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Shopify merchants can now sell products through AI chatbots

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 1 place · 12/10/2025 13:48 EDT

Update announced in Shopify Editions newsletter that contained over 150 product updates. Read more ›

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Vistara Growth wants out of “tweener” category as private credit firm gears up to close fifth fund

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 09/02/2025 08:00 EDT

BC firm has raised $370 million CAD for Fund V amid an increasingly hot venture debt market. Read more ›

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Teenagers are talking with AI. What are the chatbots telling them?

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Douglas Soltys @ BetaKit · 09/02/2025 05:00 EDT

Plus: Canadian tech job listings plunge below pre-pandemic levels. Read more ›

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How VCs are navigating the AI era with Ripple Ventures’ Matt Cohen

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Douglas Soltys @ BetaKit 1 place · 09/01/2025 07:10 EDT

Unprecedented revenue growth from AI companies has changed startup math. Read more ›

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NordSpace’s rocket launch thwarted by faulty safety system, weather delays

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Madison McLauchlan @ BetaKit 1 place · 08/29/2025 20:08 EDT

Attempt at delivering the first Canadian commercial rocket launch delayed until at least September. Read more ›

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 xAI bites Apple, Wealthsimple buys insights, and #CDNtech’s newest summit

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit 1 place · 08/29/2025 16:13 EDT

Test your knowledge of Canadian tech news with The BetaKit Quiz for August 29, 2025. Read more ›

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Ssense seeks to “safeguard” company from potential sale through creditor protection

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Madison McLauchlan @ BetaKit 3 place · 08/29/2025 15:28 EDT

Online retailer facing headwinds due to US trade policy, dip in luxury demand. Read more ›

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Canadian tech job listings plunge below pre-pandemic levels and AI may be the culprit

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 08/29/2025 14:00 EDT

Indeed says job postings are down 19% since 2020 Read more ›

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Bench IQ raises $7.3 million CAD for AI platform analyzing judicial rulings

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Madison McLauchlan @ BetaKit · 08/29/2025 06:00 EDT

CEO’s previous company still in litigation with Thomson Reuters over 2020 copyright case. Read more ›

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Astrus announces $11 million CAD to automate semiconductor design with AI

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 08/28/2025 17:14 EDT

Astrus aims to tackle a remaining bottleneck in chip design: analog circuits. Read more ›

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Cohere president Martin Kon stepping down, remains “key member” of the team

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Madison McLauchlan @ BetaKit · 08/28/2025 16:55 EDT

Enterprise AI company recently added former Meta, Uber execs to its C-suite. Read more ›

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How CoLab reclaimed 100 hours from R&D tax filings

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit · 08/28/2025 07:00 EDT

With Boast, the Newfoundland startup saved developer hours, and redirected funding into new features. Read more ›

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Frontier signs $43.3-million CAD carbon removal deal with Planetary

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Jon Fingas @ BetaKit · 08/28/2025 06:00 EDT

Shopify-backed Frontier hopes Nova Scotia startup will change the ocean to reduce emissions. Read more ›

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Shopify bolsters product design team with acquisition of Molly Studio

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Madison McLauchlan @ BetaKit 1 place · 08/27/2025 16:54 EDT

E-commerce giant’s new Product Design Studio to operate like an “internal agency.” Read more ›

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Wealthsimple acquires Fey to bolster its investment research capabilities

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 08/27/2025 08:00 EDT

Financial services platform makes second acquisition of 2025 as assets nearly double year-over-year. Read more ›

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Leaders from Shopify, 1Password, Carbon6 to unpack the biggest exit opportunities at TechExit.io Toronto

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit · 08/27/2025 07:00 EDT

On Oct. 21 at the MaRS Centre, TechExit.io Toronto puts every exit path in play. Read more ›

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NASA will hold its 2025 Space Apps Challenge in Canada starting October 4

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Jon Fingas @ BetaKit 3 place · 08/26/2025 16:51 EDT

Hackathon has a wide audience solving Earth and space challenges using real data. Read more ›

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Construction tech startup Mechasys lays out blueprint to scale with $23-million Series A

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Madison McLauchlan @ BetaKit · 08/26/2025 10:00 EDT

Startup aims to produce laser projector for construction sites in Montréal despite tariff concerns. Read more ›

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From a faxed newsletter to 30,000 global customers

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Jacqueline Loganathan @ BetaKit 3 place · 08/26/2025 07:00 EDT

London’s Info-Tech Research Group has scaled into a global advisory firm thanks to early support from TechAlliance. Read more ›

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Canada will get a national summit in October to back procurement of homegrown tech

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Jon Fingas @ BetaKit · 08/25/2025 17:04 EDT

Source Canada backers include OMERS Ventures and RBCx. Read more ›

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CEO of meal delivery company Goodfood abruptly departs amid recent losses

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Jon Fingas @ BetaKit · 08/25/2025 15:24 EDT

Montréal firm also plans a formal review of its operations. Read more ›

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