BetaKit - Canadian Startup News & Tech Innovation - Part 267

Canadian Tech & Startup News

Eliot Pence Dominion Dynamics

By Douglas Soltys November 16, 2025

Dominion Dynamics’ CEO thinks defence is a “generational opportunity” for Canadian entrepreneurs

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Tracy Ridler Centre For Native Nation Builders | BetaKit

By Madison McLauchlan November 14, 2025

Shopify’s shuttered Indigenous entrepreneurship program will relaunch, says program co-founder

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By Douglas Soltys November 12, 2025

Sarah Rieger joins BetaKit as managing editor

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StackAdapt Vitaly Pecherskiy | BetaKit

By Alex Riehl November 11, 2025

Is SaaS dead? Tech leaders debate whether it’s time for requiem or rebirth

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Clio co-founder and CEO Jack Newton | BetaKit

By Josh Scott November 10, 2025

Clio secures $500-million USD Series G as it completes vLex acquisition

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LATEST NEWS

SkipTheDishes lays off 350 employees following global workforce review by parent company Just Eat

Meagan Simpson September 12, 2022

Just Eat cited the need to ensure sustainable growth.

Abraham Tachjian open banking lead

F|T: The FinTech Times – Open banking working group failing to address critical issues

Michael Edgar September 12, 2022

Plus: Dapper Labs backs blockchain gaming firm Revolving Games through $13.2 million USD round.

Canadian startup news of the week (9/11/22)

Michael Edgar September 12, 2022

Plus: Panache closes $100 million for second fund to double down on seed-stage startups.

Canadian tech is (still!) hiring

Douglas Soltys September 9, 2022

A sign of ecosystem maturity or that downturns only exist when engineers get laid off, too?

Headversity acquires Health Improvement Solutions to build out its mental health platform

Charles Mandel September 9, 2022

HIS will introduce a health risk assessment methodology to the Headversity platform.

D2L increases revenues as it tries to buck market downturn

Charles Mandel September 9, 2022

Despite increases, CEO says growth slower than expected.

LifeWorks

H|T: The Healthtech Times – Telus has its Lifeworks

Michael Edgar September 9, 2022

Plus: More layoffs hit healthtech.

Network software startup Kaloom secures $27.4 million CAD from Québec government, Alternative Capital Group

Charlize Alcaraz September 8, 2022

Kaloom plans to expand in Japan, recently registering its business in the country.

Danielle Gifford Movement51

The51 appoints former AltaML, CDL manager Danielle Gifford as director for Movement51

Charlize Alcaraz September 8, 2022

With Danielle Gifford at the helm, Movement51 plans for its next growth phase across Canada.

Shopify

Shopify swaps CFO, COO amid financial downturn

Charles Mandel September 8, 2022

CFO to exit following third quarter earnings report.

Panache closes $100 million for second fund as firm doubles down on seed-stage startups

Meagan Simpson September 8, 2022

Early-stage firm says there’s a “good possibility” Fund II will grow.

HyperComply co-founders Amar Chahal and Cody Wright stand with their arms around each others' shoulders.

Led by ex-Vidyard employees, HyperComply wants to get rid of security questionnaires

Josh Scott September 8, 2022

After closing $6.4 million USD in January, HyperComply launched a product to automate due diligence.

Shopify

R|T: The Retail Times – Shopify to contest $40 million patent infringement verdict

Michael Edgar September 8, 2022

Plus: Shopify warns merchants against using Amazon’s ‘Buy With Prime’ service.

Former Alberta innovation minister Doug Schweitzer joins Deloitte as senior advisor

Charlize Alcaraz September 7, 2022

Tanya Fir was sworn in as Alberta’s new innovation minister in recent weeks.

Curatio

“Social” healthtech startup Curatio merges with Australian medtech firm RxMx

Charlize Alcaraz September 7, 2022

Named RxPx, the combined entity is backed by RxMx majority shareholder Pemba Capital Partners.

The BetaKit Podcast

Dominion Dynamics at SAAS NORTH 2025

Mark Carney and François-Philippe Champagne stand together, smiling, hold a copy of Budget 2025.

Aptum CEO Ian Rae

Raymond Luk Source Canada

Gander Social graphic

ALL IN 2025 panel

Dominion Dynamics at SAAS NORTH 2025

Mark Carney and François-Philippe Champagne stand together, smiling, hold a copy of Budget 2025.

Aptum CEO Ian Rae

Raymond Luk Source Canada

Gander Social graphic

ALL IN 2025 panel

Podcast

Dominion Dynamics’ CEO thinks defence is a “generational opportunity” for Canadian entrepreneurs

by Douglas Soltys

Eliot Pence wants to undercut US reliance and build Canada’s “defence prime.”

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Budget 2025: “cautiously optimistic”

by Douglas Soltys

A power panel of policy wonks pick apart Budget 2025 and what it means for Canadian tech.

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What the AWS outage reveals about Canada’s digital sovereignty

by Douglas Soltys

Aptum CEO Ian Rae argues that sovereignty requires control of our digital supply chain.

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Why Canada doesn’t buy Canadian tech

by Douglas Soltys

Source Canada’s Ray Luk thinks the “cultural belief we’re not good enough” creates a homecourt disadvantage for…

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Can Canada build its own social network?

by Douglas Soltys

Gander CEO Ben Waldman explains his vision for sovereign social media.

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Are Canadian entrepreneurs willing to let their old companies die?

by Douglas Soltys

Leaders discuss the challenges, opportunities, and pressures of AI adoption at ALL IN.

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