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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.

Canadian VC sees lowest quarterly deal count in nearly a decade

May 13, 2026

CVCA report says growth capital constriction may push more companies to other funding outlets.

Canadian-founded Opennote acquired by San Francisco-based Reducto

May 12, 2026

Reducto says it will bring on the Y Combinator alum’s entire team.

Nmbr team

Nmbr says it’s reshaping payroll competition in Canada. Now it wants to go worldwide

May 12, 2026

With a presence in every province, Nmbr CEO Simon Bourgeois says it’s time to think internationally.

MDA Space aims to deliver up to 400 satellites per year after Montréal facility expansion

May 11, 2026

After two years of construction, company has doubled its manufacturing floor space.

Can Ottawa become Photonic Valley?

May 11, 2026

Plus: Are you tokenmaxxing? Tell us.

Canada won’t pursue national semiconductor strategy, AI minister says

May 8, 2026

Canada is the only G7 country without a standalone strategy. Industry groups are urging action.

Canada to create AI and Labour Advisory Council, Solomon says

May 8, 2026

Advisory group stems from a desire to maintain regular contact with labour leaders following initial meetings.

Bobbie Racette built her new startup around a simple idea: be the support she never had

May 7, 2026

At NACO Summit, she said Tapwi will be her way to open doors for the next generation.

Koho close to securing banking licence, hopes to launch telco product, CEO says

May 6, 2026

At NACO Summit, Daniel Eberhard compares the future of Koho to Chinese “super apps.”

“The math is not mathing”: How AI bubble fears are changing Canadian VCs’ investment approach

May 5, 2026

Leaders from Wittington, McRock, and IRV clash on whether AI is a bubble, but agree some things do not add up.

Ottawa plans to spin off federal semiconductor facility into “commercial entity”

May 4, 2026

The NRC’s Canadian Photonics Fabrication Centre is the only facility of its kind in North America.

Q&A: Why the threat of Anthropic’s Mythos demonstrates the need for sovereign AI

May 4, 2026

CIRA VP Jon Ferguson on how the Project Glasswing preview could leave Canadian firms out in the cold.

Former defence minister Harjit Sajjan’s new startup lays groundwork for public listing

May 1, 2026

Juno Industries has secured $12 million in commitments to list on TSVX in reverse takeover deal.

Canadian co-founded Featherless AI secures $20 million USD to build open-source AI infrastructure

April 30, 2026

Company can deploy more than 30,000 open-source AI models through a single API.

AI developers not meeting the needs of LGBTQ+ users, report suggests

April 29, 2026

Industry group says some survey responses from AI developers were malicious, hateful, and homophobic.

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