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Douglas Soltys

Douglas Soltys

Douglas Soltys is the Editor-in-Chief of BetaKit and founder of BetaKit Incorporated. He has worked for a few failed companies and written about many more. He spends too much time on the Internet.

Prime Minister Mark Carney
March 16, 2025

An election primer on what Canadian innovators need

With a new prime minister named, Canada’s next election looms. Who will set the innovation agenda?

March 10, 2025

Y Combinator is stealing Canadian startups

Plus: Richard Sutton wins Turing Award, SDTC funding is flowing again.

Build Canada
March 9, 2025

What is Build Canada trying to construct?

Daniel Debow wants to move Canada’s Overton window. But he’s frustrated with ‘DOGE’ discourse.

canada flag
March 3, 2025

Canada wants a whole-of-society approach to cybersecurity

Plus: a Canadian VC calls it quits, Shopify cozies up to US with new SEC filings.

Maayan Ziv AccessNow
March 2, 2025

Rejecting the rejection of DEIA with AccessNow’s Maayan Ziv

AccessNow’s CEO shares her response to governments, corporations, and fellow tech leaders sending the message that inclusion…

BK Town Hall
February 24, 2025

Who are Canadian tech’s most ambitious?

Plus: BDC commits $1B as megadeals keep Canadian VC funding afloat.

Buy Beaver logo
February 23, 2025

How is Canadian tech responding to the trade war?

Did someone poke the beaver and unleash Canada’s quiet patriotism? A 3-2 overtime hockey win says yes.

Toronto Tech Week
February 18, 2025

Local leaders launch Toronto Tech Week to accelerate city’s ambitions

New annual event financially backed by City, Google Cloud, and Shopify, with support of over 40 community partners.

February 18, 2025

A piece of Canadian tech history just expired

Plus: Cohere sued for alleged copyright infringement.

Louis Tetu CEO and Chairman Coveo
February 17, 2025

AI’s new moat with Coveo’s Louis Têtu

Coveo’s outgoing CEO says the company’s applied AI offering is a “market taker.”

February 10, 2025

Canadian tech is up against a ticking tariff clock

Plus: Canadian tech leaders launch Build Canada.

Balatro
February 9, 2025

Is Canada a secret video game powerhouse?

Canada must diversify its economy. Why not start with the industry contributing $5.1 billion to GDP?

yoshua bengio
February 3, 2025

An AI report to distract you from tariffs

Plus: Shopify CEO promises ‘buy local’ features in Shop app.

Just Evil Enough: The Subversive Marketing Handbook
February 2, 2025

Why Alistair Croll wants Canadian startups to be more evil

Co-author of Just Evil Enough: The Subversive Marketing Handbook wants to shake up Canada’s go-to-market approach.

January 27, 2025

To survive tariffs, Canadian startups need plans “A through D”

Plus: Shopify quietly kills Indigenous Entrepreneurship program.

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