BetaKit - Canadian Startup News & Tech Innovation - Part 332

Canadian Tech & Startup News

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By Jesse Cole September 25, 2026

Women without sponsorship face larger barriers to career advancement in tech, new report finds

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several students study with laptops at a large table

By Alex Riehl September 24, 2026

Thinkific lays off 30 percent of employees as part of enterprise push

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The Heidi team.

By Alex Riehl September 22, 2026

Heidi invests nearly $26 million to establish Toronto as North American headquarters

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An interior shot of an office with exposed brick walls and communical desks, filled with young workers.

By Willson Cross September 18, 2026

How Canadian startups can compete for talent without big tech budgets

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By Madison McLauchlan September 16, 2026

Why did quantum leaders sound the Q-Day alarm at a FinTech conference?

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LATEST NEWS

SAM BANKMAN-FRIED

F|T: The FinTech Times – The FTX clustercuss has ties to Canadian tech

Michael Edgar November 15, 2022

Plus: FinTech investor Holt Xchange launches Web3 fund.

Scale AI

FreshBooks, Plusgrade, Day & Ross among six Scale AI projects to receive $25 million

Charlize Alcaraz November 14, 2022

Funded projects vary in applications, from the travel industry to accounting.

Startup Montreal's Liette Lamonde and Minister Fitzgibbon

All the events to check out at Montréal Impact Week 2022

Charlize Alcaraz November 14, 2022

Panels include topics about measuring impact, impact investing, among others.

Fatima Zaidi and Amber Mac sitting at a table at the Tech4SickKids auction.

Tech4SickKids raises almost $51,000 in second annual virtual auction

Michael Edgar November 14, 2022

The campaign has raised $9 million of its $25 million goal.

Meta

Canadian startup news of the week (11/13/22)

Michael Edgar November 14, 2022

Plus: 1Password prepares to battle tech giants for passwordless future.

Louis Têtu, Coveo

Louis Têtu explains how Coveo is bucking tech trends ahead of SAAS NORTH keynote

Douglas Soltys November 11, 2022

Serial entrepreneur to share hard-earned stories and predictions at SAAS NORTH.

Poseidon Ocean Systems

How Poseidon Ocean Systems pivoted internationally when domestic opportunity dried up

Stefan Palios November 11, 2022

Poseidon Ocean Systems found a way to commercialize new technology globally during the COVID-19 pandemic.

FTX, FTT

FTX’s fall could have implications for more Canadian orgs than just Ontario Teachers’

Meagan Simpson November 11, 2022

Crypto exchange FTX files for bankruptcy in US, CEO Sam Bankman-Fried steps down.

Elon Musk

Waverly and the broken internet

Douglas Soltys November 11, 2022

Building a better algorithm is not enough to fix the modern internet.

OnCall Health circa 2022

H|T: The Healthtech Times – OnCall & AeroDPC acquired, HealthJoy fundraises

Michael Edgar November 11, 2022

Plus: Modernizing Medicine to pay $45M to resolve False Claims Act allegations.

TouchBistro terminal

R|T: The Retail Times – TouchBistro secures big funding amid looming recession

Michael Edgar November 11, 2022

Plus: AirBnB records record revenue.

FinTech investor Holt Xchange launches fund at intersection of Web3, sports media, entertainment

Josh Scott November 10, 2022

Advisory council includes DeMar DeRozan, Raine Maida, and Milos Raonic.

Sukhinder Singh Cassidy Xero

Xero appoints Canadian native Sukhinder Singh Cassidy as new CEO

Charlize Alcaraz November 10, 2022

Xero’s newest leader had exec positions at Google, Stubhub, Polyvore.

Jeff Shiner 1Password CEO

With Passage acquisition 1Password prepares to battle tech giants for passwordless future

Jared Lindzon November 10, 2022

Acquisitions, exec turnover, and new tech mark transition period for 1Password. CEO Jeff Shiner sounds ready.

Montréal's google office

A|I: The AI Times – Inside Google’s commitment to Québec tech

Michael Edgar November 10, 2022

Plus: TuSimple fires its CEO amid federal probes.

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How the future of tech and Canada’s sovereignty are changing Elevate

by Douglas Soltys

CEO and co-founder Lisa Zarzeczny shares lessons learned from a near-decade of Elevate.

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Circular financing! Rogue AI agents! A lack of Situational Awareness! What behaviour is driving the current AI bubble—and…

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Canada’s most overrated tech company? Keeping young founders in the country? Is BlackBerry making a comeback?

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Canadian Shield Institute’s Vass Bednar on the best ways to evaluate Canada’s push for digital self-reliance.

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