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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.

How PeerSupport.io is helping Yukon docs send referrals using only their voice

February 27, 2026

Clinicians can tell CoWork to send referrals, renew prescriptions, finish notes, and more.

Real estate investment platform Addy enters restructuring one year after fine from regulators

February 26, 2026

Addy’s crowdfunding approach aimed to democratize access to real estate investments.

U of T taps BioLabs to take over incubator after Johnson & Johnson pulls support

February 26, 2026

University says partnership ensures 30-plus early-stage startups under JLabs can continue their work.

L-Spark completes its first cohort as a corporate accelerator

February 24, 2026

Executive director sees more to do after eight companies make inroads to telecom giant Mitel.

Business leaders urge Ottawa to extend employee ownership tax incentive

February 24, 2026

Short-lived tax break encouraging founders to sell to employees is set to expire this year.

A16z speedrun alum General Magic secures $7.2 million USD to make calling your insurance company less of a slog

February 24, 2026

Toronto startup’s AI agents communicate with customers through text message.

Canadian businesses expect more uncertainty as US Supreme Court strikes down Trump’s tariffs

February 20, 2026

US president claims more tariffs are coming through different legal mechanisms.

Mecademic secures $21 million to bring its tiny industrial robots to the world

February 19, 2026

Funding will help expand Montréal headquarters and ramp up hiring in US, Europe, and Asia.

Toyo raises seed funding to further develop “OpenClaw for founders” tool

February 19, 2026

Company’s $4.3-million USD raise will help it give business leaders’ busywork to AI agents.

MDA Space makes defence-industry push with launch of 49North

February 19, 2026

CAE vet Joe Armstrong will lead subsidiary exclusively focused on Canada’s defence industry.

Capital concentrates as Canadian VC market narrows: report

February 19, 2026

Just 26 megadeals accounted for two-thirds of all dollars invested in 2025.

Sheertex maker will be sold to fellow Québec hosiery company AYK

February 18, 2026

SRTX once employed 350 people. If the sale is approved, fewer than 10 will remain.

Bank of Canada orders XTM to cease retail payment activities after investment regulator halts trading of its stock

February 17, 2026

Bank cites “serious concerns” that XTM failed to safeguard client funds as customers report missing money.

From Amharic to Zulu: Cohere’s new multilingual AI model supports more than 70 languages

February 17, 2026

Toronto scaleup says Tiny Aya can run in regions where large-scale infrastructure isn’t always available.

Kiwi Charge takes EV-charging robot to showroom floor with $1.7-million pilot project

February 9, 2026

“R2-D2 for EV charging” will be showcased at the Canadian International AutoShow this week.

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