Calgary tech talks about a different kind of energy at Innovation Week
15th-anniversary event a showcase for the city’s tech growth.
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Sonder collapses, SaaS is dead, and Clio gobbles up vLex
Plus: Meet BetaKit's new managing editor.
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Dominion Dynamics’ CEO thinks defence is a “generational opportunity” for Canadian entrepreneurs
Eliot Pence wants to undercut US reliance and build Canada’s “defence prime.”
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Cohere and OpenAI lose key motions in high-stakes copyright fights
Judges in New York and Ontario ruled against both companies in separate lawsuits.
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MDA Space reports 45-percent year-over-year revenue growth in Q3 after losing EchoStar contract
Canadarm3 manufacturer maintains financial outlook despite termination of $1.8-billion satellite deal.
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Shopify’s shuttered Indigenous entrepreneurship program will relaunch, says program co-founder
Build Native program was quietly cut in January alongside layoffs of Shopify’s Equitable Commerce team.
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CereCura secures $1.4 million to tackle brain disorders with COVID-era vaccine tech
UBC spinout aims to conquer blood-brain barrier to improve protein delivery to the brain.
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Clio’s big raise, U of T’s special scholars, and BetaKit’s new managing editor
Test your knowledge of Canadian tech news with The BetaKit Quiz for November 14, 2025.
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Ex-Deep Sky science chief co-launches cement decarbonization startup Cura
Phil De Luna joins UBC researcher and Aurora Hydrogen co-founder to develop novel CO₂ removal tech.
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Lightspeed president JD Saint-Martin to step down in 2026
Saint-Martin plans a return to his roots to support early-stage Canadian tech founders.
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Meet your new digital team: Intuit introduces AI agents on QuickBooks
The reimagined, all-in-one platform designed to save small business owners time.
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Sonder collapses after spending nearly $3.7 million on now-defunct Marriott deal
Short-term rental company winding down operations "immediately" amid ongoing liquidity issues.
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Sarah Rieger joins BetaKit as managing editor
Award-winning journalist to lead newsroom and grow BetaKit’s nationwide tech coverage.
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BenchSci inks multi-year partnership with Mila to develop AI for drug discovery
Collaboration aims to build AI systems capable of biological inference and experimental assay prediction.
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Ex-BenchSci exec joins Terminal as COO
Eran Ben-Ari joins Y Combinator-backed telematics data startup as it transitions to scaleup.
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Whitecap Venture Partners welcomes Damien Steel following his Deep Sky departure
OMERS Ventures veteran rejoins VC industry as Whitecap preps its sixth fund.
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Stingray to buy media streamer TuneIn for $175 million USD
San Francisco-based company will “significantly expand” Stingray’s global footprint.
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Vistara Growth closes $321-million USD fund after “friend-raising to the max”
Fifth fund closes after nearly two-year raise that fell short of "ambitious" initial goal.
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“A shared mission.” CIBC Innovation Banking backs Vessel, modernizing the funds it finances
Montréal-based Vessel finds an institutional partner with a common vision.
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Glowtify hopes to equip e-commerce marketers for the holidays with $3.4-million seed round
Startup claims it hit $1 million CAD in revenue this year and wants to triple that next year.
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