The BetaKit Guide: Toronto Tech Week 2026
Your cheat sheet to one of the busiest weeks in Toronto tech.
Events
Web Summit Vancouver opens with tech’s biggest question: who owns the future?
Conference poses questions over the AI revolution, Canadian sovereignty, and the rules shaping what comes next.
Can Ottawa become Photonic Valley?
Plus: Are you tokenmaxxing? Tell us.
Canada won’t pursue national semiconductor strategy, AI minister says
Canada is the only G7 country without a standalone strategy. Industry groups are urging action.
Canada to create AI and Labour Advisory Council, Solomon says
Advisory group stems from a desire to maintain regular contact with labour leaders following initial meetings.
Why you don’t need a PhD to invest in deep tech
VCs at NACO Summit dispel misconceptions about investing in the industry.
Bobbie Racette built her new startup around a simple idea: be the support she never had
At NACO Summit, she said Tapwi will be her way to open doors for the next generation.
It’s a tough market for liquidity. Here’s where companies and investors are turning
Industry leaders unpack the rise of SPACs, RTOs, and secondaries at NACO Summit.
Koho close to securing banking licence, hopes to launch telco product, CEO says
At NACO Summit, Daniel Eberhard compares the future of Koho to Chinese “super apps.”
First Canada, then the world: nation’s rocket builders see a bigger opening in space
Space tech CEOs say sovereign launch capabilities could help Canada lead in low Earth orbit.
Toronto Tech Week reveals new Homecoming speakers
Rob Khazzam, Andrew D’Souza, Lulu Cheng Meservey, and others join lineup for official mainstage event.
“The math is not mathing”: How AI bubble fears are changing Canadian VCs’ investment approach
Leaders from Wittington, McRock, and IRV clash on whether AI is a bubble, but agree some things do not add up.
Ottawa plans to spin off federal semiconductor facility into “commercial entity”
The NRC’s Canadian Photonics Fabrication Centre is the only facility of its kind in North America.
Alison Kaizer says founders must build hiring muscles in the AI era
Golden Ventures partner uses Uniting the Prairies stage to argue hiring shouldn’t be outsourced.
What Canadian founders can learn from Silicon Valley’s speed
At Uniting the Prairies, Chris Neumann argues for learning from the US while building in Canada.