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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.

Lightspeed reduces staff by 10 percent in suite of cost-cutting steps following Dax Dasilva’s return

April 3, 2024

Layoffs part of company’s reorganization strategy following a disappointing response to Q3 earnings.

A|I: The AI Times – Canadian pension manager to co-lead deal valuing Cohere at $5 billion

April 3, 2024

Plus: Feds broaden foreign investment scrutiny; Why Apple bought DarwinAI.

BeniPlus secures $1.1 million to simplify employee benefits

April 2, 2024

BeniPlus offers a wallet system for employees to allocate benefits depending on their needs.

Feds, Québec commit $16 million to create an AI computing cluster at Université Laval

April 2, 2024

The funding follows recent calls to increase Canada’s AI computing power.

S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Peek inside Canva’s battle plan against Adobe

April 2, 2024

Plus: Ontario school boards sue social media giants for $4.5B.

Helika launches $50-million accelerator for Web3 and traditional gaming studios

April 1, 2024

Helika secured $10.8 million CAD in Series A funding last month.

F|T: The FinTech Times – Sam Bankman-Fried gets 25 years

April 1, 2024

Plus: Mogo backs Kaos in WonderFi boardroom battle.

Fusion Pharma

H|T: The Healthtech Times – AstraZeneca pays $2B for Hamilton biopharma firm

March 28, 2024

Plus: Neuralink’s first human subject shows off abilities on livestream.

Tobi Lütke Shopify

R|T: The Retail Times – Tobi Lutke granted a nine-figure Shopify compensation package

March 28, 2024

Plus: Sonder faces class action, Busbud continues LATAM push.

A|I: The AI Times – Cohere seeks big-time valuation despite small-time revenue

March 27, 2024

Plus: Canada’s underinvestment in computing threatens its AI advantage.

Dialogue

Dialogue acquires IP, other assets of fellow digital health platform Koble

March 26, 2024

Deal is hoped to strengthen Dialogue’s support for women’s healthcare.

Earned wage startup ZayZoon brings on two new backers with Series B extension

March 26, 2024

The extension brings the FinTech startup’s Series B round to nearly $50 million USD.

S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Constellation wants underperforming Canadian companies

March 26, 2024

Plus: NowVertical resolves dispute with founder and Reddit’s big debut.

Québec to invest nearly $42 million in new AgTech innovation centre

March 25, 2024

The centre will include laboratories, technological workshops, and a greenhouse complex.

Canada flags and wind turbine

Idealist Capital receives $50 million from Canada Growth Fund

March 25, 2024

Idealist is the first cleantech investor to receive backing from the $15-billion fund.

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