BetaKit - Canadian Startup News & Tech Innovation - Part 95

Canadian Tech & Startup News

Toronto skyline

By Isabelle Kirkwood June 16, 2025

The BetaKit Guide: Toronto Tech Week

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Wealthsimple Presents event

By Josh Scott June 12, 2025

Wealthsimple’s Brett Huneycutt explains how its new products advance the company’s financial services vision

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Ax.c innovation hub launch

By Madison McLauchlan June 11, 2025

Montréal tech looks to scale up with opening of Ax.c innovation hub

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BDC office

By Josh Scott June 5, 2025

As aging entrepreneurs retire, BDC and FNBC announce $100 million to help Indigenous groups buy their businesses

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Swiirl and Junk Yard Dog

By Alex Kinsella June 3, 2025

Former Raptors star Jerome Williams newest teammate of community connector Swiirl

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Latest

Harvest Ventures, New York-based IA Capital back Summit’s $3.5-million seed round

Alex Riehl April 11, 2024

Digital insurance broker offers range of products, including to other FinTech firms.

R|T: The Retail Times – Lightspeed makes first cuts since Dax Dasilva’s return

Alex Riehl April 11, 2024

Plus: Nuvei to officially go private in $6.3B deal.

Gerri Sinclair

Gerri Sinclair steps down as BC’s innovation commissioner

Isabelle Kirkwood April 10, 2024

Outgoing commissioner to take innovation role at Vancouver International Airport.

Government software provider Clariti Cloud secures $24.6 million CAD from Vistara Growth

Alex Riehl April 10, 2024

Clariti’s co-CEO is seeing increased demand for digital government services.

agtech

Now-private Farmers Edge partners with Gevo to carbon track US agriculture

Isabelle Kirkwood April 10, 2024

Gevo’s project is backed by grant funding from the USDA.

A|I: The AI Times – Microsoft and OpenAI team up to build $100-billion AI supercomputer

Alex Riehl April 10, 2024

Plus: Feds pledge $2B to bolster AI compute, startups, and safety.

Intel-24

Intel says enterprises need choice to scale AI’s potential

Stefan Palios April 9, 2024

To deliver usability at the enterprise level, AI needs open ecosystems, not walled garden tech.

healthtech

Appili Therapeutics to be acquired by Virginia-based life sciences company Aditxt

Alex Riehl April 9, 2024

Deal is contingent upon Aditxt raising at least $20 million USD.

University of Toronto

IPON invests $4.6 million to build IP capacity at post-secondary institutions

Isabelle Kirkwood April 9, 2024

IPON has made $6.6 million in investments in the last year.

Microsoft

S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Microsoft faces new Excel rival as it’s forced to separate teams from office

Alex Riehl April 9, 2024

Plus: BlackBerry CEO sued by former senior employee for sexual harassment.

Hootsuite to acquire social media analytics company Talkwalker

Isabelle Kirkwood April 8, 2024

Hootsuite shifting from social media management to intelligence.

Rivercity Innovations

Major Canadian retailers choose Rivercity Innovations to keep things fresh with cold chain monitoring solution

Jared Lindzon April 8, 2024

Healthy Planet, Skip Express Lane latest editions to client base spanning US, Canada, and Spain.

Coinbase - BetaKit Live

As crypto regains momentum, Coinbase Canada’s Lucas Matheson zeroes in on the next big goal: adoption

Isabelle Kirkwood April 8, 2024

With crypto regulation in place, Matheson believes now is the time “for more Canadians to pay attention.”

Define Capital closes $20 million to acquire and nurture profitable niche software companies

Josh Scott April 8, 2024

New Toronto private equity fund aims to follow in Constellation’s footsteps.

F|T: The FinTech Times – Coinbase secures restricted dealer status in Canada

Alex Riehl April 8, 2024

Plus: Nuvei to go-private in $6.3B deal while Binance kills Bitcoin NFT support.

The BetaKit Podcast

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Podcast

InBC’s Jill Earthy knows Canadian VC “could be healthier”

by Douglas Soltys

Provincial Crown Corp. CEO talks wake-up calls, early-stage investment, and InBC’s future fundraising plans.

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Amii CEO Cam Linke says Canada’s AI strategy requires customers

by Douglas Soltys

The head of Alberta’s AI institute talks literacy, adoption, and commercialization at Upper Bound.

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The Canadian engineer trying to fix the internet’s original sin

by Douglas Soltys

Coinbase’s Erik Reppel thinks AI, crypto, and open standards could revolutionize internet commerce.

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Why Faire’s co-founder wants to bring Silicon Valley’s DNA to Canada

by Douglas Soltys

Faire’s Chief Architect fell in love with Canada. Now he’s selling his new home to the rest of the world.

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Half of the internet is bots and they’re feeding you lies

by Douglas Soltys

AI-powered disinformation is taking over the internet. Calgary-based Koat.ai is tracking it in real time.

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