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Madison McLauchlan

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.

April 10, 2025

Puzzle Medical raises $43 million to pursue clinical trial of less-invasive device for patients with heart failure

Second Series A round co-led by family office of former Liberal leadership candidate Frank Baylis.

April 10, 2025

Communitech appoints Sheldon McCormick as new CEO following layoffs

Leadership change comes as part of reorientation back to Waterloo Region focus.

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April 9, 2025

Shopify, Lightspeed lead Canadian tech stock surge after US pauses universal tariffs

President Trump’s off-the-cuff social post spurs tech stock rally, reversing last week’s rout.

April 9, 2025

Inaugural QueerTech accelerator cohort stacked with software, AI startups

Federally backed program aims to help 2SLGBTQIA+ entrepreneurs scale their ventures.

April 8, 2025

Scale AI offering $30-million envelope for Canadian companies to accelerate AI adoption

Government-backed AI hub to cover up to 40 percent of “high-impact” AI projects completed this year.

April 8, 2025

Glowtify wants to be the AI-driven marketing solution for lean e-commerce teams

Montréal-based startup secures $825,000 in pre-seed financing from angel investors.

April 7, 2025

Microsoft thinks AI agents will eat the world

Plus: Shopify, Lightspeed among Canadian tech stocks dragged down by tariffs.

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April 3, 2025

Three Canadian quantum startups selected for US military-backed quantum race program

Xanadu, Nord Quantique, Photonic chosen by DARPA to build usable quantum computers in under a decade.

April 2, 2025

“Changes nothing”: Canadian tech still in limbo as country escapes worst of US tariff wave

PM Mark Carney: US has signalled additional tariffs on pharmaceuticals, semiconductors.

April 2, 2025

Canadian founders face rising costs, wasted time ahead of trade war escalation

Entrepreneurs share biggest sources of uncertainty, from supply chain change-ups to currency fluctuations.

Pierre Poilievre at a rally in Osoyoos, BC, on April 3, 2025.
March 31, 2025

Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre promises to defer capital gains taxes if proceeds reinvested in Canada

Experts say “devil is in the details” for productivity gains.

March 28, 2025

BioAlert secures $2.5 million to help companies detect and manage harmful pathogens in water

Sherbrooke, Que.-based cleantech company hopes to add salmonella, E. coli detection with new funding.

March 27, 2025

Québec budget overhauls innovation tax credits, earmarks millions for tariff impacts

Early-stage investment-matching program Impulsion PME renewed under different mandate with $200 million in funding.

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March 26, 2025

SRTX founder and CEO Katherine Homuth to step down amid fundraising push and tariff threat

Rip-resistant tights manufacturer temporarily laid off 40 percent of staff ahead of “worst-case” US tariffs.

March 26, 2025

Vooban hiring up to 25 AI roles in Ontario as it welcomes surge in enterprise AI adoption

Québec City-based AI service company looks to add solution architects, account executives for Ontario expansion.

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