BetaKit - Canadian Startup News & Tech Innovation
Canadian Tech & Startup News
  • About
  • Advertise
  • Members
  • Contact
BetaKit - Canadian Tech & Startup News
Canadian Tech & Startup News
  • News
    • Latest News
    • By Topics
      • Funding
      • Acquisitions
      • Layoffs
      • VC
      • Events
      • Markets
      • Reports
      • Impact
    • By Verticals
      • AI
      • FinTech
      • SaaS
      • Retail
      • Healthtech
      • Cleantech
      • Deep Tech
      • Defence Tech
    • By Regions
      • Toronto
      • Montréal
      • Vancouver
      • Waterloo Region
      • Ottawa
      • Calgary
      • Prairies
      • Atlantic Canada
  • Podcast
  • Newsletter
  • Quiz
  • Jobs

Madison McLauchlan

Madison McLauchlan (she/her) reports on tech and innovation for BetaKit from Tiohtià:ke/Montréal. You can reach her (in French or English) at madison.mclauchlan@betakit.com or on Signal at madisonmcla.12.

Grok’s non-consensual sexual images highlight gaps in Canada’s deepfake laws

January 8, 2026

Experts say Canada’s murky privacy and online harm laws leave victims with limited options.

A woman holds computer hardware up to teh camera

Photonic says it’s ready to commercialize quantum with $180-million fundraise

January 6, 2026

RBC, Telus back quantum computing company as it looks to develop enterprise-ready tech.

Shopify sign

Shopify ordered not to delete merchant data as legal spat with CRA continues

January 5, 2026

CRA’s data preservation order granted in case that has been ongoing since 2023.

Meet the tech startup casting extras for Shoresy, Hot Frosty, and other Canadian hits

January 1, 2026

Background Work connected Canadians with more than 7,000 background acting gigs in 2025.

Groq’s staggering Nvidia deal has strong Canadian connections

December 29, 2025

Garage Capital and Chamath Palihapitiya were early Groq backers.

flag in front of snowy mountains

Canada suspends Start-Up Visa as feds look to transition to new program

December 29, 2025

Existing SUV program had more than 10-year wait for new applicants.

#CDNTECH 2025: Sovereignty

The year Canada realized it needs sovereign tech

December 22, 2025

In 2025, Canada woke up to the possibility of buying and building Canadian.

Canada’s largest VC reports for duty

December 22, 2025

Plus: Canada launches its own quantum research program to rival DARPA initiative.

BDC unveils $4-billion defence technology platform

December 17, 2025

Crown corporation explicitly encourages businesses to “apply their skills to defence needs.”

Shopify’s former head of core product to lead app development at OpenAI

December 17, 2025

Glen Coates to head OpenAI’s app platform and help turn ChatGPT into an operating system.

Amiral Ventures holds $40-million first close to address “lack of leadership” in Canadian VC

December 17, 2025

Montréal firm backed by Québec government, Desjardins Capital, and nearly 50 individual LPs.

Canadian payments companies’ “sugar high” ended in 2022. VCs say a new spike is coming

December 17, 2025

Payments startup creation dropped by 44 percent from 2022 to 2023, according to Luge Capital report.

National Bank sues Flinks co-founders for alleged non-compete violation

December 15, 2025

Founders of new startup Deck deny allegations, say they were authorized to build venture.

Canada launches its own quantum research program to rival DARPA initiative

December 15, 2025

Nord Quantique, Xanadu, Photonic, and Anyon to get up to $23 million in funding through CQCP.

Tuhk raises $6 million USD to crack down on financial cybercrime

December 15, 2025

Enterprise FinTech startup planning launch in Canada, the US, and UK next year.

Posts pagination
1 2 3 … 22
BetaKit Logo

The publication of record for Canadian tech and startup news since 2012. Learn more

  • Advertise With Us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Become a Member
  • Terms of Use
  • Get In Touch
© 2012-2025 BetaKit Incorporated. All Rights Reserved.
Back to top
  • News
    • Latest News
    • By Topics
      • Funding
      • Acquisitions
      • Layoffs
      • VC
      • Events
      • Markets
      • Reports
      • Impact
    • By Verticals
      • AI
      • FinTech
      • SaaS
      • Retail
      • Healthtech
      • Cleantech
      • Deep Tech
      • Defence Tech
    • By Regions
      • Toronto
      • Montréal
      • Vancouver
      • Waterloo Region
      • Ottawa
      • Calgary
      • Prairies
      • Atlantic Canada
  • Podcast
  • Newsletter
  • Quiz
  • Jobs
  • About
  • Advertise
  • Members
  • Contact