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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.

Wealthsimple named CIX Innovator of the Year

February 20, 2026

Toronto FinTech firm recognized for its “transformative impact” on Canadian financial services in 2025.

Cohere co-founder Nick Frosst wants to build more Canadian, less Silicon Valley-centric AI

February 19, 2026

Frosst talked efficiency, AGI, and his band Good Kid at AI conference and recent media dinner.

Q&A: Xanadu’s Christian Weedbrook on why quantum ought to be a national defence priority

February 18, 2026

CEO talks data centre dreams and ensuring Xanadu stays in Canada as it prepares to go public.

“The world has changed”: Canada’s new Defence Industrial Strategy aims to reduce US dependency

February 17, 2026

PM lays out plan to buy domestically and partner with “trusted allies.”

From client to cap table: Shakudo converts customers into investors with $7-million USD raise

February 17, 2026

New backers with ties to Loblaw and CentralReach invest in Toronto startup.

Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks with members of the Canadian Armed Forces.

Feds’ $6.6-billion Defence Industrial Strategy takes aim at building a “robust” Canadian defence sector

February 15, 2026

DIS outlines a “build-partner-buy” framework and plans to name “national champions.”

Ottawa, Gatineau launch defence innovation task force in bid for NATO defence bank

February 13, 2026

Task force features mayors, a retired general, and leaders from One9 and Ranovus.

Apple strikes deal to acquire Canadian database software startup Kuzu

February 12, 2026

US tech giant confirmed the October 2025 deal in a disclosure to the EU.

Kainova closes $32 million to advance cancer and inflammation therapies

February 12, 2026

New backer Investissement Québec led the first close of the biopharma firm’s Series B round.

ApplyBoard researchers say they have a fix for AI’s “silent failure” problem

February 11, 2026

EdTech company’s team wins recognition for “confidence score” that helps keep LLMs honest.

Elle, MD, Hiive, and LiORA among latest CIX Startup Awards winners

February 10, 2026

Annual awards recognize top emerging, early-stage, and growth-stage Canadian startups.

Trust Science acquires Lenders API to build fraud defence system for lenders

February 10, 2026

Edmonton FinTech plans to integrate Toronto company’s solution into its decision-management infrastructure.

Canada’s PixMob lights up 2026 Super Bowl and Winter Olympics

February 9, 2026

Special effects company debuts brightest-ever product as it marks 20 years in business.

pHathom Technologies raises $4 million to pilot its coastal carbon-capture tech

February 6, 2026

Halifax climate tech startup hopes to deploy full-scale commercial projects by 2030.

We read every submission from Canada’s AI task force: here’s what they said

February 6, 2026

Nearly 350 pages of recommendations sketch a fractured but urgent road map for Canada’s AI future.

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