NASA will hold its 2025 Space Apps Challenge in Canada starting October 4
Hackathon has a wide audience solving Earth and space challenges using real data.
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Construction tech startup Mechasys lays out blueprint to scale with $23-million Series A
Startup aims to produce laser projector for construction sites in Montréal despite tariff concerns.
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From a faxed newsletter to 30,000 global customers
London’s Info-Tech Research Group has scaled into a global advisory firm thanks to early support from TechAlliance.
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Canada will get a national summit in October to back procurement of homegrown tech
Source Canada backers include OMERS Ventures and RBCx.
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CEO of meal delivery company Goodfood abruptly departs amid recent losses
Montréal firm also plans a formal review of its operations.
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Taking Pride in Canadian tech
Plus: The former Meta employee trying to stop Canada's AI brain drain.
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Can one venture studio stop Canada’s AI brain drain?
With AXL, Dr. Daniel Wigdor plans to help launch 50 AI companies in the next five years and keep them in Canada.
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Vendasta goes agentic, Databricks builds in Vancity, and Google’s late-night host
Test your knowledge of Canadian tech news with The BetaKit Quiz for August 22, 2025.
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Caseware replaces the majority of its C-suite as AI comes for the accounting tech stack
CEO David Marquis said he’s focused on “what's required to win in the future.”
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Proposed SR&ED changes could boost tech companies and national productivity, experts say
Both private and public Canadian companies could claim capital expenditures again if legislation advances.
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FreshBooks is making embedded finance feel invisible, and that’s the point
Andrew Gunner once tracked expenses from airports. Now, he helps FreshBooks make embedded finance feel seamless.
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Federal challenge grants Photonic and Xanadu funding to advance quantum defence tech projects
Quantum computing firms among the 19 semi-finalists in latest DND-led IDEaS challenge.
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Databricks opens Vancouver R&D centre as data giant anticipates $100-billion USD valuation
New hub will be led by Ken Wong, who founded Vancouver startup Datajoy.
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General Fusion staves off funding crunch with $30 million CAD to fuel quest for commercial fusion power
CEO’s public plea answered as company resumes advancement of its fusion demonstration program.
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Semiconductor manufacturer Ranovus plans $100 million expansion of Ottawa facility
Ontario supports investment with $2 million grant following industry calls to support homegrown innovation.
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North Vector Dynamics secures $4.2-million contract with National Defence for hypersonic propulsion
Calgary-based startup says Canadian VC interest in military technology is growing.
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Canadian-led Dayforce confirms advanced acquisition talks with Thoma Bravo
Toronto- and Minneapolis-based HR software firm may join wave of tech privatization deals.
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Deep Sky boots up inaugural direct air carbon capture facility in Alberta
Cleantech company plans to remove 3,000 tonnes of CO2 from the air by the end of the year.
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MaRS and U of T seek new partner as Johnson & Johnson pulls support for JLabs Toronto
Toronto became home to the pharma giant’s first innovation space outside of the US in 2016. Now it’s leaving.
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Canadian-led Aalo Atomics raises $100-million USD Series B for its nuclear power plans
The startup says it can now build its first power plant.
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