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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.

Sovra appoints new CEO Tom Spengler as it sells off “non-core businesses” to focus on government tech

August 19, 2025

Formerly known as MDF Commerce, the now-private MontrĂ©al company has also acquired Calgary’s Ontopical.

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Friendlier closes $4.5 million to help more food service operators ditch single-use containers

August 18, 2025

Guelph cleantech startup claims it has helped reuse over 3.3 million containers since 2019.

Bankruptcy docs claim faltering sales pipeline sunk Uvaro and Lighthouse Labs post acquisition

August 15, 2025

Workforce training platform Uvaro acquired coding school Lighthouse Labs this past January.

Bobbie Racette steps down as CEO of Virtual Gurus after closing undisclosed funding

August 14, 2025

COO Elliot Schneier promoted to CEO as company founder becomes president.

Federal government invests $8 million into six Québec EV battery and charging projects

August 14, 2025

NRCan funding follows a period of turmoil for QuĂ©bec’s EV sector.

BinSentry raises $68.8-million CAD Series C as it brings remote animal feed monitoring platform to Brazil 

August 13, 2025

Kitchener agtech company claims it has 100 percent year-over-year growth with no customer churn.

How Collectr bootstrapped a trading card hobby into an eight-figure business

August 13, 2025

Former Doorr founders’ new app has amassed four million users in four years, including new advisor Steve Aoki.

NordSpace breaks ground on new Atlantic Spaceport Complex in Newfoundland

August 12, 2025

Complex just outside of a small fishing town to support Canada’s first commercial space launch later this month.

OpenText replaces longtime CEO Mark Barrenechea as it considers selling off “non-core assets”

August 11, 2025

James McGourlay takes over as interim CEO after company reports stalled revenue growth in its latest earnings.

PEI BioAlliance appoints Sandpiper Ventures principal Lauren Ledwell as CEO

August 7, 2025

Ledwell succeeds retiring founder Rory Francis after 20 years leading life sciences industry group.

Crypto giant Ripple to acquire stablecoin payments platform Rail for $275 million CAD

August 7, 2025

Ripple says acquisition will help drive stablecoin innovation and adoption in global payments.

Canadian-founded Clay raises $100-million USD Series C led by Alphabet’s growth fund

August 6, 2025

Clay has grown its valuation sixfold in just over a year, from $500 million USD to $3.1 billion USD.

LiORA secures $5.1 million in seed funding to scale its soil remediation platform in the United States

August 6, 2025

Remediation platform tracks and helps clean pollution in abandoned industrial sites.

Blue J raises $167.4-million CAD Series D after AI tax research platform more than doubles revenue

August 5, 2025

Funding to bolster Toronto startup’s team expansion, product development, and market reach.

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Enabled Talent is using AI to make every job disability-inclusive

August 1, 2025

Hiring platform preps “full-scale launch” after partnering with Algoma University on accessibility tool.

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