Canadian Startup News | BetaKit

By Alex Riehl January 3, 2025

Valsoft reloads acquisition war chest with $216.7-million CAD funding round

Vertical software rollup company made nearly 20 acquisitions in 2024.

By Josh Scott January 3, 2025

Bench acquired by Employer.com three days after abrupt Dec. 27 closure.

By Alex Riehl January 2, 2025

SafeSend integrates with various tax preparation products, including Thomson Reuters’s own UltraTax CS.

By Madison McLauchlan January 2, 2025

Pending transaction follows Payfare’s share price plummet and strategic review in September.

By Jacqueline Loganathan January 1, 2025

Canadian tech ecosystem leaders on their habits, bets, and banned buzzwords for 2025.

By Isabelle Kirkwood December 31, 2024

Canadian founders on their habits, bets, and banned buzzwords for 2025.

By Jacqueline Loganathan December 30, 2024

Canadian VCs on their habits, bets, and banned buzzwords for 2025.

By Madison McLauchlan December 30, 2024

Minister Christopher Skeete: Québec startups can’t compete at a global scale without government assistance.

By Kelsey Rolfe December 30, 2024

Koho and Cohere discussed outputs and feedback, AWS previewed a proposed fix at re:Invent.

By Douglas Soltys December 29, 2024

Indiscriminate spending and unfinished policy commitments will be the Liberals’ innovation legacy.

By BetaKit December 26, 2024

A young entrepreneur thinks Canada already knows how to go for gold.

By BetaKit December 24, 2024

The serial entrepreneur learns how to connect in a polarized environment.

By Douglas Soltys December 23, 2024

Nankivell’s tenure on MaRS lasts only nine months, slightly longer than the executive search to hire her.

By BetaKit December 23, 2024

The founder reflects on building his brand, his team, and his cap table.

By Josh Scott December 20, 2024

Canada can’t outspend its peers. So how might it outsmart them?