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What five years of Canadian tech exits signal for founders heading into 2026

Fri, 01/09/2026 - 07:00

Fasken’s Exit InSights Study points to an exit window that appears earlier than most founders expect.

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MDA Space signs contract with US Department of War agency to potentially help with “Golden Dome” project

Thu, 01/08/2026 - 13:51

Contract lets MDA bid on “a broad range of work to strengthen defence against threats from land, sea, air, cyberspace, and space.”

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Grok’s non-consensual sexual images highlight gaps in Canada’s deepfake laws

Thu, 01/08/2026 - 12:19

Experts say Canada’s murky privacy and online harm laws leave victims with limited options.

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D-Wave strikes $550-million USD deal to acquire Quantum Circuits

Thu, 01/08/2026 - 11:35

After spending decades on quantum annealing, D-Wave hopes to make a splash in gate-based computing.

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Amii launches AI scholarship for environmental and atmospheric sciences

Thu, 01/08/2026 - 09:49

Research institute is accepting applications for AI for Earth program until the end of February.

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Why European startups are coming to Canada

Thu, 01/08/2026 - 07:00

How Europe’s top startups are finding a smarter way to enter North America.

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How to see BetaKit stories first as a preferred source on Google Search

Thu, 01/08/2026 - 06:00

Google’s preferred sources feature launched in Canada in December 2025.

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From roaming robo-barns to laser weeders, how an innovative program is helping BC farmers

Wed, 01/07/2026 - 17:08

Innovate BC’s On-Farm Technology Adoption Program gave farmers $4.5 million last year to buy new tech.

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CanLII and Caseway AI reportedly moving towards settlement in copyright dispute

Wed, 01/07/2026 - 12:31

Non-profit sued Caseway in late 2024 for allegedly scraping its data to build an AI legaltech tool.

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Backboard.io looks to solve AI amnesia with “substantial” pre-seed round

Wed, 01/07/2026 - 11:15

Assent co-founder Rob Imbeault's new AI company has backing from Mistral and Garage.

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Edmonton reporter Jesse Cole joins BetaKit’s new Prairies Bureau

Wed, 01/07/2026 - 09:00

Prairies coverage funded through innovative partnership with non-profit YEGAF.

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“A perfect storm”: 2025 was the worst year for Canadian VC fundraising since 2016

Wed, 01/07/2026 - 06:00

RBCx report shows emerging managers, fund sizes, and graduation rates are declining amid a lack of exits.

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Sprung Studios launches Sonar, an AI tool to track how players feel about games

Tue, 01/06/2026 - 13:57

After working on gaming’s biggest titles, Sprung wants to make player feedback easier to find.

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Fifteen bold predictions on what it will feel like to work in tech in 2026

Tue, 01/06/2026 - 13:10

Canadian tech leaders share what they expect to see this year in the job market and at the office.

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Photonic says it’s ready to commercialize quantum with $180-million fundraise

Tue, 01/06/2026 - 10:00

RBC, Telus back quantum computing company as it looks to develop enterprise-ready tech.

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“There is a huge gap in the innovation space”

Tue, 01/06/2026 - 07:00

Investor Darren Clifford sees the strongest market signals coming from a warming world.

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Shopify ordered not to delete merchant data as legal spat with CRA continues

Mon, 01/05/2026 - 15:11

CRA’s data preservation order granted in case that has been ongoing since 2023.

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Thirty bold predictions for AI in 2026

Mon, 01/05/2026 - 14:54

Canadian founders, VCs, experts, and critics share what they expect from artificial intelligence this year.

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McRock Capital closes $120 million in third fund, backing industrial software startups

Mon, 01/05/2026 - 06:00

Caterpillar and Autodesk become LPs as McRock falls shy of initial $200-million target.

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