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Cohere exec pledges AI firm will stay Canadian-headquartered amid merger reports

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 04/15/2026 10:47 EDT

Remarks come as Cohere reportedly explores combining with a German enterprise AI peer. Read more ›

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Common Wealth secures $12-million Series A to help deliver workplace retirement plans

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 04/14/2026 15:06 EDT

The Toronto FinTech firm aims to make it easy and affordable to offer retirement benefits. Read more ›

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TechJutsu launches browser extension to bring MFA to the web

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Jesse Cole @ BetaKit · 04/14/2026 12:52 EDT

The cybersecurity company aims to protect users from “vishing” risks. Read more ›

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AppDirect acquires PartnerStack to build unified platform for partner-led growth

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 3 place · 04/14/2026 09:00 EDT

This marks AppDirect’s sixth acquisition within the past year. Read more ›

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Community event platform Wygo secures nearly $1.6 million pre-seed

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 04/14/2026 06:00 EDT

Wygo allows hosts to create events for an audience that wants to shift their social life offline. Read more ›

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How Zoho is rethinking AI risk, context, and control in 2026

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit · 04/13/2026 14:56 EDT

Zoho Canada’s managing director on how businesses can capture AI’s efficiency gains, without the headaches. Read more ›

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Calgary startup launches mind-control app Think2Switch

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Jesse Cole @ BetaKit · 04/13/2026 14:45 EDT

Mobile app allows users to interface with devices using only their thoughts Read more ›

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Hootsuite founder Ryan Holmes returns as interim CEO

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 04/13/2026 12:11 EDT

Holmes replaces outgoing CEO Irina Novoselsky. Read more ›

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How to fix Canadian VC

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Douglas Soltys @ BetaKit · 04/13/2026 09:00 EDT

Canada faces structural capital challenges requiring collective action. Read more ›

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Former Alberta Innovates exec joins Toast as COO

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Jesse Cole @ BetaKit · 04/13/2026 07:00 EDT

Woman-focused talent recruitment platform recently launched not-for-profit division. Read more ›

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pH7 wraps Series B as it readies to bring critical mineral extraction tech to mining

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 04/13/2026 06:00 EDT

Equity round’s final close, plus venture debt, give cleantech firm $39 million USD to deploy. Read more ›

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Harmix was a profitable music startup, before AI tools tempted them to build something new

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Madison McLauchlan @ BetaKit · 04/13/2026 06:00 EDT

Startup raises $1 million to solve software fragmentation for SMBs. Read more ›

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Cohere goes Deutsch?

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Sarah Rieger @ BetaKit · 04/13/2026 05:00 EDT

Plus: Hypertec is now a key Nvidia partner in Canada. Read more ›

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Motorola acquires AI-based 911 call screening startup Hyper

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 2 place · 04/10/2026 15:15 EDT

Deal comes less than a year after Hyper exited stealth. Read more ›

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From student to VP, Solace’s Ghaith Dalla-Ali shows how startups can grow talent

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Jacqueline Loganathan @ BetaKit 3 place · 04/10/2026 13:39 EDT

Solace combines mentorship and ICTC support to help students build skills that prepare them for leadership. Read more ›

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Hypertec becomes key partner for Nvidia in Canada

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Trevor Nichols @ BetaKit 2 place · 04/09/2026 14:33 EDT

OEM designation means more visibility amid the global AI race. Read more ›

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How new SR&ED changes could supercharge Canadian hard tech and manufacturing startups

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Trevor Nichols @ BetaKit 2 place · 04/09/2026 12:40 EDT

Budget 2025 changes means tech companies with physical footprints shold reclaim R&D investments. Read more ›

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Canada’s spotty support for innovation is grounding its space ambitions

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Trevor Nichols @ BetaKit 3 place · 04/09/2026 11:30 EDT

Wyvern’s Kurtis Broda writes that the CSA needs to support moonshots from Canadian companies. Read more ›

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BDC launches $150-million life sciences fund

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Madison McLauchlan @ BetaKit · 04/09/2026 04:00 EDT

Parimal Nathwani will manage fund directly investing in therapeutics and MedTech companies. Read more ›

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Blackline Safety to go private in $850-million USD deal

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 04/08/2026 17:17 EDT

US-based Francisco Partners to lead privatization of TSX-listed industrial safety tech firm. Read more ›

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