OpenText CFO Chadwick Westlake to succeed the late Andrew Moor as CEO of Equitable Bank
Westlake was being groomed for the EQB CEO job before joining OpenText five months ago.
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Hanna Zaidi joins BetaKitâs board of directors
FinTech leader brings significant governance experience to award-winning Canadian tech publication.
‘Ambition made in Canada’ with Shopify, Cohere, and Wealthsimple
Harley Finkelstein, Aidan Gomez, and Mike Katchen dismiss the ‘Valley or bust’ myth.
What keeps Bluesky’s head of trust and safety up at night?
Aaron Rodericks is a Canadian working out of Dublin. His mission? Help the world find joy online.
Michelle Scarborough out at BDC Capital after eight years leading women-focused funds
Scarborough led investments through the Women in Technology Fund and Thrive Venture Fund.
Cohere’s Aidan Gomez says acquisition is “failure”
Plus: Everything you need to know about Toronto Tech Week and BetaKit Most Ambitious.
Conquest Planning raises $110-million Series B to fuel US expansion of its financial management platform
Growth Equity at Goldman Sachs Alternatives led the Winnipeg startupâs latest funding round.
The price of admission for Canadian entrepreneurs
Plus: Coinbase Canada’s CEO says country’s digital sovereignty requires a stablecoin strategy.
Botpress closes $34-million CAD Series B to help companies build and deploy AI agents
QuĂ©bec software startup aims to be part of âthe infrastructure layerâ powering agentic AI.
The Category Challengers
BetaKit Most Ambitious Get competitive Vasiliki Bednar on challenging our nationâs comfort zones. Canadaâs economy isnât…
The Expats
BetaKit Most Ambitious Meet the Canadians making a mark outside of Canada. Chris Olah, Co-founder of Anthropic After stints…
Canadaâs digital sovereignty: why we canât ignore stablecoins
The world is building new rails for money, but the Canadian dollar isnât on them.
David Dufresne joins AQC Capital, Nick Chen makes partner at Golden Ventures
Dufresne and CMD Capital co-founder Matt Roberts move elsewhere in Canadian VC after halting fundraising.
Europe is rising on the radar of Canadian tech
With early movers like Vena showing the way, Canadian tech is warming to Europeâs vast and varied opportunities.
Former Graphite Ventures analyst to launch new Vancouver incubator Althra
Althra aims to create more space for early-stage, generalist tech founders to build.