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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.

Ionodes’ new body camera tech sees demand from surprising source: retailers

January 29, 2026

Québec security tech firm says retailers are increasingly turning to body cameras to reduce theft.

How a small change to Y Combinator’s terms sent waves through Canadian tech

January 28, 2026

Industry divided over accelerator’s decision to remove Canada from list of investable sites.

Montréal industrial AI scaleup Vention raises $110-million USD Series D

January 27, 2026

Company says it crossed $100-million CAD annual run rate as it looks to expand in Europe.

Float secures nearly $100 million in debt to expand credit products for Canadian businesses

January 26, 2026

FinTech startup says its revenue has grown roughly 70 percent year over year.

Deck co-founders call non-compete lawsuit from former employer National Bank “frivolous”

January 23, 2026

Defendants deny claims that they’ve built a competing FinTech business.

Québec bets on buying homegrown tech to boost province’s productivity

January 22, 2026

I Adopt Québec’s Tech campaign launches to encourage businesses to buy local tech and services.

Mila and Inovia launch venture fund to turn AI research “diamonds” into startups

January 21, 2026

National platform targets $100-million USD fund with plans to back 55 companies.

Feds call for proposals to build large-scale data centres in Canada

January 21, 2026

Ottawa seeks Canadian companies to build sovereign, AI data centres exceeding 100MW capacity.

Jetson raises $50-million USD Series A to heat more homes efficiently

January 20, 2026

Canadian VCs Garage Capital, Active Impact return to back electric heat pump startup.

Alexi escalates legal fight with Clio by filing antitrust claim

January 19, 2026

After being sued for an alleged contract breach, Alexi fires back with countersuit.

Dominion Dynamics raises $21 million to build Canada’s “defence neoprime”

January 19, 2026

Ottawa startup eyes prime defence contractor role as defence spending surges in Canada.

Union files labour complaint, demands details from Ubisoft after sudden Halifax studio closure

January 16, 2026

Dispute comes after years of layoffs and chilly labour climate in gaming industry.

Mila researchers target “AI psychosis” amid concerns about chatbots’ mental health impact

January 15, 2026

Research hub’s AI Safety Studio looks to limit chatbot outputs that feed users’ delusions.

Ssense founders’ bid to buy back company successful, pending approvals

January 12, 2026

Deal for control of embattled luxury retail platform expected to close before Feb. 13.

Ubisoft Halifax employees “blindsided” by surprise closure one month after unionizing

January 12, 2026

Former employee says game developer unexpectedly dropped union challenges weeks before closing office.

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