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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).

Members of the Blueprint team in front of an a16z sign.

A16z-backed Blueprint raises $1.4 million CAD to bring vibe coding to hardware

August 19, 2026

Toronto AI startup is building the “Lovable for hardware” to help anyone turn their prompts into prototypes.

Kodeon acquires mental wellness app Breethe in largest acquisition to date

August 19, 2026

Montréal company the latest to join Kodeon’s more than 30 app portfolio.

Canadian foodtech funding runs dry beyond the seed stage, CFIN reports

August 18, 2026

Study finds infrastructure is hot, while delivery apps and restaurant tech are not.

Peripheral nets $8.7 million USD to bring spatial intelligence tech to sports

August 17, 2026

Deloitte Ventures, Inovia Capital back Toronto startup’s AI for live sports vision.

A hand holding smart glasses, viewing a cityscape.

Ottawa tech worker builds app to detect nearby smart glasses

August 17, 2026

Marcos Rezende wants to let users know they might be getting discreetly recorded.

The three founders of Brdg stand together.

Brdg secures $850,000 to modernize construction financing

August 17, 2026

Forum-backed Montréal startup aims to simplify construction loan management with AI.

Rows of budding plants under pink lights.

After 15 years, GoodLeaf proves there’s profit in vertical farming

August 13, 2026

The company says all of its farms are turning a profit, amid rising demand and expanded distribution.

Headshots of several speakers from the Canadian Global Growth Forum

High-profile investors, tech leaders to speak at CVCA global investment forum

August 13, 2026

Event takes place ahead of Prime Minister’s investment summit in September.

The Convictional team

Convictional to shut down, return investor money, after AI-era pivot falls short

August 12, 2026

Former B2B e-commerce startup says it couldn’t find enough customers for its Slack alternative.

An AMD sign.

Canadian tech firms are selling to foreign buyers when it’s time to scale, CCI says

August 11, 2026

Report says difficulties securing domestic clients, capital, and talent are driving founders to exit early.

Ali Asaria, BetaKit Town Hall

Transformer Lab wants to automate research with new AI tool Primus

August 10, 2026

The AI lab claims it has produced 30 “Masters to PhD-level” research papers in 30 days.

America loves Canadian chips

August 10, 2026

Plus: Why sovereign rocket launches just got more important.

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US chip giant AMD to acquire Taalas

August 6, 2026

Launched by former AMD employees and Tenstorrent leaders, Taalas aims to turn AI models into custom silicon.

A Jaunt drone

Calogy secures $1.2-million contract to power Jaunt’s autonomous drones

August 4, 2026

Sherbrooke cleantech startup to design lightweight battery system for Jaunt’s next-generation aircraft.

A screengrab of Tenor's dashboard

Tenor raises $2.5 million USD to build blockchain-based lending platform

July 27, 2026

Québec crypto startup wants a world where more borrowing happens on-chain.

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