BetaKit - Canadian Startup News & Tech Innovation - Part 242

Canadian Tech & Startup News

Eliot Pence Dominion Dynamics

By Douglas Soltys November 16, 2025

Dominion Dynamics’ CEO thinks defence is a “generational opportunity” for Canadian entrepreneurs

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Tracy Ridler Centre For Native Nation Builders | BetaKit

By Madison McLauchlan November 14, 2025

Shopify’s shuttered Indigenous entrepreneurship program will relaunch, says program co-founder

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By Douglas Soltys November 12, 2025

Sarah Rieger joins BetaKit as managing editor

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StackAdapt Vitaly Pecherskiy | BetaKit

By Alex Riehl November 11, 2025

Is SaaS dead? Tech leaders debate whether it’s time for requiem or rebirth

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Clio co-founder and CEO Jack Newton | BetaKit

By Josh Scott November 10, 2025

Clio secures $500-million USD Series G as it completes vLex acquisition

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By Douglas Soltys November 7, 2025

Budget 2025: “cautiously optimistic”

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Founding CEO of agtech unicorn Semios stepping down

Charlize Alcaraz December 16, 2022

“We transformed a theory I had … into one of the world’s largest agtech companies.”

Subsidiaries of FinTech startup Lendified face creditors over unpaid loans

Charles Mandel December 16, 2022

Creditors move to seize Lendified assets after company defaults over some $6.6 million.

Canadian Venture Capital & Private Equity Association (CVCA) CEO Kim Furlong

Year in review: Kim Furlong talks VCCI and what comes next for Canadian venture

Douglas Soltys December 16, 2022

Furlong: “These programs are an anomaly in what the government pushes out. There’s no reason why they should ever…

Layoffs persist at Canadian tech companies amid bleak outlook for 2023

Josh Scott December 16, 2022

FreshBooks, Thinkific, Revelate, Bridgit among latest firms to cut staff amid downturn.

Successful use of AI in government means doubling down on human and democratic values

Peter Loewen December 16, 2022

UofT’s Peter Loewen says citizen trust in government AI use is “still a work in progress.”

Matt Golden

Golden Ventures’ Matt Golden has advice for startups fundraising in a down market

Stefan Palios December 16, 2022

Balance growth with strong unit economics. Make sure your financials are accurate.

KeyOps

KeyOps secures $4 million CAD to connect pharma sales, marketing staff with physicians

Charles Mandel December 16, 2022

Healthtech startup to use funds for North American expansion.

Ria Bhavnani

Shopify’s Ria Bhavnani shares the company’s approach to pricing

Charlize Alcaraz December 16, 2022

“Maybe it’s more relevant in this market, but you should always be thinking about pricing.”

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R|T: The Retail Times – Michael Rubin’s Fanatics has $700 million for more acquisitions

Michael Edgar December 16, 2022

Plus: GoBolt, Elastic Path, CommerceBear secure new funding.

Elderly care

H|T: The Healthtech Times – Senior health initiative gets $47 million SIF investment

Michael Edgar December 16, 2022

Plus: Former Theranos COO Sunny Balwani sentenced to nearly 13 years in prison.

Raquel Urtasun, founder and CEO of Waabi.

AltaML, Waabi, TrojAI among Vector Institute’s 20 Canadian AI startups to watch for 2023

Charlize Alcaraz December 15, 2022

The list was narrowed down from 150 startups.

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Walnut Insurance secures $4 million CAD to help FinTechs deliver embedded insurance programs

Charlize Alcaraz December 15, 2022

Walnut has partnered with Neo Financial, Nuula to launch their insurance products.

Frate secures $2 million CAD to make e-commerce returns sustainable, cost-effective

Meagan Simpson December 15, 2022

“We turn customers’ houses into warehouses, and also fulfillment centers.”

The Upside Foundation appoints Juanita Lee-Garcia as new executive director

Josh Scott December 15, 2022

The Venture for Canada alum takes reins at “pivotal time” for Upside.

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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – The end of an era at Slack

Michael Edgar December 15, 2022

Plus: Wattpad president Jeanne Lam resigns months after being tapped to lead company.

The BetaKit Podcast

Dominion Dynamics at SAAS NORTH 2025

Mark Carney and François-Philippe Champagne stand together, smiling, hold a copy of Budget 2025.

Aptum CEO Ian Rae

Raymond Luk Source Canada

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Dominion Dynamics at SAAS NORTH 2025

Mark Carney and François-Philippe Champagne stand together, smiling, hold a copy of Budget 2025.

Aptum CEO Ian Rae

Raymond Luk Source Canada

Gander Social graphic

Podcast

Dominion Dynamics’ CEO thinks defence is a “generational opportunity” for Canadian entrepreneurs

by Douglas Soltys

Eliot Pence wants to undercut US reliance and build Canada’s “defence prime.”

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Budget 2025: “cautiously optimistic”

by Douglas Soltys

A power panel of policy wonks pick apart Budget 2025 and what it means for Canadian tech.

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What the AWS outage reveals about Canada’s digital sovereignty

by Douglas Soltys

Aptum CEO Ian Rae argues that sovereignty requires control of our digital supply chain.

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Why Canada doesn’t buy Canadian tech

by Douglas Soltys

Source Canada’s Ray Luk thinks the “cultural belief we’re not good enough” creates a homecourt disadvantage for…

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Can Canada build its own social network?

by Douglas Soltys

Gander CEO Ben Waldman explains his vision for sovereign social media.

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