Canadaâs housing supply is in crisis. Can robots help?
Automated homebuilders are pitching solutions to get more (ideally affordable) roofs over our heads.
Prairies
Prévoir closes $750K pre-seed round to scale its AI-powered fashion platform
Calgary startup helps retailers and merchandisers single out trends and track fashion analytics.
Itâs midwinter, yet these Edmonton companies are prepping for wildfire season
FireSafe AI has partnered with Edmontonâs Wyvern and AIRmarket to create a more comprehensive fire detection and prevention…
Chata Technologies closes $10-million USD Series A to scale deterministic AI model
Calgary startup targets financial sector with AI model built to give consistent answers.
Canadian companies are generating massive returns in the âbioeconomyâ
Just 84 early-stage companies generated nearly $900 million for Canadaâs GDP.
Alberta opens registration for private online gambling operators
Province plans to launch a regulated private market later this year.
Calgaryâs new Aerospace Innovation Hub aims to turn talent and capital into scale
Hub aims to support more than $50 million in investment into local aerospace firms.
Helcim takes aim at âwalled-offâ payment systems with new extension
The Helcim Payment Extension will let businesses integrate payments into any software.
Nine Canadian companies make the 2026 Global Cleantech 100
This yearâs list includes returnees like Cyclic Materials, Mangrove Lithium, and Pani Energy.
Saskatchewan accelerators invest nearly $2.2 million in Prairies tech
Innovation Saskatchewanâs investment will go toward industry-led research and development.
BetaKitâs secret plan for 2026
Plus: 2025 was the worst year for Canadian VC fundraising in a decade.
Calgary quantum researchers discover rule-breaking new uses for diamonds
Breakthrough discovery could see diamonds used in data centres and laser manufacturing.
Amii launches AI scholarship for environmental and atmospheric sciences
Research institute is accepting applications for AI for Earth program until the end of February.
Edmonton reporter Jesse Cole joins BetaKitâs new Prairies Bureau
Prairies coverage funded through innovative partnership with non-profit YEGAF.
Whitney Rockley, VC and diversity advocate, named to Order of Canada
McRock Capital co-founder was the first woman to lead the CVCA.