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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.

A collage of Waive's two co-founders

Waive Medical targets US expansion after graduating Google for Startups

June 9, 2026

Healthtech company is the first and only Google for Startups graduate based in Sudbury.

A man in a UniUni uniform delivers a package

New lawsuit accuses UniUni of sabotaging rival’s deliveries after lost contract

June 8, 2026

Richmond, BC-based last-mile delivery company denies allegations as it prepares to go public.

Jay V on stage at Toronto Tech Week

Q&A: OpenCode’s founder on how the AI agent went from zero to 8 million users in a year

June 8, 2026

Jay V talks key growth decisions and agentic AI’s next wave of adoption.

From left to right, Ben Bergen, Vass Bednar, and Grace Lee Reynolds.

Canada’s AI strategy draws mixed reviews from across tech ecosystem

June 4, 2026

Viewpoints differ, but experts aligned that strategy needs clearer timelines and greater detail.

Evan Solomon speaking into a microphone.

Canada’s AI strategy contains $2.3 billion in spending but few details on new privacy regulations

June 4, 2026

Delayed strategy promises plan to encourage Canadians to reinvest tech investment gains in AI startups.

Shopify ups share buyback program as activist investors question AI policies

June 3, 2026

Canadian e-commerce giant’s stock price is down nearly 27 percent since the beginning of the year. 

Stablecoins will eventually “leapfrog” real-time rail payments, finance leaders say

June 2, 2026

Panelists at the 2026 Canadian Finance Summit agreed that stablecoins present better value than RTR payments.

Robinhood officially enters Canada, following WonderFi acquisition

June 2, 2026

WonderFi’s president and CEO departed following the close of the deal.

Version One Ventures raises $108 million USD across two new funds

June 2, 2026

But Vancouver-based deep tech investor is increasingly looking outside of Canada.

Leaked draft of Canada’s AI strategy reportedly reveals plans for tech growth fund

June 1, 2026

Draft policy promises more funding for AI Compute Access Fund and Canada’s network of AI institutes.

A headshot of Isabelle Hudon

BDC extends Isabelle Hudon’s mandate as CEO through 2030

June 1, 2026

Crown corporation’s board chair says Hudon will help shape its next five-year strategy.

Questrade’s Salim Naran doesn’t understand why more people aren’t using AI for personal finance

May 29, 2026

At Toronto Tech Week, Naran said uptake of AI tools for financial management is “surprisingly low.”

Som Seif on stage during Toronto Tech Week

Purpose CEO Som Seif says “self-centred” finance industry is killing competition

May 28, 2026

Amidst battle with OSC, Seif claims incumbents wield the regulated nature of the financial industry against change.

Investor burn books and FaceTiming Serena Williams: three founder fundraising stories from Homecoming

May 27, 2026

CEOs of Float, Neo Financial, and Rebel told Homecoming attendees how they courted investors.

Andrew Macdonald and Satish Kanwar on stage Toronto Tech Week's Homecoming event.

Uber’s president doesn’t know what the company’s 10.5 million drivers will be doing in 15 years

May 27, 2026

Andrew Macdonald tells Toronto Tech Week’s Homecoming that the gig app’s labour pool may soon start to shrink.

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