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Citing market conditions, Loopio cuts 12 percent of staff

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 1 place · 03/13/2026 16:16 EDT

Company says move is focused on sustainable growth. Read more ›

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What the AWS outage reveals about Canada’s digital sovereignty

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Douglas Soltys @ BetaKit · 11/02/2025 19:04 EDT

Aptum CEO Ian Rae argues that sovereignty requires control of our digital supply chain. Read more ›

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Black-led startups secure record-breaking $400,000 at DMZ’s Black Innovation Summit

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 1 place · 10/31/2025 15:10 EDT

OutreachGenius, Happly.AI, among winners taking home more money than ever before. Read more ›

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Goodbye Grammarly, Canada’s newest decacorn, Let’s Go Blue Jays!

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit 2 place · 10/31/2025 13:14 EDT

Test your knowledge of Canadian tech news with The BetaKit Quiz for October 31, 2025. Read more ›

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Maritime Launch gets $10 million loan from EDC to build Nova Scotia spaceport

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 3 place · 10/31/2025 12:00 EDT

Spaceport Nova Scotia is developing the required infrastructure for future orbital missions. Read more ›

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Sparrow BioAcoustics raises $10 million to scale smartphone stethoscopes across North America

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 10/31/2025 11:14 EDT

Healthtech startup's app turns smartphones into a Health Canada-approved stethoscope. Read more ›

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Canadian semiconductor leaders see opportunity, and risk, in US takeovers

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 10/31/2025 10:59 EDT

Leaders at HardTech Summit optimistic about Canadian mergers but want more support for scaleups. Read more ›

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Time to catch up: Why Canada needs to rethink financial innovation and competition

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Douglas Soltys @ BetaKit · 10/31/2025 09:03 EDT

Peoples Group's John Landry argues the future of finance in Canada will be built by an ecosystem. Read more ›

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BDC picks women-led Magnum for its first investment in the search fund asset class

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Madison McLauchlan @ BetaKit · 10/30/2025 17:24 EDT

Fifty-million-dollar investment vehicle aims to help women entrepreneurs buy businesses. Read more ›

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Waabi’s self-driving system now powers Volvo’s new autonomous truck

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 10/30/2025 16:39 EDT

Toronto startup’s Waabi Driver integrated into the Volvo VNL, as companies look to commercialize self-driving trucks. Read more ›

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A “terrifying” time to build: Canadian VCs debate AI bubble at RevStar Summit

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Madison McLauchlan @ BetaKit · 10/30/2025 14:19 EDT

Growth and grabbing customers are key, investors tell startups at go-to-market conference. Read more ›

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Solink expands Ottawa headquarters as it targets 1,000 employees by 2030

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 10/30/2025 13:04 EDT

Surveillance tech firm doubles its footprint and boosts production as it aims for global leadership. Read more ›

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Stablecoins are at a regulatory crossroads in Canada. What’s next?

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Madison McLauchlan @ BetaKit · 10/30/2025 07:00 EDT

As the digital asset explodes in popularity, Canadian FinTech wants movement on regulation. Read more ›

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Wattpad unpacks its evolving strategy under new product head Chelsea Parry

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 10/30/2025 06:00 EDT

President Aron Levitz talks increasing discoverability, community, and AI and storytelling. Read more ›

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Founder Katherine Homuth submits bid to rejoin SRTX as company enters strategic review

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Madison McLauchlan @ BetaKit · 10/29/2025 18:29 EDT

Rip-resistant tights maker to temporarily lay off workers as new CEO departs. Read more ›

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Maket secures $3.4 million to make floor planning quicker with AI

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 10/29/2025 17:03 EDT

AI-powered architecture platform is preparing to launch its 2.0 version next year. Read more ›

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Arca strikes 10-year carbon removal deal with Microsoft

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 10/29/2025 13:05 EDT

Second time this year Microsoft has partnered with a Vancouver carbon capture startup. Read more ›

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Hootsuite lays off 20 percent of its global workforce

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 10/29/2025 11:09 EDT

Latest job cuts mark the second known round of layoffs under CEO Irina Novoselsky. Read more ›

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Grammarly rebrands to Superhuman as it expands from catching typos to AI productivity

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Madison McLauchlan @ BetaKit · 10/29/2025 09:00 EDT

Superhuman houses writing assistant, email, collaboration tools, and AI agents in a unified platform. Read more ›

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New accelerator program aims to give Canadian founders a taste of Silicon Valley

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 1 place · 10/29/2025 09:00 EDT

Game On leader Chris Neumann calls the program “an experiment in acceleration.” Read more ›

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Five trends shaping the future of FinTech: Insights from the Canada Fintech Forum

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit 1 place · 10/29/2025 07:00 EDT

Startups, banks and regulators contend with stressed customers, stalled stablecoin, and accelerated threat timelines. Read more ›

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