Summer camp for Canadian tech
Plus: Vena becomes Canada’s latest centaur.
Québec is executing its innovation plan. Will it pay off?
Unpacking the province’s targeted bets at Startupfest 2024 with MAIN’s Louis-Felix Binette.
Why Gen X and Gen Z both want keyboards on their smartphone
Can a ragtag team of ex-BlackBerry employees and fanboys bring mobile keyboards back with Clicks?
This deep tech PE firm was drawn to Canada by the data
Paris-based Jolt Capital was shocked by the investment opportunities in Canada.
How Web Summit Vancouver came to be with Casey Lau
Web Summit’s co-host is full of optimism about Vancouver’s place on the global tech stage.
WWDC: Did Apple just kill your AI company?
Apple’s riskiest decision in years might be catching up in AI too soon.
Jérôme Nycz out as BDC Capital head
In stunning turn, executive vice president announces retirement after 22 years at BDC.
How Dax Dasilva plans to get Lightspeed to $1 billion in revenue
Dax is back: why he stepped down, then returned, as the company he founded approaches its 20th birthday.
Can this Canadian company make a splash in plant-based fish?
New School Foods is fishing to do the impossible… better than Impossible.
Xanadu’s Christian Weedbrook is raising another $200 million to build a quantum data centre
The CEO of Canada’s quantum unicorn is very optimistic about the country’s innovation potential.
Vantage points: MedEssist’s Joella Almeida on why being the ‘Shopify for Pharmacies’ is not enough
“Federally procured and provincially distributed” healthcare alienates practitioners from process.
Gradient Ventures’ Darian Shirazi on where AI value will accrue
A wide-angle view on the state of AI from the VC firm backing Lambda and CentML.
Bōde secures new funding to streamline home sales with AI
Backed by Thin Air Labs, Calgary-based startup receives $4 million in equity and debt to scale platform.
Tobi Lütke finally comes on the BetaKit Podcast
Shopify CEO discusses Canadian innovation, policy, courage, and ambition.
How Simple Ventures plans to fill a gap in Canadian entrepreneurship
Rachel Zimmer discusses the power of geographical arbitrage and the current impediments to Canadian entrepreneurship.