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Josh Scott

Josh Scott

Josh Scott is BetaKit’s lead reporter. He is based in Toronto but breaks news and tells in-depth stories from across Canada about all types of technology companies and the folks building and backing them. He has won SABEW Canada’s 2023 Jeff Sanford Best Young Journalist and 2024 General Excellence - Reporter at a Small Publication awards. Josh’s coverage is more complete than his moustache and he’s always open to tips and pitches. You can reach him at josh.scott@betakit.com and @jossco.77 on Signal.

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Cohere opens Paris office to create European hub for its AI business

September 17, 2025

AI Scaleup has future plans for Montréal and South Korean offices.

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Canadian VC pre-seed and seed activity continued to slump in H1 2025

September 16, 2025

VCs say latest results are “not the end of the world” but anticipate continued slowdown.

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Pender Ventures partner Isaac Souweine leaves VC firm

September 16, 2025

“Mutual” decision leaves Souweine searching for new opportunities in Canadian tech.

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Schulich Venture Academy has a “bigger vision” for upskilling Canadian tech startups

September 15, 2025

After teaching 200 graduates across three cohorts, SVA is ready to expand.

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Wittington Ventures hires former MaRS IAF leader Zeeshan Ali as partner

September 10, 2025

Weston-backed VC adds Ali to help lead its cleantech and healthtech innovation fund.

Svante’s 141,000-square-foot Redwood manufacturing facility

Feds invest $5.8 million to boost BC’s carbon management tech

September 9, 2025

Natural Resources Canada backs Agora, Anodyne Chemistries, and Svante as BC cements reputation as cleantech hub.

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Former Alberta innovation minister and Athennian co-founder team up to get large infrastructure projects built faster with Ultimarii

September 9, 2025

Calgary tech startup aims to help companies navigate the regulatory process with AI.

Tetra Digital Group CEO Didier Lavallee.

Tetra Trust parent secures backing from banks, FinTechs to launch Canadian stablecoin

September 8, 2025

ATB Financial, National Bank, Purpose Unlimited, Shakepay, Shopify, and Wealthsimple have backed Tetra’s vision.

Marzieh Fadaee promoted to head of Cohere Labs

September 5, 2025

Fadaee takes over for Sara Hooker to lead the AI company’s research lab.

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Ontario bets on made-in-province healthtech with streamlined Innovation Pathway

September 5, 2025

Industry leaders say program could be “turning point” for Ontario’s health system.

FDA approval marks “most significant milestone” in Kardium’s history

September 4, 2025

Burnaby firm gets US green light for innovative system to treat atrial fibrillation.

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White Star Capital wants to lead Canadian seed rounds with new $50-million USD fund

September 4, 2025

The VC firm has closed $25 million USD to back more early-stage Canadian software startups.

BDC

Isabelle Hudon says BDC is getting ready to support Canada’s defence tech sector in “a more aggressive way”

September 3, 2025

Latest report shows Crown corp. hiked VC investments and contended with “correction on valuation” in fiscal 2025.

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Vistara Growth wants out of “tweener” category as private credit firm gears up to close fifth fund

September 2, 2025

BC firm has raised $370 million CAD for Fund V amid an increasingly hot venture debt market.

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Canadian tech job listings plunge below pre-pandemic levels and AI may be the culprit

August 29, 2025

Indeed says job postings are down 19 percent since 2020.

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