BetaKit - Canadian Startup News & Tech Innovation
Canadian Tech & Startup News
  • About
  • Advertise
  • Members
  • Contact
BetaKit - Canadian Tech & Startup News
Canadian Tech & Startup News
  • News
    • Latest News
    • By Topics
      • Funding
      • Acquisitions
      • Layoffs
      • VC
      • Events
      • Markets
      • Reports
      • Impact
    • By Verticals
      • AI
      • FinTech
      • SaaS
      • Retail
      • Healthtech
      • Cleantech
      • Deep Tech
      • Defence Tech
    • By Regions
      • Toronto
      • Montréal
      • Vancouver
      • Waterloo Region
      • Ottawa
      • Calgary
      • Prairies
      • Atlantic Canada
  • Podcast
  • Newsletter
  • Guides
    • TTW 2026
    • Wildfire
  • Most Ambitious
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.

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.

Lastwall raises $16 million to defend critical infrastructure in cyberspace

May 27, 2026

CEO says modern cyber warfare involves targets once considered off limits.

WonderFi clears final regulatory hurdle to be acquired by Robinhood

May 26, 2026

More than a year after inking the deal, it’s finally slated to close on June 1.

From the ashes of Ubisoft Halifax, an indie studio rises to revive Atlantic Canada’s gaming industry

May 22, 2026

Besszong is figuring out the mechanics of its debut game, and how to run a studio with no money.

Intuit

Intuit lays off 17 percent of its global workforce

May 21, 2026

TurboTax parent puts resources behind “big bets” that come with strategic AI focus.

Canadian angel investment falls to five-year low, but women investors gain ground

May 21, 2026

NACO says women now represent 40 percent of members in participating Canadian angel networks.

Quantum Bridge raises $8 million USD to prepare for “Q-Day”

May 21, 2026

Series A funding will help U of T spinout scale its Q-Day-ready encryption method.

Sagard spins up new $150-million USD AI fund

May 20, 2026

New fund will target companies helping accelerate AI adoption in financial services and other sectors.

portrait of aidan gomez speaking at event

Cohere acquires second company with German ties in Reliant AI

May 19, 2026

Acquisition is intended to accelerate entry into the healthcare sector.

Feds back new group embedding graduate researchers with Canadian companies

May 14, 2026

TICAN will work with firms to identify R&D challenges, then find grads who can solve the problem.

Semiconductor

CMC Microsystems picks 11 winners for $10.7-million edge computing challenge

May 14, 2026

Funding comes through FABrIC network, which aims to grow Canada’s advanced semiconductor capabilities.

Ian Crosby is back with a new accounting startup for the agentic AI era

May 14, 2026

Three-time Canadian founder raises $10 million USD for San Francisco-based Synthetic.

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.

Posts pagination
1 2 3 4 … 88
BetaKit Logo

The publication of record for Canadian tech and startup news since 2012. Learn more

  • Advertise With Us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Become a Member
  • Terms of Use
  • Get In Touch
© 2012-2025 BetaKit Incorporated. All Rights Reserved.
Back to top
  • News
    • Latest News
    • By Topics
      • Funding
      • Acquisitions
      • Layoffs
      • VC
      • Events
      • Markets
      • Reports
      • Impact
    • By Verticals
      • AI
      • FinTech
      • SaaS
      • Retail
      • Healthtech
      • Cleantech
      • Deep Tech
      • Defence Tech
    • By Regions
      • Toronto
      • Montréal
      • Vancouver
      • Waterloo Region
      • Ottawa
      • Calgary
      • Prairies
      • Atlantic Canada
  • Podcast
  • Newsletter
  • Guides
    • TTW 2026
    • Wildfire
  • Most Ambitious
  • About
  • Advertise
  • Members
  • Contact