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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.

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How Canada can build tech careers worth staying for

November 2, 2026

Capital One Canada CTO on how meaningful work and long-term learning opportunities can help retain skilled talent.

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Three trends to watch from the 2026 Québec FinTech Report

October 28, 2026

Station FinTech Montréal tracks the rise of agentic commerce and the forces reshaping fintech in Québec.

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MaRS Climate Impact turns its focus to how to scale Canadian cleantech

October 27, 2026

Conference will put the mechanics of scaling climate tech under scrutiny on Nov. 17 and 18.

The Catalyst Innovation Showcase

Cybersecurity has a builder problem and a buyer problem. Rogers Cybersecure Catalyst is working on both. 

October 22, 2026

The Cyber Challenge and Cyber Integration for Business are connecting solutions with industries that need them.

Rogers Cybersecure Catalyst

This program is pushing startups to plan for security sooner

October 20, 2026

Rogers Cybersecure Catalyst’s Cyber for Startups is hosting virtual and in-person programs this fall.

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The Canadian entrepreneur has changed. Has banking kept up?

October 15, 2026

Tangerine Bank’s Jodi Kovitz examines trends shaping modern entrepreneurship and the support builders seek.

The Intellijoint Founders stand together in a surgicla room, wearing scrubs.

Intellijoint Surgical wants to prove Canadian medtech companies can grow on their own terms

October 8, 2026

The Waterloo company expected to sell. Sixteen years later, it is building to stay.

The Dedicatted team

AI in engineering is moving toward a new operating model

October 7, 2026

Dedicatted’s AI-DLC work shows how engineering teams can bring AI into testing, deployment, and operations.

CIBC - Gradient Ascent Podcast - Episode2

How founders are rethinking capital in the AI era

September 24, 2026

CIBC’s Gradient Ascent Podcast examines how AI is changing round timing and allocation.

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The infrastructure tipping point for growing tech companies

September 21, 2026

Dedicatted explains how MSPs can take ownership of uptime and incident response as reliability demands increase.

AI Code

When AI writes the code, what still counts as R&D?

September 17, 2026

Boast breaks down what companies need to prove when AI is part of the experimentation process.

AVSS

What would it take to build a sovereign drone industry in Canada?

September 17, 2026

Drone company leaders share how they’re reducing foreign dependence and how Ottawa can build domestic capacity.

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Toronto Pearson wants to clear biometric travel for takeoff

September 10, 2026

The airport is testing facial verification at boarding as it prepares to handle 65 million passengers a year.

A panel of judges at ALL IN.

Smart Cities AI Challenge: Taking urban challenges to Canada’s AI startups at ALL IN

September 8, 2026

Smart Cities AI Challenge is one of three reverse pitch competitions at Canada’s largest AI and tech event.

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What it takes for Canadian tech to enter defence

August 12, 2026

DIGITAL’s new series is helping founders uncover dual-use opportunities and build a roadmap to seize them.

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