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Mantle rolls out free cap table management tool for early-stage startups

Thu, 07/24/2025 - 14:53

Canadian Carta competitor aims to help nascent companies organize their ownership structure

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a16z says OpenSesame to Canadian agentic AI startup for its speedrun accelerator

Thu, 07/24/2025 - 09:00

Aidan Gomez-backed startup still unsure if it will follow Cohere CEO's advice on remaining in Canada.

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From a phone call to financial innovation: The story of Mastercard and Neo Financial

Thu, 07/24/2025 - 07:00

Neo’s Jeff Adamson and Mastercard’s Balinder Ahluwalia on building effective FinTech partnerships.

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Eyam Health strikes partnership with Swiss non-profit to develop one-dollar malaria treatment

Wed, 07/23/2025 - 16:24

Eyam claims its AI drug discovery and delivery platform can develop treatment at less than half the usual cost.

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Michael Yang departs OMERS Ventures as pension fund refocuses on Canada in “strategic shift”

Wed, 07/23/2025 - 13:38

Canadian team members Saar Pikar, Laura Lenz take on new roles as US investment team shrinks.

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When form follows function, agentic AI works for businesses 

Wed, 07/23/2025 - 07:00

Zoho is betting on embedded, scoped agents that behave like digital employees, not copilots without context.

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AI-powered 9-1-1 call screening startup Hyper exits stealth with $6.3 million USD

Wed, 07/23/2025 - 07:00

Yukon-originated startup founded by repeat Canadian entrepreneurs Damian McCabe and Ben Sanders.

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WonderFi co-founder’s xTAO startup secures $31 million CAD for its decentralized AI network

Tue, 07/22/2025 - 21:28

The blockchain company is now publicly traded on the TSX Venture stock exchange.

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New innovation and knowledge hub to help showcase technology battling wildfires

Tue, 07/22/2025 - 15:11

The Wildfire Resilience Consortium of Canada fulfills objectives outlined by G7 leaders in Alberta last month.

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What no one tells founders about liquidity

Tue, 07/22/2025 - 07:00

Q4 Inc.’s Darrell Heaps on treating liquidity as a strategy, not a finish line.

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Former Toronto Raptor Pascal Siakam dishes $50,000 in grants to winners of inaugural EdTech accelerator

Tue, 07/22/2025 - 07:00

NBA champion Spicy P teamed up with a panel of judges at the Siakam EdTech Engine Accelerator's demo day.

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Payroll platform Wagepoint appoints Xero North America lead Ben Richmond as president and CEO

Mon, 07/21/2025 - 15:37

Founding CEO Shrad Rao departed in January as the company shifted to scale-oriented leadership.

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Dig Insights acquires OneCliq to beef up market research tools with social media analysis

Mon, 07/21/2025 - 14:47

Toronto-based OneCliq says it gleans consumer sentiment from activity on Reddit, Instagram, and TikTok.

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‘Canada’s edge in applied AI’ with Nvidia and Waabi leaders

Mon, 07/21/2025 - 06:15

Sanja Fidler and Raquel Urtasun discuss new AI frontiers and Canada’s role in reaching them.

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Are Canadian founders getting a raw deal?

Mon, 07/21/2025 - 05:00

Plus: The pressure to adopt AI has created a “Wild West” for corporate cybersecurity.

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Sleep tech startup Smart Nora files for bankruptcy after tariffs derail product launch and fundraising attempts

Fri, 07/18/2025 - 17:16

Investors turned away from hardware startups, creating a funding gap that couldn’t be bridged in time, CEO says.

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BC shuffles cabinet, moving Rick Glumac to AI and Ravi Kahlon back to jobs

Fri, 07/18/2025 - 15:22

Province loses JEDI, gains AI minister as premier swears in team “to meet the current moment.”

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Cohere’s got Seoul, Brim nets a former czar, and Zuck gets bumped

Fri, 07/18/2025 - 15:05

Test your knowledge of Canadian tech news with The BetaKit Quiz for July 18, 2025.

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Why Canada now cares about quantum tech with Xanadu’s Christian Weedbrook

Fri, 07/18/2025 - 07:10

A federal push for quantum sovereignty comes at the right time for Xanadu.

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