New funding for Kepler and Wyvern headline busy month in Canadian space tech
Wyvern and Kepler secure funding, Mission Control inks big partnership, and Volta Space preps for launch.
Ottawa
SAAS NORTH puts AI’s impact under the microscope
Disruptor or distraction? Tealbook, Disco and more weigh in on AI in Ottawa on Nov. 13, 14, 2024
SAAS NORTH gets real
Applyboard, Sampler, Certn founders set to talk failure, determination, and more on the BetaKit Keynote Stage.
Universe alums aim to leverage developer infrastructure experience with Bemi
Bemi announces $1.2 million in funding to help companies track data changes in Postgres.
Fears of repeating Web 2.0’s mistakes permeate AI-focused Competition Summit 2024
Concerns over fate of Bill C-27 loomed over panel discussions between Canadian regulators.
Federal government’s massive $2 billion CAD loan to Telesat sparks Elon Musk debate between ministers
Elon Musk claims Starlink can provide similar internet services at half the cost. Minister Champagne disagrees.
Pablo Srugo wanted to be “insanely rich.” It killed his startup.
Now a VC, Gymtrack’s one-time COO cautions founders against becoming their own worst hypebeast.
Disaster restoration startup Kahi looks to solve “adversarial relationship” between insurance companies and subcontractors with IoT
Spun out of a subcontracting company, Kahi raised $2.3 million CAD led by BDC Capital Seed Venture Fund.
Shopify to become Roblox’s first platform commerce partner
Move is expected to open up a massive audience of 80 million potential young customers to brands.
“It’s just straight math”: Assent CEO Andrew Waitman sets bar higher after hitting centaur status
Waitman pushing Ottawa compliance software company to reach $200 million ARR within four years.
Shopify taps Microsoft executive Mikhail Parakhin as its new CTO
Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke praised Parakhin’s “deep expertise” in AI and machine learning.
Government of Canada launches consultations on Budget 2024 proposals
Feds inviting Canadians to share thoughts on capital gains, CEI, open banking, cleantech tax credits, and more.
Get ready for the BetaKit Keynote Stage at SAAS NORTH 2024
Leaders from Tealbook, Certn, Passage, and more to headline Canada’s SaaS conference November 13 to 14.
Marketing platform MaxBounty acquired by German ad firm Mrge
MaxBounty is the second Canadian company acquired by a Mrge in just over a year.
Feds reveal new changes to Canadian Entrepreneurs’ Incentive as part of capital gains tax overhaul
Government proposes to cut the incentive’s rollout period in half.