toronto | BetaKit

Canadian angels just want to write the cheque

Plus: Cohere Labs head calls “unreliable” AI leaderboard rankings a “crisis.”

Four-year initiative aims to scale local companies and attract talent.

Cohere-led study claims popular crowd-sourced leaderboard LM Arena tipped scales for Google, OpenAI.

Frazier brings combo of construction and tech experience to Kitchener-Waterloo scaleup.

Toronto quantum company inks deals with Applied Materials, US Air Force to accelerate chip development.

Kamel to lead Fund II with fellow GP Bernie Li and newly promoted associate partner Shambhavi Mishra.

Domestic procurement, boosting business investment key issues for Carney government, industry groups say.

The company beat more than 1,300 rivals with its ocean-based CO2 removal system.

Abbasi faced up to 10 years in prison if convicted.

Dave Portnoy, Eric Trump, and a huge contingent of Canadian founders rally at Consensus 2025.

Brio co-founder and CEO Audrey Ostiguy described Brio as Brightspark’s “secret sauce.”

Taxes, reduced US dependency, and AI investment are major ballot-box issues

Former CPO Craig Miller says Carney offered president role in 2020, but turned it down for Brookfield.

Rahmani will actively source Canadian deal flow, while Wittington prepares to spin up a new fund.

Healwell’s new CEO and chief commercial officer both come from its latest acquisition, Orion Health.