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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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When form follows function, agentic AI works for businesses 

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit 3 place · 07/23/2025 07:00 EDT

Zoho is betting on embedded, scoped agents that behave like digital employees, not copilots without context. Read more ›

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WonderFi co-founder’s xTAO startup secures $31 million CAD for its decentralized AI network

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Jon Fingas @ BetaKit · 07/22/2025 21:28 EDT

The blockchain company is now publicly traded on the TSX Venture stock exchange. Read more ›

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New innovation and knowledge hub to help showcase technology battling wildfires

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 07/22/2025 15:11 EDT

The Wildfire Resilience Consortium of Canada fulfills objectives outlined by G7 leaders in Alberta last month. Read more ›

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What no one tells founders about liquidity

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit · 07/22/2025 07:00 EDT

Q4 Inc.’s Darrell Heaps on treating liquidity as a strategy, not a finish line. Read more ›

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Former Toronto Raptor Pascal Siakam dishes $50,000 in grants to winners of inaugural EdTech accelerator

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 3 place · 07/22/2025 07:00 EDT

NBA champion Spicy P teamed up with a panel of judges at the Siakam EdTech Engine Accelerator's demo day. Read more ›

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Payroll platform Wagepoint appoints Xero North America lead Ben Richmond as president and CEO

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 07/21/2025 15:37 EDT

Founding CEO Shrad Rao departed in January as the company shifted to scale-oriented leadership. Read more ›

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Dig Insights acquires OneCliq to beef up market research tools with social media analysis

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Madison McLauchlan @ BetaKit · 07/21/2025 14:47 EDT

Toronto-based OneCliq says it gleans consumer sentiment from activity on Reddit, Instagram, and TikTok. Read more ›

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‘Canada’s edge in applied AI’ with Nvidia and Waabi leaders

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Douglas Soltys @ BetaKit 1 place · 07/21/2025 06:15 EDT

Sanja Fidler and Raquel Urtasun discuss new AI frontiers and Canada’s role in reaching them. Read more ›

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Are Canadian founders getting a raw deal?

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Madison McLauchlan @ BetaKit · 07/21/2025 05:00 EDT

Plus: The pressure to adopt AI has created a “Wild West” for corporate cybersecurity. Read more ›

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Sleep tech startup Smart Nora files for bankruptcy after tariffs derail product launch and fundraising attempts

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 1 place · 07/18/2025 17:16 EDT

Investors turned away from hardware startups, creating a funding gap that couldn’t be bridged in time, CEO says. Read more ›

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BC shuffles cabinet, moving Rick Glumac to AI and Ravi Kahlon back to jobs

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 2 place · 07/18/2025 15:22 EDT

Province loses JEDI, gains AI minister as premier swears in team “to meet the current moment.” Read more ›

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Cohere’s got Seoul, Brim nets a former czar, and Zuck gets bumped

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit 3 place · 07/18/2025 15:05 EDT

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

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Why Canada now cares about quantum tech with Xanadu’s Christian Weedbrook

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Douglas Soltys @ BetaKit · 07/18/2025 07:10 EDT

A federal push for quantum sovereignty comes at the right time for Xanadu. Read more ›

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Canadian co-founded Substack raises $100-million USD Series C to grow tools for independent creators

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Madison McLauchlan @ BetaKit 2 place · 07/17/2025 14:57 EDT

Two out of three Substack co-founders are University of Waterloo alums. Read more ›

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GeologicAI cashes in on data centre boom with $60.5-million CAD Series B

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 3 place · 07/17/2025 14:06 EDT

Mining tech startup will use funding to scale globally as demand for critical minerals intensifies. Read more ›

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Longtime 1Password CEO Jeff Shiner moves to executive chair, cedes reins to David Faugno

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 07/17/2025 11:44 EDT

Shiner calls Faugno “the right leader for where we’re going next.” Read more ›

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TD is assembling a roster of top technical talent

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit · 07/17/2025 07:00 EDT

From mainframes to modern tooling, TD engineers are set up to grow, build faster, and deliver at scale. Read more ›

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BDC adds RBC as lending partner as it plans to guarantee $800 million in loans to entrepreneurs

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Madison McLauchlan @ BetaKit · 07/17/2025 06:00 EDT

Business Loan Accelerator Program aims to expand BDC’s reach to more underserved founders in Canada. Read more ›

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Define Capital fuels up for more niche software acquisitions with $28-million debt facility from Scotiabank

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 07/17/2025 06:00 EDT

Toronto private equity fund warms up to the idea of buying corporate spinoffs and venture-backed startups. Read more ›

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Canadian drone maker ZenaTech expands US presence “earlier than expected” in response to Trump policies

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 07/16/2025 16:26 EDT

Toronto-based company says it is now “dramatically easier and faster” for American drone companies to sell directly to the military. Read more ›

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