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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.

Six years later, Questrade can finally launch Canada’s newest bank

November 3, 2025

Online brokerage to launch Questbank in 2026 after waiting six years for Schedule 1 license.

Gander Social raises $1 million to build a Canadian alternative to X and Meta

November 3, 2025

More than 1,300 investors backed sovereign social media platform in just over a week.

Black-led startups secure record-breaking $400,000 at DMZ’s Black Innovation Summit

October 31, 2025

OutreachGenius, Happly.AI among winners taking home more money than ever before.

Maritime Launch gets $10-million loan from EDC to build Nova Scotia spaceport

October 31, 2025

Spaceport Nova Scotia is developing the required infrastructure for future orbital missions.

Sparrow BioAcoustics raises $10 million to scale smartphone stethoscopes across North America

October 31, 2025

Healthtech startup’s app turns smartphones into a Health Canada-approved stethoscope.

Waabi’s self-driving system now powers Volvo’s new autonomous truck

October 30, 2025

Waabi Driver integrated into the Volvo VNL as companies look to commercialize self-driving trucks.

Solink expands Ottawa headquarters as it targets 1,000 employees by 2030

October 30, 2025

Surveillance tech firm doubles its footprint and boosts production as it aims for global leadership.

Maket secures $3.4 million to make floor planning quicker with AI

October 29, 2025

AI-powered architecture platform is preparing to launch its 2.0 version next year.

Arca strikes 10-year carbon removal deal with Microsoft

October 29, 2025

For the second time this year, Microsoft has partnered with a Vancouver carbon capture startup.

Hootsuite lays off 20 percent of its global workforce

October 29, 2025

The social media management platform was recognized as a BC anchor company last week.

Ottawa pushes to become Canada’s defence innovation hub

October 28, 2025

Invest Ottawa unveils strategy it hopes will unlock $3 billion in investment across the National Capital Region.

Industry group Technation and tech hub OneEleven tap new leadership after months-long searches

October 28, 2025

Kevin d’Entremont now heads Technation, OneEleven appoints Manny Kalia as managing director.

Untether AI files for bankruptcy following AMD acquihire

October 27, 2025

Bankruptcy filing reveals $128 million owed to creditors, including early backer Radical Ventures.

Evan Solomon speaks into a microphone while gesturing his hand.

The feds are picking Canadian tech winners through MOUs

October 27, 2025

Plus: Aidan Gomez says Cohere could IPO “soon.”

Techskis returns to the slopes in March 2026

October 24, 2025

Startups can pitch venture investors on the chairlift before shredding in the Blue Mountains.

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