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Y Combinator website no longer lists Canada as a country it invests in

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 1 place · 01/26/2026 17:01 EDT

Change implies Canadian startups have to incorporate in the US, Cayman Islands, or Singapore to join accelerator. Read more ›

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Whitecap Venture Partners welcomes Damien Steel following his Deep Sky departure

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 11/12/2025 12:43 EDT

OMERS Ventures veteran rejoins VC industry as Whitecap preps its sixth fund. Read more ›

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Stingray to buy media streamer TuneIn for $175 million USD

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 11/12/2025 12:27 EDT

San Francisco-based company will “significantly expand” Stingray’s global footprint. Read more ›

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Vistara Growth closes $321-million USD fund after “friend-raising to the max”

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 11/12/2025 09:00 EDT

Fifth fund closes after nearly two-year raise that fell short of "ambitious" initial goal. Read more ›

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“Less a transaction and more a shared project.” CIBC Innovation Banking backs a tool to modernize the funds it finances.

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit · 11/12/2025 07:00 EDT

Montréal-based Vessel finds an institutional partner with a shared vision. Read more ›

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Fewer, larger financings give Canadian VC a boost in Q3 as domestic PE stays hot

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 11/12/2025 06:00 EDT

CVCA says rise in growth investment “a good sign” but early-stage VC activity continues to lag. Read more ›

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Glowtify hopes to equip e-commerce marketers for the holidays with $3.4-million seed round

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Madison McLauchlan @ BetaKit · 11/12/2025 06:00 EDT

Startup claims it hit $1 million CAD in revenue this year and wants to triple that next year. Read more ›

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Wise brings cross-border payments to Wealthsimple customers

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Madison McLauchlan @ BetaKit · 11/12/2025 05:00 EDT

Demand for cheaper, faster international transfers has grown in Canada. Read more ›

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CoLab cashes in on AI demand with $72 million USD funding round

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 11/11/2025 16:15 EDT

Y Combinator alum claims more than 47,000 engineers are waitlisted for its AI-powered collaboration tool. Read more ›

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Is SaaS dead? Tech leaders debate whether it’s time for requiem or rebirth

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 11/11/2025 14:06 EDT

At SAAS NORTH, founders wrestle with relevance, results, and the new AI paradigm. Read more ›

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Is SaaS dead? Tech leaders debate whether it’s time for funeral or rebirth

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 1 place · 11/11/2025 14:06 EDT

At SAAS NORTH, founders wrestle with relevance, results, and the new AI paradigm. Read more ›

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NLPatent’s $3-Million USD raise helps it power patent research with AI

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 11/11/2025 12:31 EDT

Former IP lawyer aims to help peers take advantage of agentic AI. Read more ›

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Canadian startups meet with Canada’s Consul General in Dubai

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit · 11/11/2025 07:00 EDT

Canada Startup Association delegation designed to accelerate relationships in the region. Read more ›

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Minister Solomon: Canada’s AI and Buy Canadian strategies likely to launch in 2026

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 11/11/2025 06:00 EDT

AI minister says feds might tie AI and digital funding to Buy Canadian rules. Read more ›

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Digitail grows Toronto hub as it fetches $23-million USD Series B round

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Madison McLauchlan @ BetaKit · 11/10/2025 16:49 EDT

Romanian-founded startup says Canadian client base more than doubled over past year. Read more ›

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Lab4 and Xena Intelligence claim top pitch competition prizes at SAAS NORTH

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 11/10/2025 14:42 EDT

SheBoot and PitchFest handed out a total of $310,000 at the conference. Read more ›

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Clio secures $500-million USD Series G as it completes vLex acquisition

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 1 place · 11/10/2025 08:00 EDT

BC legaltech firm nabs $5-billion valuation plus $350 million in debt to help close deal. Read more ›

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The story Budget 2025 tells to Canadian tech

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Douglas Soltys @ BetaKit · 11/10/2025 05:00 EDT

Plus: Xanadu to go public in $3.6-billion USD SPAC deal. Read more ›

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Budget 2025: “cautiously optimistic”

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Douglas Soltys @ BetaKit 1 place · 11/07/2025 18:16 EDT

What story does Prime Minister Mark Carney’s first budget tell to Canadian tech? Read more ›

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FrontlineIQ raises $3.3-million seed to “gamify” sales jobs with AI coaching

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Madison McLauchlan @ BetaKit 2 place · 11/07/2025 15:42 EDT

Platform aims to take “ickiness” out of performance feedback by having an AI assistant do it instead. Read more ›

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Tesla pays Elon, Apple might pay Google, and a #Budget2025 breakdown

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 3 place · 11/07/2025 14:44 EDT

Test your knowledge of Canadian tech news with The BetaKit Quiz for November 7, 2025. Read more ›

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