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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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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.

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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.

Astrus announces $11 million CAD to automate semiconductor design with AI

August 28, 2025

Astrus aims to tackle a remaining bottleneck in chip design: analog circuits.

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Wealthsimple acquires Fey to bolster its investment research capabilities

August 27, 2025

Financial services platform makes second acquisition of 2025 as assets nearly double year-over-year.

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Federal challenge grants Photonic and Xanadu funding to advance quantum defence tech projects

August 22, 2025

Quantum computing firms among the 19 semi-finalists in latest DND-led IDEaS challenge.

General Fusion staves off funding crunch with $30 million CAD to fuel quest for commercial fusion power

August 21, 2025

CEO’s public plea answered as company resumes advancement of its fusion demonstration program.

Canadian-led Dayforce to be taken private by Thoma Bravo in $12.3-billion USD deal

August 20, 2025

Toronto- and Minneapolis-based HR software firm joins wave of tech privatization deals.

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BDC commits another $200 million to startups building tech for legacy industries

August 20, 2025

Second Industrial Innovation Venture Fund to have increased focus on critical minerals.

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