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Conquest Planning raises $110-million Series B to fuel US expansion of its financial management platform

Mon, 06/23/2025 - 18:06

Growth Equity at Goldman Sachs Alternatives led the Winnipeg startup’s latest funding round.

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Rahul Goel wants to give Canada its Apollo moment

Mon, 06/23/2025 - 08:05

Markham-based NordSpace is prepping for Canada's first sovereign space launch.

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Telling the stories of Canadian tech’s Most Ambitious

Mon, 06/23/2025 - 08:02

Your director’s commentary companion to BetaKit’s first-ever print issue.

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The price of admission for Canadian entrepreneurs

Mon, 06/23/2025 - 08:00

Plus: Coinbase Canada's CEO says country's digital sovereignty requires a stablecoin strategy.

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Botpress closes $34-million CAD Series B to help companies build and deploy AI agents

Mon, 06/23/2025 - 07:59

Québec software startup aims to be part of “the infrastructure layer” powering agentic AI.

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What happens when Creative Destruction Lab puts its top founders in one room

Mon, 06/23/2025 - 07:00

Tobi Lütke, Richard Sutton, and more are set to take the stage at CDL’s Super Session during Toronto Tech Week.

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Teresa Resch knows tech can give the Toronto Tempo a competitive advantage

Sat, 06/21/2025 - 17:34

Tempo president says her team “is a startup in every way” ahead of Homecoming talk at Toronto Tech Week.

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Chris Greenfield is no longer the managing director of OneEleven

Fri, 06/20/2025 - 17:10

After a 10-month search to fill his position, Greenfield lasted just over a year at tech hub's helm.

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Cohere’s new MOU, New School Foods’ new food, and BetaKit’s Most Ambitious

Fri, 06/20/2025 - 15:52

Test your knowledge of Canadian tech news with The BetaKit Quiz for June 20, 2025.

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Canada’s digital sovereignty: why we can’t ignore stablecoins

Fri, 06/20/2025 - 10:21

The world is building new rails for money, but the Canadian dollar isn’t on them.

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$100-million credit facility from La Caisse helps AppDirect make second energy brokerage acquisition this year

Thu, 06/19/2025 - 17:57

Canadian-founded software firm buys Québec-based DNE Resources following purchase of Broker Online Exchange.

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BrainBox AI CEO Sam Ramadori joins Yoshua Bengio’s LawZero as co-president and executive director

Thu, 06/19/2025 - 17:43

Ramadori departs BrainBox following acquisition by Trane Technologies this past December.

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David Dufresne joins AQC Capital, Nick Chen makes partner at Golden Ventures

Thu, 06/19/2025 - 14:19

Dufresne and CMD Capital co-founder Matt Roberts move elsewhere in Canadian VC after halting fundraising.

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Europe is rising on the radar of Canadian tech

Thu, 06/19/2025 - 07:00

With early movers like Vena showing the way, Canadian tech is warming to Europe’s vast and varied opportunities.

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With $3-million pre-seed round, Xatoms launches pilot projects to purify water with quantum chemistry

Thu, 06/19/2025 - 06:00

Toronto-based startup hopes to become leading AI platform for photocatalyst discovery.

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Former Graphite Ventures analyst to launch new Vancouver incubator Althra

Thu, 06/19/2025 - 06:00

Althra aims to create more space for early-stage, generalist tech founders to build.

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G7 leaders conclude summit with commitments on AI and quantum

Wed, 06/18/2025 - 16:39

The Prime Minister's Office promised more than $200 million in financial support.

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FCAC commissioner shares update on Canada’s open banking future, but makes no timeline commitments

Wed, 06/18/2025 - 14:01

Agency is developing consumer awareness strategy, accreditation process, regulator tells Open Banking Expo.

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What founders need to know about raising in 2025

Wed, 06/18/2025 - 12:01

Two Osler partners share their biggest takeaways from the 2024 Deal Points report.

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