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Isabelle Kirkwood

Isabelle Kirkwood

Isabelle is a Vancouver-based writer with 5+ years of experience in communications and journalism and a lifelong passion for telling stories. For over two years, she has reported on all sides of the Canadian startup ecosystem, from landmark venture deals to public policy, telling the stories of the founders putting Canadian tech on the map.

Hinton Lectures

The Hinton Lectures return as AI’s safety cracks widen

October 7, 2025

The lectures will probe what it takes to keep increasingly powerful models in check.

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Shopify adds OpenAI to cart, Constellation loses its star, and Canada’s new defence agency

October 3, 2025

Test your knowledge of Canadian tech news with The BetaKit Quiz for October 3, 2025.

Punchcard-Systems

A CTO’s guide to legacy software modernization

October 2, 2025

Punchcard Systems’ Estyn Edwards breaks down the best way to keep your tech stack tight.

FutureSight

“It’s never been easier to build, but it’s never been harder to win.” FutureSight turns company-building into a science

September 30, 2025

FutureSight is betting its model can de-risk company building by pairing experienced founders with validated ideas.

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Meta’s super PAC, Trump’s talent tariff, MDA Space goes rinkside

September 26, 2025

Test your knowledge of Canadian tech news with The BetaKit Quiz for September 26, 2025.

SAAS North 24 Day 1

SAAS NORTH is serving up a new playbook for founders

September 24, 2025

On Nov. 5-6, Ottawa will host two days of candid talks on building and scaling SaaS in the age of AI.

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LimeWire on Fyre, Cohere au Paris, and Shopify’s Mensa member

September 19, 2025

Test your knowledge of Canadian tech news with The BetaKit Quiz for September 19, 2025.

TD ID8

How TD turned 100,000 employee ideas into 10,000 actions 

September 18, 2025

TD’s internal innovation platform, iD8, helps turn some colleague ideas into measurable business outcomes.

BEA

The program looking to help Black founders build against the odds

September 16, 2025

The Black Entrepreneurship Alliance is building space, mentorship, and community for racialized founders in the GTA.

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BDC gets aggressive, Nick Frosst’s cold shot, Google faces the gavel

September 5, 2025

Test your knowledge of Canadian tech news with The BetaKit Quiz for September 5, 2025.

Seven people sit in a row onstage in front of a large crowd

Aidan Gomez, Kari Briski, Minister Evan Solomon, Yoshua Bengio to headline ALL IN 2025

September 4, 2025

Inside the agenda for Canada’s largest AI event, coming to Montréal on Sept. 24 and 25.

A woman holding a mic speaks to a seated audience.

Inside the platform powering a women’s health uprising

September 3, 2025

Femtech Canada and Innovation Factory are turning a founder network into a national force.

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xAI bites Apple, Wealthsimple buys insights, and #CDNtech’s newest summit

August 29, 2025

Test your knowledge of Canadian tech news with The BetaKit Quiz for August 29, 2025.

TechExit.io

Leaders from Shopify, 1Password, Carbon6 to unpack the biggest exit opportunities at TechExit.io Toronto

August 27, 2025

On Oct. 21 at the MaRS Centre, TechExit.io Toronto puts every exit path in play.

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Vendasta goes agentic, Databricks builds in Vancity, and Google’s late-night host

August 22, 2025

Test your knowledge of Canadian tech news with The BetaKit Quiz for August 22, 2025.

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