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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. You can reach him on Signal: @tr0ndizzle.83

Summer camp for Canadian tech

July 15, 2024

Plus: Vena becomes Canada’s latest centaur.

Montréal

Québec is executing its innovation plan. Will it pay off?

July 14, 2024

Unpacking the province’s targeted bets at Startupfest 2024 with MAIN’s Louis-Felix Binette.

Clicks iPhone keyboard

Why Gen X and Gen Z both want keyboards on their smartphone

July 7, 2024

Can a ragtag team of ex-BlackBerry employees and fanboys bring mobile keyboards back with Clicks?

Jolt Capital

This deep tech PE firm was drawn to Canada by the data

June 30, 2024

Paris-based Jolt Capital was shocked by the investment opportunities in Canada.

Casey Lau Web Summit

How Web Summit Vancouver came to be with Casey Lau

June 23, 2024

Web Summit’s co-host is full of optimism about Vancouver’s place on the global tech stage.

Apple Intelligence

WWDC: Did Apple just kill your AI company?

June 16, 2024

Apple’s riskiest decision in years might be catching up in AI too soon.

Jerome Nycz

JérÎme Nycz out as BDC Capital head

June 13, 2024

In stunning turn, executive vice president announces retirement after 22 years at BDC.

Lightspeed Commerce founder and CEO Dax Dasilva

How Dax Dasilva plans to get Lightspeed to $1 billion in revenue

June 9, 2024

Dax is back: why he stepped down, then returned, as the company he founded approaches its 20th birthday.

New School Foods salmon

Can this Canadian company make a splash in plant-based fish?

June 2, 2024

New School Foods is fishing to do the impossible
 better than Impossible.

Xanadu quantum chip

Xanadu’s Christian Weedbrook is raising another $200 million to build a quantum data centre

May 24, 2024

The CEO of Canada’s quantum unicorn is very optimistic about the country’s innovation potential.

Joella Almeida, MedEssist

Vantage points: MedEssist’s Joella Almeida on why being the ‘Shopify for Pharmacies’ is not enough

May 20, 2024

“Federally procured and provincially distributed” healthcare alienates practitioners from process.

Darian Shirazi Gradient Ventures

Gradient Ventures’ Darian Shirazi on where AI value will accrue 

May 20, 2024

A wide-angle view on the state of AI from the VC firm backing Lambda and CentML.

Bƍde startup Calgary

Bƍde secures new funding to streamline home sales with AI

May 14, 2024

Backed by Thin Air Labs, Calgary-based startup receives $4 million in equity and debt to scale platform.

BK Town Hall - Tobi Lutke

Tobi LĂŒtke finally comes on the BetaKit Podcast

May 12, 2024

Shopify CEO discusses Canadian innovation, policy, courage, and ambition.

The BetaKit Podcast Simple Ventures

How Simple Ventures plans to fill a gap in Canadian entrepreneurship 

May 5, 2024

Rachel Zimmer discusses the power of geographical arbitrage and the current impediments to Canadian entrepreneurship.

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