BetaKit - Canadian Startup News & Tech Innovation - Part 26

Canadian Tech & Startup News

Canadian Rocket Copmany Team Photo | BetaKit

By Josh Scott September 16, 2026

Canada Rocket Company wants to build a sovereign alternative to SpaceX’s Falcon 9

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Jordan Jacobs Radical Ventures

By Josh Scott September 15, 2026

Radical Ventures launches Canada’s largest AI fund with $1-billion USD first close

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Regina | BetaKit

By Alex Riehl September 14, 2026

Bell announces $50-billion buildout to produce Canada’s largest data centre in Saskatchewan

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The BetaKit Podcast AI bubble red flags

By Douglas Soltys September 13, 2026

Waving the AI bubble red flags

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Canada Flag

By Madison McLauchlan September 11, 2026

Tracking the Canadian capital commitments surrounding Carney’s investment summit

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Mark Carney | BetaKit

By Madison McLauchlan September 10, 2026

The tech projects Canada is selling to global investors at next week’s summit

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Mark Carney at a defence funding announcement

Smaller businesses are struggling to breach Canada’s defence sector: report

Josh Scott June 18, 2026

Industry leaders say country must move faster to bring defence-adjacent firms into the fold.

A woman in a lab coat, shown from behind, working at a station.

How IDMTC and SR&ED can help Canadian tech companies stretch their R&D budgets

Darah Hansen June 18, 2026

Provincial interactive digital media tax credits now reach far beyond gaming studios.

teh Wealthsimple Predict app on a phone screen

Wealthsimple partners with US exchange Kalshi to launch prediction market app

Madison McLauchlan June 18, 2026

Users can only make predictions on climate, economic markets, and financial indicators.

June Health Founders

June Health closes $2.4 million for expanded women’s health platform

Madison McLauchlan June 18, 2026

Securian Canada, PointClickCare co-founders, and others join as investors.

Geoff and Sam Teehan sit at a restaurant table.

Meet the father-son duo hoping to turn their AI side project into a gaming company

Josh Scott June 18, 2026

After vibe-coding a viral colour memory game, Geoff and Sam Teehan want to make it a lasting business.

Shopify introduces in-store returns, more updates to agentic commerce

Alex Riehl June 17, 2026

The Spring 2026 Shopify Editions newsletter contained more than 150 product updates.

An illustration of satellites' orbit around the Earth.

NorthStar secures $40 million to track space threats for Canada’s air force

Madison McLauchlan June 17, 2026

Montréal-based space tech company plans to go public this fall via SPAC.

A copy of the International AI Safety Report sits on a chair next to a Union Jack cushion.

AI experts want a middle-power coalition to set safety guardrails. Some think Canada could lead it

Alex Riehl June 17, 2026

Behind closed doors, experts and policymakers fear the US isn’t a “good-faith actor” on AI safety.

The Calgary skyline

Calgary is now the fastest growing tech ecosystem in Canada

Jesse Cole June 17, 2026

Global report shows city’s tech sector growth dramatically outpaces Canadian average.

Headshots of two Realize Capital Partners

Realize closes one of Canada’s largest impact funds at $227 million

Josh Scott June 17, 2026

Toronto firm raised $142 million from private LPs to complement Ottawa’s anchor commitment.

The inside of a Nordspace Factory

NordSpace opens new rocket factory headquarters in Markham

Josh Scott June 17, 2026

The 60,000-square-foot facility will anchor the aerospace startup’s national footprint.

Alberta Innovates invests $14 million to help commercialize local tech

Jesse Cole June 17, 2026

Funding supports projects that will help Albertan startups scale toward commercialization.

An industrial robot inside a factory

Autonomique says backflipping robots are not the point

Madison McLauchlan June 17, 2026

Montréal- and Menlo Park-based startup deploying physical AI at Ontario F&P plant.

BrokerPlus founders

Michael Hyatt-backed BrokerPlus launches to disrupt “antiquated” mortgage industry

Josh Scott June 17, 2026

Surf co-founder and former Boardy colleague want to empower brokers with AI.

Cohere co-founder Nick Frosst on The BetaKit Podcast

Did the Anthropic model ban prove Cohere is right about sovereign AI?

Douglas Soltys June 17, 2026

Co-founder Nick Frosst on sovereign AI, Star Trek, and why he doesn’t make a point of listening to Marc Andreessen.

The BetaKit Podcast

The BetaKit Podcast AI bubble red flags

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Vass Bednar on The BetaKit Podcast

The BetaKit Podcast Live at Startupfest 2026

Cory Doctorow on The BetaKit Podcast

The BetaKit Podcast AI bubble red flags

The BetaKit Podcast

Vass Bednar on The BetaKit Podcast

The BetaKit Podcast Live at Startupfest 2026

Cory Doctorow on The BetaKit Podcast

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Waving the AI bubble red flags

by Douglas Soltys

Circular financing! Rogue AI agents! A lack of Situational Awareness! What behaviour is driving the current AI bubble—and…

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Answering your burning tech questions

by Douglas Soltys

Canada’s most overrated tech company? Keeping young founders in the country? Is BlackBerry making a comeback?

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Can Canada function without American tech?

by Douglas Soltys

Canadian Shield Institute’s Vass Bednar on the best ways to evaluate Canada’s push for digital self-reliance.

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What killed your startup? (Live from Startupfest)

by Douglas Soltys

Leaders from Vector Institute, Toothpod, and Raw Signal Group share candid thoughts about AI, startup survival, and scaling…

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Cory Doctorow on using AI without letting AI use you

by Douglas Soltys

Award-winning author and tech activist is back with new book, “The Reverse Centaur’s Guide to Life after AI.”

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