Amber Mac wants parents to know their kids are talking to AI
A new event focused on digital wellness for teens has launched as the dangers of unsupervised AI use become clear.
Events
AI, startups, and Simu Liu: Elevate Festival announces 2025 schedule
Tech event expected to bring 10,000 attendees to downtown Toronto between Oct. 7-9.
Student-led takeover of Tri-Cities tech continues with Waterloo Tech Week
Hack the North organizers launch new event to help the Waterloo Region stay connected.
Aidan Gomez, Kari Briski, Minister Evan Solomon, Yoshua Bengio to headline ALL IN 2025
Inside the agenda for Canada’s largest AI event, coming to Montréal on Sept. 24 and 25.
Leaders from Shopify, 1Password, Carbon6 to unpack the biggest exit opportunities at TechExit.io Toronto
On Oct. 21 at the MaRS Centre, TechExit.io Toronto puts every exit path in play.
NASA will hold its 2025 Space Apps Challenge in Canada starting October 4
Hackathon has a wide audience solving Earth and space challenges using real data.
AGAZ Summit is where Canadian founders go global
The 2025 pitch competition winners will join a Canadian delegation in Dubai.
How Canada can be a leader in space (and save the world)
Highlights from BetaKit Town Hall: Most Ambitious with NordSpace, Deep Sky, Xatoms, MycoFutures, and Verto Health.
Why the people building the future of AI systems are heading to Toronto for KDD-2025
Leaders from Apple, DeepMind, Cohere, and more are gathering to confront the demands of modern data science.
The living history of Canadian tech
Startupfest founder Phil Telio on how Canada’s tech community evolves with each generation.
‘Canada’s edge in applied AI’ with Nvidia and Waabi leaders
Sanja Fidler and Raquel Urtasun discuss new AI frontiers and Canada’s role in reaching them.
An AI strategy is no longer optional for Canadian startups
Plus: Hanna Zaidi joins BetaKit’s board of directors.
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.
Market recovery Canadian VCs expected still on the horizon, experts say at Startupfest
A persistently cool exit market and middling returns are preventing cash from re-entering the market, data shows.
Founders need a good reason to forgo an AI strategy, VCs warn at Startupfest
Investors say proving long-term differentiation is more important than ever as AI saturates the market.