BetaKit - Canadian Startup News & Tech Innovation - Part 4

Canadian Startup News & Tech Innovation

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By Jon Fingas April 25, 2025

Every platform promise #CDNtech cares about in the 2025 federal election

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By Madison McLauchlan April 21, 2025

At World Summit AI, cautious tone of researchers drowned out by cutthroat adoption race

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By Douglas Soltys April 20, 2025

How Toronto Tech Week plans to host 10,000 people this June

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By Josh Scott April 16, 2025

Innovobot unveils “refreshed” deep tech VC fund under Neha Khera’s leadership

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Finance minister Francois Phillipe Champagne at ALL IN.

By Alex Riehl April 15, 2025

Federal government launches loan facility to support enterprises impacted by tariffs

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LATEST NEWS

The BetaKit Quiz

By Alex Riehl April 11, 2025

Wealthsimple’s acquihire, Shopify’s AI policy, and Nintendo’s Switch 2 confusion

Test your knowledge of Canadian tech news with The BetaKit Quiz for Apr. 11, 2025.

By Josh Scott April 11, 2025

150 Canadian tech leaders urge federal parties to deliver plan for economic sovereignty in open letter

CCI letter calls on parties to share plans to build Canada’s domestic capacity at next week’s debates.

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By Jon Fingas April 11, 2025

Vancouver-based CO280 strikes 12-year carbon removal deal with Microsoft

The agreement will turn paper mills into carbon removal hubs.

By Alex Riehl April 10, 2025

Corinex secures $42 million CAD to continue its European expansion

Corinex’s sensors and software help utilities providers monitor their power grids.

By Madison McLauchlan 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.

By Alex Riehl April 10, 2025

Beloved mentor and L-Spark co-founder Patrick White to depart leadership role after 12 years

White told BetaKit working at the Ottawa-based accelerator made him want to “get into the game.”

BetaKit Most Ambitious

By Siri Agrell April 10, 2025

BetaKit to launch “Most Ambitious” issue on June 23, 2025

Annual edition will tell stories of bold ambition in Canadian tech.

By Madison McLauchlan April 10, 2025

Communitech appoints Sheldon McCormick as new CEO following layoffs

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

EdTech

By Isabelle Kirkwood April 10, 2025

The founders looking to redefine learning in Canada

Scaling an EdTech company is a lesson in patience, but TBDC helps founders re-write their playbooks.

By Alex Riehl April 10, 2025

Blumind secures $20-million Series A to build the AI chip we’d have if computers didn’t exist

Ottawa fabless chip startup says it plans to get its first product into production next year.

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By Madison McLauchlan 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.

By Josh Scott April 9, 2025

WonderFi spent $3.6 million on ransom and security upgrades in connection with CEO’s kidnapping last year

In the crypto world, high-profile figures face significant security risks.

By Alex Riehl April 9, 2025

Wealthsimple acquihires Plenty, a San Francisco-based wealth management platform for couples

Co-founders of Inovia-backed startup will help Wealthsimple expand family-focused products.

By Madison McLauchlan April 9, 2025

Inaugural QueerTech accelerator cohort stacked with software, AI startups

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

By Josh Scott April 9, 2025

Google Cloud Startups leader sees opportunity for startups building AI agents amid pressure to move quickly

Darren Mowry says “doing the right thing in the right order” has become a key challenge for AI companies.

The BetaKit Podcast

Clutch

Toronto Tech Week

PebbleOS smartwatches Core 2 Duo and Core Time 2

Katherine Homuth SRTX founder

CFIN

Cohere's three co-founders posing for a picture.

Clutch

Toronto Tech Week

PebbleOS smartwatches Core 2 Duo and Core Time 2

Katherine Homuth SRTX founder

CFIN

Cohere's three co-founders posing for a picture.

Podcasts

How does an online car retailer survive a trade war?

by Douglas Soltys

Clutch found a new gear after a post-pandemic lull, just in time for tariffs to hit.

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How Toronto Tech Week plans to host 10,000 people this June

by Douglas Soltys

From tweet to volunteer-run non-profit: inaugural Toronto Tech Week will feature over 100 events.

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Inside Eric Migicovsky’s crazy journey to relaunch Pebble

by Douglas Soltys

A decade after the first Pebble, Canada’s wearables king is back making smartwatches for himself.

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Katherine Homuth revisited

by Douglas Soltys

SRTX founder’s comments on fundraising & “losing her voice” worth revisiting with her impending departure.

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Canadian foodtech has a scale-up problem

by Douglas Soltys

CFIN CEO Dana McCauley says Canada has “orphaned” the companies that feed us.

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AI roundup: Cohere commands attention, Apple Intelligence delays, a vibe coding PSA

by Douglas Soltys

Plus: Telus announces “Sovereign AI” data centre (powered by Nvidia).

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