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

August 13, 2026

Guelph, Ontario-based GoodLeaf Farms has become profitable across its vertical farming operations for the first time. The news:…

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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AI-native Canadian startups outpacing international peers, AWS finds

July 27, 2026

Report credits deep technical expertise, research talent, and founders used to doing more with less.

Is Canada building enough robots?

July 27, 2026

Plus: The Canadian innovation behind The Odyssey.

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Meet the robots of the future already hopping, slithering, and driving around U of T

July 23, 2026

Students showcase the groundbreaking ways robotics could change our futures.

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APX teams up with Netcoins to offer crypto-backed loans

July 22, 2026

Netcoins is the first Canadian platform using APX’s lending-as-a-service infrastructure.

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Crypto sector says Canada’s regulatory uncertainty limiting domestic innovation

July 21, 2026

Industry leaders argue risk aversion to blame for country’s patchwork rules and slow implementation.

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Tailscale catches AI tailwinds as it nears 40,000 paid business customers

July 21, 2026

New VP Mike Shaver to guide startup’s next phase amid AI agent recommendation boom. 

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