Paraito raises $2.65 million to automate grunt work for Québec notaries
Inovia-backed startup out of Montréal is using AI to speed up real estate title searches.
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Katalyze AI thinks the future of pharma operations is teams of AI agents
WFHomie co-founder and former Sanofi leader close $10.5 million USD to speed drug development.
Canadians can once again access Anthropic’s Fable after US lifts ban
Anthropic says the jailbreak that prompted the contentious foreign-access ban worked on other AI models, as well.
Canada is building sovereign AI—now it needs to secure it
A former police investigator argues that AI security needs to be treated as a distinct discipline.
AI can be the First Spike of Canada’s digital age
Alex Tapscott on what the Canadian Pacific Railway teaches us about building Canada’s next great national projects.
AI minister says Ottawa considering taking the lead on AI investment rounds
Minister Evan Solomon spoke to the government’s shift from supporter to stakeholder on The BetaKit Podcast.
Minister Evan Solomon on Canada’s AI strategy, sovereignty, and social media
A special Canada Day edition of The BetaKit Podcast.
US finance app SoFi acquires Composer to add AI investing strategies
Acquisition of Toronto FinTech bolsters SoFi’s case to be “the everything app for digital financial services.”
Spellbook aims to write and renew the world’s contracts with AI
CEO says new AI contract tool is “bigger” than launch of its first copilot product.
Vector Institute launches open-source AI bias detector
New tool aims to flag and rework biases in writing and AI datasets.
From Chrome extension to customer data engine: Floqer announces $2-million raise
Halifax startup now helps companies like Perplexity and Wise gather customer data.
Mecka AI acquires Docula as it builds the data layer for robotics
Three-person Canadian AI startup joining the majority-Canadian Mecka team.
Q&A: Why Alistair Croll built a virtual conference just for AI agents
Debuting next month at Startupfest, Envoi is “Moltbook, but a conference.”
Robotics startup Sanctuary AI appoints former MDA exec as CEO
Interim CEO’s departure continues string of leadership changes at Vancouver-based startup.
Five Eyes alliance warns of potential AI-powered cyber threat “crises”
Alliance urges strengthening of cyber defences before an incident escalates into major operational problem.