BetaKit - Canadian Startup News & Tech Innovation - Part 25

Canadian Startup News & Tech Innovation

BetaKit Town Hall: Vancouver Jack Newton Clio

By Isabelle Kirkwood October 23, 2024

“Intensely patriotic” Jack Newton shares practical approach to scaling Clio at BetaKit Town Hall: Vancouver

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Brightspark Ventures banner | BetaKit

By Josh Scott October 23, 2024

Brightspark closes latest early-stage VC fund at $100 million, appoints new BC partner

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Minister Champagne at Toronto Global Forum banner | BetaKit

By Josh Scott October 21, 2024

Champagne, Conservatives point fingers as Canadian cleantech startups suffer continued SDTC funding delays

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Freshbooks

By Alex Riehl October 18, 2024

Inside FreshBooks’ struggle to reach profitability

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Information Venture Partners banner | BetaKit

By Josh Scott October 16, 2024

Information VP forgoes fourth fund in favour of SPV-style investing

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Gaiia CEO

By Isabelle Kirkwood June 27, 2024

Gaiia closes $18-million CAD Series A as it looks to build the Shopify for ISPs

Startup targets challenger internet providers with all-in-one operating software.

By Alex Riehl June 26, 2024

IGM Technology joins Lead Edge Capital’s portfolio with strategic investment

The $5-billion growth equity firm counts Alibaba, Bumble, Uber, and more among its portfolio.

Susan Hawkins

By Isabelle Kirkwood June 26, 2024

Susan Hawkins to lead Payments Canada as president and CEO

Hawkins previously supported the launch of a real-time payments solution at TD Bank.

Ryan Turnbull

By Isabelle Kirkwood June 26, 2024

Fed invests $2.4 million into two Ontario accelerators

New investments into Spark Centre, Georgian Bay Business Accelerator expected to support over 600 entrepreneurs.

By Bianca Bharti June 26, 2024

Pay gap between men and women in tech tripled over five-year period

New report underlines the growing pay disparity among different minority groups.

By Alex Riehl June 26, 2024

INOVAIT and federal government invest $10.7 million across seven image-guided therapy tech projects

Private contributions bring the collective project values up to $32 million.

Sage - Matt Roberts

By Isabelle Kirkwood June 25, 2024

Why SaaS shouldn’t sleep on customer success in a down market

CMD Capital’s Matt Roberts reveals his revenue retention strategy for software businesses.

By Alex Riehl June 25, 2024

Bitcoin miner Hut 8 to receive $150 million to provide AI computing power

Hut 8 shifted its headquarters from Toronto to Miami following a merger last year.

BetaKit SABEW Canada 2023 Awards winner

By Siri Agrell June 25, 2024

BetaKit wins General Excellence, Small Publication at SABEW Canada Best in Business Awards

Reporter Josh Scott named Best Young Journalist.

Topicflow co-founders Amin Palizban and Gavin Johnston.

By Alex Riehl June 25, 2024

Former 7Geese leaders secure seed funding for new AI-powered performance management platform

Armed with $2.5 million CAD, Topicflow looks to double its team.

By Isabelle Kirkwood June 25, 2024

ReturnBear to launch operations in UK in July

Retail logistics startup has grown to over 1,000 Canadian locations.

By Josh Scott June 24, 2024

OSC accuses Liquid MarketPlace of fraud and pursues action against startup, top execs

Leaders of Logan Paul-founded NFT marketplace allegedly used $3 million from investors for “personal enrichment.”

openai

By Isabelle Kirkwood June 24, 2024

CoGuard received funding from OpenAI’s Cybersecurity Grant Program

Startup automates the identification of software misconfiguration to reduce the threat of cyberattacks.

By Alex Riehl June 24, 2024

Ottawa companies receive FedDev funding for AI, semiconductor, biotech work

FedDev invested nearly $20 million across nine Ottawa-based companies.

EXCITE 2024

By BetaKit June 24, 2024

Digital trust experts headline annual EXCITE Summit

Canadian cybersecurity and Indigenous data ethics to be discussed in Toronto on June 25 and 26.

CANADIAN TECH JOBS

The BetaKit Podcast

BetaKit Town Hall: Vancouver, Jack Newton Clio

Google

ALL IN 2024 panel

Wealthsimple 10 year anniversary BetaKit Podcast

The Distributed AI Research Institute (DAIR)

Elissa Strome of CIFAR at ALL IN 2024

BetaKit Town Hall: Vancouver, Jack Newton Clio

Google

ALL IN 2024 panel

Wealthsimple 10 year anniversary BetaKit Podcast

The Distributed AI Research Institute (DAIR)

Elissa Strome of CIFAR at ALL IN 2024

Podcasts

Clio’s Jack Newton can build another Shopify without building like Shopify

by Douglas Soltys

Practical patriotism is cool now.

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Does Canada have the leverage to regulate Big Tech?

by Douglas Soltys

Google is a monopolist. We spoke with a former Google Canada exec about what should happen next.

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Can Canada successfully scale AI companies?

by Douglas Soltys

Mappedin, BrainBox AI, Airudi, and Videns Analytics founders offer a frank evaluation of market opportunities.

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Can Wealthsimple build Canada’s largest financial institution?

by Douglas Soltys

Ten years in, Wealthsimple is profitable with $50 billion in AUA. What comes next?

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What Canada can learn from AI use in South Africa

by Douglas Soltys

Raesetje Sefala explains how DAIR is analyzing impacts of South African apartheid with AI.

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Evolving Canada’s AI strategy with CIFAR’s Elissa Strome

by Douglas Soltys

With phase three of its strategy on the horizon, can CIFAR keep up with AI’s pace of change?

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