, 2026

After years of consultations and delays, finance minister approves the RTR system’s bylaw and rules.

A transport truck zooms down a freeway

Descartes cruises into Latin America with acquisition of last-mile management platform Drivin

July 6, 2026

Waterloo-based logistics tech firm makes its 37th acquisition since 2016.

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