Reusables looks to help cafeterias scrap single-use containers with $3.6-million seed round
Co-founder claims Reusables’ university clients reuse over 500,000 containers in just two semesters.
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“Hard work lies ahead”: Canadian tech leaders strike urgent tone on policy asks following Liberal victory
Domestic procurement, boosting business investment key issues for Carney government, industry groups say.
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Cleantech startup Planetary wins nearly $1.4 million from Elon Musk-funded XPrize competition
The company beat more than 1,300 rivals with its ocean-based CO2 removal system.
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Dragons’ Den’s Arlene Dickinson, Build Canada’s Daniel Debow recognized as Nation Builders at 2025 NACO awards
FinTech investor Joe Canavan also took home Canada’s 2025 Angel of the Year Award.
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Former Plooto CEO Hamed Abbasi acquitted in sexual assault case
Abbasi faced up to 10 years in prison if convicted.
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Cinema tech startup Axibo raises $12 million to kickstart humanoid robot division
After working with Apple and Netflix, Axibo looks to debut a made-in-Canada robot next year.
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Batteries, services helped ocean tech firm Kraken Robotics sail to strong profit and revenue in 2024
The undersea robotics startup tops the 2025 TSX Venture 50 List despite hardware market challenges.
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Québec grants Centech $4.5 million to boost deep tech, medtech commercialization
Puzzle Medical, Eli Health graduated incubator-accelerator program run out of École technologique supérieure.
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A US-Canada crypto summit is shaping up at Consensus 2025
Dave Portnoy, Eric Trump, and a huge contingent of Canadian founders rally at Consensus 2025.
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Brightspark spinout Brio nabs $3 million to help other VCs manage their LPs
Brio co-founder and CEO Audrey Ostiguy described Brio as Brightspark’s “secret sauce.”
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The best political party for Canadian tech
Plus: Prime Minister Mark Carney almost worked at Shopify.
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How does an online car retailer survive a trade war?
Clutch found a new gear after a post-pandemic lull, just in time for tariffs to hit.
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Shopify is poaching customers, Aidan Gomez is on the board, and Canada is getting hosed
Test your knowledge of Canadian tech news with The BetaKit Quiz for Apr. 25, 2025.
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Every platform promise #CDNtech cares about in the 2025 federal election
Taxes, reduced US dependency, and AI investment are major ballot-box issues
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Prime Minister Mark Carney almost worked at Shopify: former exec
Former CPO Craig Miller says Carney offered president role in 2020, but turned it down for Brookfield.
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Nagar Rahmani joins EnerTech Capital as Weston family-associated Wittington Ventures promotes from within
Rahmani will actively source Canadian deal flow, while Wittington prepares to spin up a new fund.
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7Gen charges up with $48 million in debt from UK’s Zenobē to help more Canadian firms adopt EVs
7Gen claimed that this is the largest private EV debt financing in Canadian history.
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Healwell shakes up C-suite following Well Health takeover, shifts CEO Alexander Dobranowski to president
Healwell’s new CEO and chief commercial officer both come from its latest acquisition, Orion Health.
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Trulioo sees “significant growth” in Asia-Pacific region soon after entering market
Identity tech company rode a wave of demand from online stores and FinTech firms.
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Frank And Oak selling brand, closing all stores following second insolvency filing
Embattled retailer with ties to Montréal tech set to shutter stores on May 18.
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