Can Wealthsimple build Canada’s largest financial institution?
Ten years in, Wealthsimple is profitable with $50 billion in AUA. What comes next?
Podcasts
Hosted by Douglas Soltys and Rob Kenedi, the BetaKit Podcast Channel features weekly podcasts discussing Canadian tech and global tech from a Canadian perspective. Produced by Kattie Laur.
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What Canada can learn from AI use in South Africa
Raesetje Sefala explains how DAIR is analyzing impacts of South African apartheid with AI.
Evolving Canada’s AI strategy with CIFAR’s Elissa Strome
With phase three of its strategy on the horizon, can CIFAR keep up with AI’s pace of change?
Pablo Srugo wanted to be “insanely rich.” It killed his startup.
Now a VC, Gymtrack’s one-time COO cautions founders against becoming their own worst hypebeast.
Harley Finkelstein wants Canadian entrepreneurs to ignore the “bullshit”
Shopify president cautions against doom-and-gloom narratives and founder mental traps.
AI roundtable: Hugging Face, Zapier, Tenstorrent (and more)
The BetaKit Podcast offers vantage points on AI from North American tech leaders.
CEO roundtable: Shopify, Wealthsimple, Lightspeed, Koho, Ecobee
Summer is almost over. Hear from these Canadian tech leaders as you prepare to get back to work.
Canadian Web3 regulations & Coinbase’s year in review
Crypto.com, Coinbase, CIRO and more discuss Canada playing catch-up at the Blockchain Futurist Conference.
What Vault’s co-founder learned at Revolut
Saud Aziz explains what it takes to build a locally-grown business banking platform in Canada.
Summer VC check-in with Sand Hill North’s Ryan Henry
In the dog days of summer, what feels true for VCs and founders?
Why has developer hiring slowed?
The BetaKit Podcast answers your Canadian tech questions for our 350th episode.
Québec is executing its innovation plan. Will it pay off?
Unpacking the province’s targeted bets at Startupfest 2024 with MAIN’s Louis-Felix Binette.
Why Gen X and Gen Z both want keyboards on their smartphone
Can a ragtag team of ex-BlackBerry employees and fanboys bring mobile keyboards back with Clicks?
This deep tech PE firm was drawn to Canada by the data
Paris-based Jolt Capital was shocked by the investment opportunities in Canada.
How Web Summit Vancouver came to be with Casey Lau
Web Summit’s co-host is full of optimism about Vancouver’s place on the global tech stage.