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Sarah Rieger joins BetaKit as managing editor

Wed, 11/12/2025 - 16:00

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

Wed, 11/12/2025 - 14:43

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

Wed, 11/12/2025 - 14:04

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

Wed, 11/12/2025 - 12:43

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

Wed, 11/12/2025 - 12:27

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”

Wed, 11/12/2025 - 09:00

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

Wed, 11/12/2025 - 07:00

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

Wed, 11/12/2025 - 06:00

Startup claims it hit $1 million CAD in revenue this year and wants to triple that next year.

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Fewer, larger financings give Canadian VC a boost in Q3 as domestic PE stays hot

Wed, 11/12/2025 - 06:00

CVCA says rise in growth investment “a good sign” but early-stage VC activity continues to lag.

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Wise brings cross-border payments to Wealthsimple customers

Wed, 11/12/2025 - 05:00

Demand for cheaper, faster international transfers has grown in Canada.

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CoLab cashes in on AI demand with $72-million USD funding round

Tue, 11/11/2025 - 16:15

Y Combinator alum claims more than 47,000 engineers are waitlisted for its AI-powered collaboration tool.

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Is SaaS dead? Tech leaders debate whether it’s time for requiem or rebirth

Tue, 11/11/2025 - 14:06

At SAAS NORTH, founders wrestle with relevance, results, and the new AI paradigm.

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NLPatent’s $3-million USD raise helps it power patent research with AI

Tue, 11/11/2025 - 12:31

Former IP lawyer aims to help peers take advantage of agentic AI.

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Canadian startups meet with Canada’s Consul General in Dubai

Tue, 11/11/2025 - 07:00

Canada Startup Association delegation designed to accelerate relationships in the region.

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Minister Solomon: Canada’s AI and Buy Canadian strategies likely to launch in 2026

Tue, 11/11/2025 - 06:00

AI minister says feds might tie AI and digital funding to Buy Canadian rules.

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Digitail grows Toronto hub as it fetches $23-million USD Series B round

Mon, 11/10/2025 - 16:49

Romanian-founded startup says Canadian client base more than doubled over past year.

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Lab4 and Xena Intelligence claim top pitch competition prizes at SAAS NORTH

Mon, 11/10/2025 - 14:42

SheBoot and PitchFest handed out a total of $310,000 at the conference.

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Clio secures $500-million USD Series G as it completes vLex acquisition

Mon, 11/10/2025 - 08:00

BC legaltech firm nabs $5-billion valuation plus $350 million in debt to help close deal.

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The story Budget 2025 tells to Canadian tech

Mon, 11/10/2025 - 05:00

Plus: Xanadu to go public in $3.6-billion USD SPAC deal.

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Budget 2025: “cautiously optimistic”

Fri, 11/07/2025 - 18:16

What story does Prime Minister Mark Carney’s first budget tell to Canadian tech?

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