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Former Raptors star Jerome Williams newest teammate of community connector Swiirl

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Alex Kinsella @ BetaKit 1 place · 06/03/2025 10:12 EDT

Startup helps brands connect with community and student creators for social impact. Read more ›

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Long-life startup NiaHealth exits stealth with $2.5 million in pre-seed funding

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Jon Fingas @ BetaKit · 04/21/2025 14:31 EDT

Edmonton-based healthtech startup aims to reduce disease through preventative health testing. Read more ›

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At World Summit AI, cautious tone of researchers drowned out by cutthroat adoption race

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Madison McLauchlan @ BetaKit · 04/21/2025 14:08 EDT

Cohere says first movers on AI agents will gain “competitive advantage.” Read more ›

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Canadian VCs have performance anxiety

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 3 place · 04/21/2025 05:10 EDT

Plus: Yoshua Bengio warns of agentic AI's “catastrophic risks.” Read more ›

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How Toronto Tech Week plans to host 10,000 people this June

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Douglas Soltys @ BetaKit · 04/20/2025 19:00 EDT

From tweet to volunteer-run non-profit: inaugural Toronto Tech Week will feature over 100 events. Read more ›

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Québec’s LabHost crackdown, Poilievre’s tech endorsement, and Blue Origin’s star-studded spaceflight

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit 1 place · 04/18/2025 07:00 EDT

Test your knowledge of Canadian tech news with The BetaKit Quiz for Apr. 18, 2025. Read more ›

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BMO launches a workplace savings platform with FinTech startup Link

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Jon Fingas @ BetaKit 2 place · 04/17/2025 16:56 EDT

Calgary startup's product aims to modernize company-run plans amid wobbly stock market. Read more ›

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TruthSayer claims its AI “Hedge Fund-in-a-Box” is a cheaper, smarter alternative for investments

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Jon Fingas @ BetaKit 3 place · 04/17/2025 14:16 EDT

The Canadian company believes it can outperform conventional trading strategies using AI models. Read more ›

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Vector Institute hires ex-TD, Thomson Reuters leader Glenda Crisp as president and CEO

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 3 place · 04/17/2025 06:00 EDT

Crisp replaces Tony Gaffney, who departed after less than half of a five-year term as head of the AI hub. Read more ›

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Yoshua Bengio warns of “catastrophic risks” of agentic AI at World Summit AI

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Madison McLauchlan @ BetaKit · 04/16/2025 18:12 EDT

Deep neural networks trailblazer recommends building non-agentic AI programs without goals of their own. Read more ›

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Missed it by that much: Well Health falls just short of $1-billion revenue mark in 2024 earnings

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Jon Fingas @ BetaKit · 04/16/2025 16:17 EDT

Revenue deferral and a cyberattack kept the Canadian healthtech firm from reaching milestone. Read more ›

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Enterprise AI companies announce hiring spree for Montréal AI talent

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Madison McLauchlan @ BetaKit · 04/16/2025 14:55 EDT

Toronto-based Alexa Translations draws on local talent to power new translation LLM. Read more ›

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Online car retailer Clutch taps former Properly CEO Anshul Ruparell as CFO

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 04/16/2025 14:42 EDT

Ruparell has spent the last year serving on Clutch’s board of directors. Read more ›

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Innovobot unveils “refreshed” deep tech VC fund under Neha Khera’s leadership

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 04/16/2025 08:00 EDT

After “intense” attempt to raise her own fund, Khera aims to back 25 to 30 deep tech startups in three years with IRV. Read more ›

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The Manitoba startup that helps companies by hacking them

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Jacqueline Loganathan @ BetaKit · 04/16/2025 07:00 EDT

Why GlitchSecure walked away from a million-dollar deal—then raised even more. Read more ›

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PolicyMe eyes new insurance products, more big-name partners after raising $30 million over two years

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 04/16/2025 07:00 EDT

Toronto insurtech startup is investing big in AI but cautious about implementation in “tricky” industry. Read more ›

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Bell and Ericsson’s Ottawa team field-test AI-powered tech to reduce cell network traffic jams

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Jon Fingas @ BetaKit · 04/15/2025 18:36 EDT

Companies say the link adaptation tech is a first and could boost speed and capacity. Read more ›

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Federal government launches loan facility to support enterprises impacted by tariffs

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 04/15/2025 16:18 EDT

Canada repurposes COVID-era emergency funding agency to provide loans for impacted large businesses. Read more ›

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Amazon’s Climate Pledge Fund joins Cyclic Materials’ extended Series B round

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 04/15/2025 12:59 EDT

Cyclic now counts Amazon and Microsoft as backers after extending round for a second time. Read more ›

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Cohere doubles down on agentic search capabilities with new Embed 4 model

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Madison McLauchlan @ BetaKit · 04/15/2025 09:00 EDT

Agents will continue to be an important part of enterprise AI adoption, Cohere told BetaKit. Read more ›

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New early-stage VC fund Trillick Ventures aims to bring funding to “underrepresented” Manitoba

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 04/15/2025 06:00 EDT

Trillick has closed nearly a third of its $15-million target and made three investments. Read more ›

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