BetaKit - Canadian Startup News & Tech Innovation - Part 18

Canadian Startup News & Tech Innovation

Minister Éric Girard | BetaKit

By Madison McLauchlan March 27, 2025

Québec budget overhauls innovation tax credits, earmarks millions for tariff impacts

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SRTX founder and CEO Katherine Homuth | BetaKit

By Madison McLauchlan March 26, 2025

SRTX founder and CEO Katherine Homuth to step down amid fundraising push and tariff threat

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Queen's Park | BetaKit

By Alex Riehl March 25, 2025

Seventy-five Ontario CEOs sign open letter calling on Premier Doug Ford to prioritize homegrown innovation

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D-Wave processors | BetaKit

By Madison McLauchlan March 19, 2025

How meaningful is D-Wave’s claim to quantum supremacy?

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Prime Minister Mark Carney banner | BetaKit

By Douglas Soltys March 16, 2025

An election primer on what Canadian innovators need

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LATEST

By Alex Riehl January 21, 2025

Paper looks to rebound from turbulent 2024 with new CEO Martina Tam

Whirlwind year saw mass layoffs of all Canadian tutors and departure of both co-founders.

By Alex Riehl January 20, 2025

Federal government provides $3.5 million for DMZ’s new Centre for Housing Innovation

New Toronto accelerator aims to help entrepreneurs develop solutions to housing supply challenges.

By Alex Riehl January 20, 2025

Moment Energy raises $21.5-million Series A amidst tough funding climate for cleantech hardware startups

EV battery repurposing startup to double size of Vancouver HQ and build gigafactory in Texas.

TechExit

By Isabelle Kirkwood January 20, 2025

Leaders from Clio, Certn, Humi and others talk M&A at TechExit.io

Join TechExit.io on Feb. 25 in Vancouver to learn how to navigate 2025’s dealmaking landscape.

By Douglas Soltys January 20, 2025

Canadian tech is locked in on election season

Plus: Former Plooto CEO Hamed Abbasi on trial for alleged sexual assault.

Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk

By Douglas Soltys January 19, 2025

Discussing social media’s midlife crisis with Amber Mac

The tech and political worlds have collided and our feeds are suffering.

TechTO - Jackie

By Alexandra Reilly January 17, 2025

‘Is there life after acquisition?’ Canadian founders get candid at TechTO

Founders from eSentire, Sensibill, Fable, and Sprout Family shared their stories at MaRS on Jan. 13.

By Madison McLauchlan January 17, 2025

Luge Capital, Pender Ventures hire in Alberta following investments from AEC

Luge adds investor Chelsea Gillett from The51, Pender adds associate Jacob Grainger from Plug and Play.

Cobionix Dan Vu

By Jon Fingas January 17, 2025

Home hardware: Canadian founders at CES talk challenges and opportunities

Canadian companies took home honours at the consumer trade show, but want more support.

By Madison McLauchlan January 17, 2025

Feds pledge nearly $100 million in grants to commercialize research innovation

$32 million earmarked for Lab2Market skills program at Dalhousie University and its West Coast expansion.

By Isabelle Kirkwood January 17, 2025

Uvaro acquires, Float soars, Shopify’s order is ready for pickup

Test your knowledge of Canadian tech news with The BetaKit Quiz for Jan. 17, 2024.

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By Alex Riehl January 17, 2025

Cyclic Materials, Ionomr Innovations, Summit Nanotech among Canadian returnees to the 2025 Global Cleantech 100

Eight of the nine Canadian companies on this year’s list were also on last year’s.

By Madison McLauchlan January 16, 2025

Trudeau’s tariff team taps Canadian tech to get tough on Trump

Arlene Dickinson, Wes Hall, RHEI CEO Shahrzad Rafati part of the Council on Canada-US Relations.

By Alex Riehl January 16, 2025

The51 holds $51-million final close for Food and AgTech Fund amid challenging venture market

ATB Financial contributed the final dollar to the fund that has been raising since 2021.

By Madison McLauchlan January 16, 2025

Lyteflo secures $3 million CAD in seed funding to rev up EV sales platform

SaaS tool for auto dealerships aims to make charging data, incentive savings accessible to consumers.

The BetaKit Podcast

Katherine Homuth SRTX founder

CFIN

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

Prime Minister Mark Carney

Build Canada

Katherine Homuth SRTX founder

CFIN

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

Prime Minister Mark Carney

Build Canada

Podcasts

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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An election primer on what Canadian innovators need

by Douglas Soltys

With a new prime minister named, Canada’s next election looms. Who will set the innovation agenda?

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What is Build Canada trying to construct?

by Douglas Soltys

Daniel Debow wants to move Canada’s Overton window. But he’s frustrated with ‘DOGE’ discourse.

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