Manzil wants to become “the North American Islamic neobank” as it expands to the US
Toronto FinTech startup sets its sights south of the border post-Aghaz acquisition.
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Founders need a good reason to forgo an AI strategy, VCs warn at Startupfest
Investors say proving long-term differentiation is more important than ever as AI saturates the market.
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Opennote raises $850,000 USD, secures Y Combinator spot for edtech platform
The three student founders plan to build stateside.
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Cobionix secures $4.1 million to commercialize its collaborative medical robot
Funding to support pilot projects that move CODI the robot “from bench to bedside.”
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OpenText CFO Chadwick Westlake to succeed the late Andrew Moor as CEO of Equitable Bank
Westlake was being groomed for the EQB CEO job before joining OpenText five months ago.
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Most Canadian companies are walking the AI adoption race: report
Canadian execs report uneven efficiency gains from AI and a lack of technical talent, Georgian survey finds.
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R-Labs secures $3.5 million to help create more startups tackling “big problems” in real estate
Hatch adds engineering capabilities to the Toronto real estate industry venture builder.
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Tenstorrent acquires Blue Cheetah to bring more chip design in-house
AI chipmaker had been licensing Blue Cheetah’s technology since last year.
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VitalHub acquires referral platform Novari Health in deal worth up to $48.6 million
VitalHub said the referral management market is a “a key area of investment” for governments around the world.
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Hanna Zaidi joins BetaKit’s board of directors
FinTech leader brings significant governance experience to award-winning Canadian tech publication.
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Canada steals the spotlight at Europe’s biggest tech event
OVHcloud among attendees of VivaTech 2025.
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LeoMed raises $2.75-million seed round for telehealth patient monitoring platform
Montréal startup says software platform can ease burden of a strained healthcare system.
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Deep Sky science chief Phil De Luna departs company to “build something new”
De Luna said he had “outgrown” his current role at the carbon capture startup.
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HR platform Workleap adding compensation management features through acquisition of Barley
Talent management software is also preparing to launch Workleap AI tool within the next week.
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‘Ambition made in Canada’ with Shopify, Cohere, and Wealthsimple
Harley Finkelstein, Aidan Gomez, and Mike Katchen dismiss the 'Valley or bust' myth.
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Still watching? Rivr closes $3.6 million CAD from GreenSky to help creators and brands identify engaging video content
Rivr already counts Amazon Games, Bungie, and Epic Games among its clients.
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Is Canadian AI failing?
Plus: Clutch hits $1 billion milestone, Clio opens up the chequebook.
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Clutch races past $1 billion in total cars purchased amid record growth
After taking nine years to hit $1 billion, COO says Clutch is on pace to double it in one.
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Clio’s mission, Trump’s trade timeout, and Toronto Tech Week’s standout moments
Test your knowledge of Canadian tech news with The BetaKit Quiz for July 4, 2025.
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Feds back startup OCCAM’s Technologies as part of $21.5-million Alberta carbon capture investment
Natural Resources Canada selects five companies that responded to call for carbon capture proposals.
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