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What the AWS outage reveals about Canada’s digital sovereignty

Sun, 11/02/2025 - 19:04

Aptum CEO Ian Rae argues that sovereignty requires control of our digital supply chain.

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Black-led startups secure record-breaking $400,000 at DMZ’s Black Innovation Summit

Fri, 10/31/2025 - 15:10

OutreachGenius, Happly.AI, among winners taking home more money than ever before.

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Goodbye Grammarly, Canada’s newest decacorn, Let’s Go Blue Jays!

Fri, 10/31/2025 - 13:14

Test your knowledge of Canadian tech news with The BetaKit Quiz for October 31, 2025.

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Maritime Launch gets $10-million loan from EDC to build Nova Scotia spaceport

Fri, 10/31/2025 - 12:00

Spaceport Nova Scotia is developing the required infrastructure for future orbital missions.

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Sparrow BioAcoustics raises $10 million to scale smartphone stethoscopes across North America

Fri, 10/31/2025 - 11:14

Healthtech startup's app turns smartphones into a Health Canada-approved stethoscope.

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Canadian semiconductor leaders see opportunity, and risk, in US takeovers

Fri, 10/31/2025 - 10:59

Leaders at HardTech Summit optimistic about Canadian mergers but want more support for scaleups.

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Time to catch up: Why Canada needs to rethink financial innovation and competition

Fri, 10/31/2025 - 09:03

Peoples Group's John Landry argues the future of finance in Canada will be built by an ecosystem.

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BDC picks women-led Magnum for its first investment in the search fund asset class

Thu, 10/30/2025 - 17:24

Fifty-million-dollar investment vehicle aims to help women entrepreneurs buy businesses.

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Waabi’s self-driving system now powers Volvo’s new autonomous truck

Thu, 10/30/2025 - 16:39

Waabi Driver integrated into the Volvo VNL, as companies look to commercialize self-driving trucks.

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A “terrifying” time to build: Canadian VCs debate AI bubble at RevStar Summit

Thu, 10/30/2025 - 14:19

Growth and grabbing customers are key, investors tell startups at go-to-market conference.

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Solink expands Ottawa headquarters as it targets 1,000 employees by 2030

Thu, 10/30/2025 - 13:04

Surveillance tech firm doubles its footprint and boosts production as it aims for global leadership.

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Stablecoins are at a regulatory crossroads in Canada. What’s next?

Thu, 10/30/2025 - 07:00

As the digital asset explodes in popularity, Canadian FinTech wants movement on regulation.

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Wattpad unpacks its evolving strategy under new product head Chelsea Parry

Thu, 10/30/2025 - 06:00

President Aron Levitz talks fandom, AI, and storytelling.

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Founder Katherine Homuth submits bid to rejoin SRTX as company enters strategic review

Wed, 10/29/2025 - 18:29

Rip-resistant tights maker to temporarily lay off workers as new CEO departs.

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Maket secures $3.4 million to make floor planning quicker with AI

Wed, 10/29/2025 - 17:03

AI-powered architecture platform is preparing to launch its 2.0 version next year.

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Arca strikes 10-year carbon removal deal with Microsoft

Wed, 10/29/2025 - 13:05

For the second time this year, Microsoft has partnered with a Vancouver carbon capture startup.

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Hootsuite lays off 20 percent of its global workforce

Wed, 10/29/2025 - 11:09

The social media management platform was recognized as a BC anchor company last week.

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New accelerator program aims to give Canadian founders a taste of Silicon Valley

Wed, 10/29/2025 - 09:00

Game On leader Chris Neumann calls the program “an experiment in acceleration.”

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Grammarly rebrands to Superhuman as it expands from catching typos to AI productivity

Wed, 10/29/2025 - 09:00

Superhuman houses writing assistant, email, collaboration tools, and AI agents in a unified platform.

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Five trends shaping the future of FinTech: Insights from the Canada Fintech Forum

Wed, 10/29/2025 - 07:00

Startups, banks and regulators contend with stressed customers, stalled stablecoin, and accelerated threat timelines.

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