Can one venture studio stop Canada’s AI brain drain?
With AXL, Dr. Daniel Wigdor plans to help launch 50 AI companies in the next five years and keep them in Canada.
What can talking to AI teach us?
Former DarwinAI CEO Sheldon Fernandez discusses the virtues of being vulnerable with his ChatGPT-4o instance.
Peeking through the Canadian tech IPO window
Plus: Cohere pitches security and productivity with general release of North.
How Canada can be a leader in space (and save the world)
Highlights from BetaKit Town Hall: Most Ambitious with NordSpace, Deep Sky, Xatoms, MycoFutures, and Verto Health.
AI is changing startup math
Plus: Trade war uncertainty has some Canadian startups “hanging by a thread.”
The living history of Canadian tech
Startupfest founder Phil Telio on how Canada’s tech community evolves with each generation.
‘Canada’s edge in applied AI’ with Nvidia and Waabi leaders
Sanja Fidler and Raquel Urtasun discuss new AI frontiers and Canada’s role in reaching them.
Why Canada’s federal government keeps talking about quantum tech with Xanadu’s Christian Weedbrook
A federal push for quantum sovereignty comes at the right time for Xanadu.
An AI strategy is no longer optional for Canadian startups
Plus: Hanna Zaidi joins BetaKit’s board of directors.
‘Ambition made in Canada’ with Shopify, Cohere, and Wealthsimple
Harley Finkelstein, Aidan Gomez, and Mike Katchen dismiss the ‘Valley or bust’ myth.
Is Canadian AI failing?
Plus: Clutch hits $1 billion milestone, Clio opens up the chequebook.
What keeps Bluesky’s head of trust and safety up at night?
Aaron Rodericks is a Canadian working out of Dublin. His mission? Help the world find joy online.
Cohere’s Aidan Gomez says acquisition is “failure”
Plus: Everything you need to know about Toronto Tech Week and BetaKit Most Ambitious.
Telling the stories of Canadian tech’s Most Ambitious
Your director’s commentary companion to BetaKit’s first-ever print issue.
The price of admission for Canadian entrepreneurs
Plus: Coinbase Canada’s CEO says country’s digital sovereignty requires a stablecoin strategy.