BetaKit - Canadian Startup News & Tech Innovation - Part 100

Canadian Startup News & Tech Innovation

Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk

By Douglas Soltys January 19, 2025

Discussing social media’s midlife crisis with Amber Mac

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau | BetaKit

By Madison McLauchlan January 16, 2025

Trudeau’s tariff team taps Canadian tech to get tough on Trump

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Conservative leader Pierre Polievre | BetaKit

By Alex Riehl January 16, 2025

Pierre Poilievre pledges to scrap capital gains tax changes under Conservative government

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Computer network | BetaKit

By Josh Scott January 14, 2025

Tailscale hits 10,000 paid business clients after doubling customer base in 10 months

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Free Our Feeds | BetaKit

By Madison McLauchlan January 13, 2025

Canadian tech advocates join movement to free social media feeds from billionaire control

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LATEST NEWS

By Josh Scott October 20, 2023

Despite strong 2022 for cleantech, EDC report finds Canada lags peers on R&D spending, funding, converting startups to scaleups

VC investment in Canadian cleantech jumped 63 percent in 2022 despite a tough economy.

By Alex Riehl October 20, 2023

Blockchain payments firm Ripple is hiring software engineers in Canada

The San Francisco-based company is looking for software engineers in its Toronto office.

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By Alex Riehl October 20, 2023

Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business receives $500,000 in federal funding to address barriers for Indigenous entrepreneurs

The new funding will help the CCAB promote the federal government’s 50-30 challenge.

By Charles Mandel October 20, 2023

Traffic management startup Miovision closes $36 million CAD, bringing latest round to $296 million

Amid acquisition spree, Miovision will use the funding to fuel organic and inorganic growth.

By Alex Riehl October 20, 2023

H|T: The Healthtech Times – AI takeover: predictive pitfall or “medicine’s biggest moment” since antibiotics?

Plus: Quebec City-based OpSens acquired by US firm in $345M deal.

By Alex Riehl October 19, 2023

Workplace investigation platform Case IQ acquires hotline service Whistleblower Security

Case IQ sees telephone hotlines as a “crucial” element of case management intake.

By Josh Scott October 19, 2023

“Cooler financing environment” leads StellarAlgo to restructure and make layoffs

Twenty-one employees laid off could represent nearly one quarter of Calgary startup’s headcount.

Allen Lau

By David Tyldesley October 19, 2023

What Allen Lau learned from Wattpad’s $754-million acquisition

Co-founder shares M&A insights ahead of TechExit appearance on October 25.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau

By Jared Lindzon October 19, 2023

Canada losing its appeal to Indian tech workers following diplomatic tensions, affordability challenges

Nearly half of the tech workers who moved to Canada between April 2022 and March 2023 originated from India.

By Alex Riehl October 19, 2023

R|T: The Retail Times – Inside the chaos of New York’s Airbnb ban

Plus: Flexport continues weekly cuts with 20 percent workforce reduction.

By Josh Scott October 18, 2023

Struggling, TSX-listed BBTV announces plan to become a private company

BBTV founder and CEO, Well Health CEO to privatize Vancouver firm.

By Alex Riehl October 18, 2023

University of Alberta targets $50 million with new innovation fund, announces first investment in AI system control startup

The university plans to reinvest returns from the donor-fuelled fund into “future innovations.”

By Alex Riehl October 18, 2023

With new funding, Astrus has secured $3.6 million CAD to date for its AI microchip design offering

Astrus wants to cut down the time-consuming analog microchip design process.

Restaurant software

By Isabelle Kirkwood October 18, 2023

Restaurant software startup Snappy secures $7-million Series A round

As restaurants continue to digitize, Snappy’s new investor believes the solution is a flexible option for a “fractured…

By Josh Scott October 18, 2023

Conexus, Emmertech alum Sean O’Connor joins TechBrew Robotics as CEO

TechBrew is an Emmertech portfolio firm that builds mushroom-picking robots.

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SAAS NORTH 2024

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SAAS NORTH 2024

Podcasts

Discussing social media’s midlife crisis with Amber Mac

by Douglas Soltys

The tech and political worlds have collided and our feeds are suffering.

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The biggest tech questions of 2025

by Douglas Soltys

A cleantech crisis? More centaurs? No more VCCI? FinTech IPOs? Quantum leaps? Let’s dig in.

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2025 tech predictions: embrace chaos

by Douglas Soltys

AI agents! Political shenanigans! Canadian tech acquisitions! Big Tech breakups!

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The biggest tech stories of 2024

by Douglas Soltys

Plus: Annual grades for Wealthsimple, Shopify, Cohere, and more.

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Lessons in leadership, hiring, and AI from SAAS NORTH 2024

by Douglas Soltys

Also discussed: how to make leather from mushrooms. SAAS NORTH 2024 was crazy.

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The DOJ wants to take Google Chrome away, Rob Kenedi wants to decelerate tech

by Douglas Soltys

After a decade of quiet dominance, the browser space is suddenly filled with uncertainty.

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