MTatt takes home top prize at Startupfest 2025 as winnings exceed $1 million for the first time
Medtech startup mTatt won both Best of Fest and Audience Choice awards.
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The events, speakers, and prizes you’ll find at Startupfest 2025
Startupfest attendees travelling from Toronto still have a chance to catch a ride on the Startup Bus.
Government-backed program aims to help Canadian non-profits adopt responsible AI
RAISE hopes to make Canada a leader in AI for charities and social impact causes.
BC’s new JEDI says Web Summit Vancouver has been worth “every penny”
Minister Gibson talks ecosystem growth, integrated marketplaces, and filling the “really big shoes” of her predecessor.…
CWVC wants to map the career progression and retention of women in Canadian VC
Analysis finds nearly 1 in 4 of CWVC’s members left VC since 2019. CWVC hopes to figure out why.
CVCA CEO Kim Furlong to step down after Invest Canada conference
Furlong to depart association in July as Canadian VC navigates ongoing identity crisis.
ESG reporting platform Novisto fuels up for European expansion with $37.7-million CAD Series C
Amid ESG backlash, CEO says large firms have not changed their sustainability plans but are less vocal about them.
Controlled burn
The BetaKit Guide: Wildfire For millennia, Indigenous Peoples around the world have understood fire as a force to be guided,…
The BetaKit Guide: Wildfire
Photo courtesy of kellymlacy By Isabelle Kirkwood and Darah Hansen Design by Leanne Macaspac Every summer, Canada burns. From…
Active Impact Investments holds $110-million final close for third climate tech seed fund
Managing partner says firm chose to execute strategy over extending fundraise to hit original $120 million target.
Every platform promise #CDNtech cares about in the 2025 federal election
Taxes, reduced US dependency, and AI investment are major ballot-box issues
Inside the push to get Ontario’s mobility startups moving
Ontario’s transportation innovators face slow adoption and long sales cycles, but are finding a way forward.
Basetwo emerges from CIX Summit 2025 as Canada’s representative for the Startup World Cup
Clio founder Jack Newton also recognized as CIX Innovator of the Year.
The future of Canadian tech runs through Waterloo
Plus: How meaningful is D-Wave’s claim to quantum supremacy?
An incomplete list of Canadian tech programs and organizations supporting women’s initiatives
An evolving resource for women entrepreneurs.