Canada’s AI godfather takes a shot at Sam Altman
Plus: Think you know 🇨🇦 tech? Take the quiz.
Can Canada successfully scale AI companies?
Mappedin, BrainBox AI, Airudi, and Videns Analytics founders offer a frank evaluation of market opportunities.
Addressing the 600-pound beaver in the room
Plus: Koho’s banking roadmap (with fresh funding), GreenSky’s rarified air.
Can Wealthsimple build Canada’s largest financial institution?
Ten years in, Wealthsimple is profitable with $50 billion in AUA. What comes next?
Is BC tech “lethargic” or “on fire?”
Plus: Canada’s Top Startups list.
What Canada can learn from AI use in South Africa
Raesetje Sefala explains how DAIR is analyzing impacts of South African apartheid with AI.
Evolving Canada’s AI strategy with CIFAR’s Elissa Strome
With phase three of its strategy on the horizon, can CIFAR keep up with AI’s pace of change?
Pablo Srugo wanted to be “insanely rich.” It killed his startup.
Now a VC, Gymtrack’s one-time COO cautions founders against becoming their own worst hypebeast.
Harley Finkelstein wants Canadian entrepreneurs to ignore the “bullshit”
Shopify president cautions against doom-and-gloom narratives and founder mental traps.
AI roundtable: Hugging Face, Zapier, Tenstorrent (and more)
The BetaKit Podcast offers vantage points on AI from North American tech leaders.
CEO roundtable: Shopify, Wealthsimple, Lightspeed, Koho, Ecobee
Summer is almost over. Hear from these Canadian tech leaders as you prepare to get back to work.
Canadian Web3 regulations & Coinbase’s year in review
Crypto.com, Coinbase, CIRO and more discuss Canada playing catch-up at the Blockchain Futurist Conference.
What Vault’s co-founder learned at Revolut
Saud Aziz explains what it takes to build a locally-grown business banking platform in Canada.
Summer VC check-in with Sand Hill North’s Ryan Henry
In the dog days of summer, what feels true for VCs and founders?
Ottawa announces second tranche of VCCI funding to support underrepresented entrepreneurs
An additional five VCs from Vancouver, Toronto, and Montréal will receive portions of the $25 million commitment.