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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.

An investment panel at the Mila Indigenous AI Gathering

How Indigenous technologists are building data sovereignty into AI

July 17, 2026

Mila’s Indigenous AI Gathering explored how to create AI solutions without data extraction.

Toronto Tech Week Homecoming Panel

Toronto Tech Week doubles attendance in second year

July 15, 2026

Grassroots tech conference hosted 32,000 attendees across more than 600 events, organizers say.

Anthropic commits $10 million to Canadian institutions for AI research 

July 14, 2026

AI giant offering Claude credits to major institutions like U of T, Amii, Mila.

Three members of the Solving.AI team sit together on a couch, all facing the camera.

Solving.AI wants AI to teach you how to use work software (properly) 

July 14, 2026

Montréal startup raises $1.1 million to help fix corporate software adoption rates. 

A man stands in front of a whiteboard, which is covered in complex equations.

Nord Quantique announces latest advance in quantum error correction 

July 13, 2026

Québec company says it has reduced “bookend” errors to under 0.1 percent. 

AgroGene Solutions takes top prize at Startupfest 2026

July 10, 2026

Montréal tech conference doled out more than $800,000 in pitch prizes.

Garage&co’s Annie-Claude Devriese, Investissement Québec’s Claire Lelièvre, Ecobee’s Sam Rudolph, and Reaction Dynamics’ Bachar Elzein on a panel at Startupfest.

Reaction Dynamics CEO wants more Canadian LPs to back moonshots

July 10, 2026

At a Startupfest hardtech panel, Bachar Elzein argued for a wider private capital pool.

Several founder sit on stage at Startupfest.

Founders reveal their biggest mistakes and luckiest breaks at Startupfest

July 10, 2026

CEOs of Stay22, Medeloop, Toothpod, and GridBank give the brutal truth about running startups.

Amanda Hall on stage at Startupfest.

How Summit Lithium’s Amanda Hall emerged from the investment “valley of death”  

July 9, 2026

Cleantech founder kicked off Startupfest event focused on impact investing. 

Harley Finkelstein’s Startupfest talk interrupted by protester

July 8, 2026

Shopify president asked about support for Israel’s actions in Gaza while speaking with Georges St-Pierre.

Harley Finkelstein and Georges St-Pierre shake hands.

At Startupfest, Georges St-Pierre and Harley Finkelstein compare notes on fear, focus, and ambition

July 8, 2026

UFC champ and Shopify president kick off Montréal tech conference with fireside chat.

A headshot of Tara Akhavan

AI4Eyes sets its sights on faster dry eye diagnoses in Montréal clinics

July 8, 2026

Healthtech startup will start testing new tech as part of Quebec-backed medtech initiative.

A headshot of Fern Glowinsky

Mortgage B-lender Haventree launches online bank

July 7, 2026

Schedule 1 Canadian bank now offers chequing-and-savings accounts and GICs.

Documents being notorized on a dark wooden desk.

Paraito raises $2.65 million to automate grunt work for Québec notaries

July 6, 2026

Inovia-backed startup out of Montréal is using AI to speed up real estate title searches.

Three woman stand on a staircase smiling for the camera

For Canadian femtech, women’s autonomy is part of the business model

July 6, 2026

Virtual healthcare that puts women’s control at the forefront is attracting VC dollars.

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