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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 sorts of tech companies, the folks building and backing them, and the surrounding ecosystem. 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 pitches (josh.scott[@]betakit.com) and tips (@jossco.77 on Signal).

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SiftMed lands $5 million to find the facts humans can miss in mountains of medical records

July 17, 2026

St. John’s software startup backed by Staircase Ventures, founders of Verafin.

GroundedAI secures $2 million to help modernize tunnel building

July 16, 2026

BC startup sees room to facilitate Canada’s major infrastructure projects push.

A dentist conferring over an x-ray with a patient.

InsideDesk closes $12.6 million USD to grow its dental payment management platform

July 15, 2026

Toronto startup’s backers include Pender, Round13, and Graphite.

1Password launches AI token spend management

July 15, 2026

Amid soaring costs, the Toronto firm aims to help clients get a handle on their AI usage.

A worker stands in front of a conplex array of fusion technology

General Fusion “pleased” with public-market debut after redemption-heavy SPAC deal

July 14, 2026

Deal gives fusion company enough cash to complete its current program.

Manzil launches “halal version of Robinhood” in US as it eyes global growth

July 14, 2026

The Islamic FinTech startup is moving from managed investing to self-directed trading.

TouchBistro office

TouchBistro acquired by subsidiary of Constellation Software

July 13, 2026

Harris Computer reportedly paid $100 million for the Toronto restaurant tech firm.

What Canadian tech startups should know about AI in the workplace

July 13, 2026

Amid a “Wild West” for AI regulation, lawyers from Littler encourage companies to mind existing laws.

Ahoy at Startupfest

Dubai’s Ahoy to hire 200 in Montréal as it relocates R&D hub

July 10, 2026

Move comes months after AI firm struck “nine-figure” deal to buy Montréal’s Wrk.

Hussein Fazal sits in a chair holding a microphone in front of a black background.

Q&A: Hussein Fazal on Super.com’s 10-year journey to becoming a unicorn

July 9, 2026

CEO reflects on evolution from online travel agency to “savings super app” post-Series D.

UofT

Ontario gets new fund to back university life sciences spinouts

July 8, 2026

U of T, McMaster, and Ontario government team up on new $40-million fund.

Christian Weedbrook stands in front of a White House sign.

Xanadu visits the White House for quantum summit

July 8, 2026

Toronto quantum computing firm was the lone Canadian representative in attendance.

The Toronto skyline

ElevenLabs to open Toronto office and double Canadian headcount by end of 2026

July 7, 2026

Max Lemmens will lead AI voice startup’s expansion efforts as new Canadian GM.

InBC Investment Corp. chief investment officer Thomas Park.

Q&A: How InBC hopes to redefine its role in BC tech as a more strategic investor

July 7, 2026

CIO Thomas Park unpacks InBC’s shifting strategy and its push to fill the university-commercialization gap.

Katalyze AI co-founders Shreyas Becker Reza Farahani.

Katalyze AI thinks the future of pharma operations is teams of AI agents

July 6, 2026

WFHomie co-founder and former Sanofi leader close $10.5 million USD to speed drug development.

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