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The Canva for spreadsheets tackling Canada’s founder-finance gap

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit 1 place · 10/22/2025 07:00 EDT

Profitual helps startups build budgets, forecasts, and investor-ready financials, no accounting degree required. Read more ›

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Former Raptors star Jerome Williams newest teammate of community connector Swiirl

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Alex Kinsella @ BetaKit 1 place · 06/03/2025 10:12 EDT

Startup helps brands connect with community and student creators for social impact. Read more ›

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Women-led startups sweep first Pitch competition on stage at Web Summit Vancouver

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Jon Fingas @ BetaKit 2 place · 06/02/2025 15:11 EDT

Early-stage sustainability startup Lite-1 edged out Glüxkind and Vodasafe. Read more ›

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UrbanLogiq wants governments to rely on its AI-powered insights

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Madison McLauchlan @ BetaKit 1 place · 06/02/2025 11:57 EDT

Startup partners with engineering, IT firms WSP and Cubic to source private-sector data for government clients. Read more ›

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Amii CEO Cam Linke says Canada’s AI strategy requires customers

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Douglas Soltys @ BetaKit 3 place · 06/02/2025 09:00 EDT

I have been all over Canada for the last few weeks attending the nation’s tech events. One of those events was the Upper Bound AI conference, hosted in sunny Edmonton to a record-breaking 6,000 people. The Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute (Amii) organized the event, and this week on the podcast, we have Amii CEO Cam Linke.  Recorded live from Amii’s wonderful office space, we discuss the growth of Upper Bound,... Read more ›

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Alberta’s tech sector is embracing an AI data centre boom. Will it pay off?

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Madison McLauchlan @ BetaKit · 06/02/2025 07:50 EDT

Tech leaders say energy-hungry infrastructure will catalyze startup creation, but critics warn of "oversold" benefits. Read more ›

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Web Summit Vancouver was worth “every penny”

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Douglas Soltys @ BetaKit · 06/02/2025 05:00 EDT

Plus: BetaKit is SABEW Canada's Best in Business (again). Read more ›

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“The energy is here”: local leaders call Web Summit Vancouver’s scaled-back debut a success

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 06/01/2025 19:58 EDT

Web Summit lands smoothly on the West Coast as attendees offer ideas for how it could grow. Read more ›

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BC’s new JEDI says Web Summit Vancouver has been worth “every penny”

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Douglas Soltys @ BetaKit · 06/01/2025 15:16 EDT

Minister Diana Gibson talks ecosystem growth, integrated marketplaces, and filling the "really big shoes" of her predecessor. Read more ›

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Student entrepreneurs and Canadian tech leaders talk inflection points at Cansbridge Story Night event

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 1 place · 05/30/2025 23:06 EDT

Speakers tell stories about the moments they chose to dream bigger and take risks. Read more ›

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WareMatch lands $2-million funding round to expand its Airbnb-like warehouse marketplace 

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 2 place · 05/30/2025 16:59 EDT

Strategic investor Farfill hopes to support the young company’s worldwide expansion. Read more ›

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Zown expands homebuying app into the US after early Canadian success

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Jon Fingas @ BetaKit 3 place · 05/30/2025 16:58 EDT

The company believes a California expansion will help it go “anywhere.” Read more ›

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Farm Credit Canada commits to investing $2 billion in AgTech by 2030

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 05/30/2025 13:59 EDT

The Crown corporation’s president and CEO noted that “investment dollars have been scarce” in the sector. Read more ›

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Calgary Capital, the King comes to Canada, and nothing but Bluesky in rain city

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit · 05/30/2025 13:17 EDT

Test your knowledge of Canadian tech news with The BetaKit Quiz for May 30, 2025. Read more ›

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Amid AI proof-of-concept fatigue, Cohere co-founder urges potential customers to keep the faith and focus on ROI

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 1 place · 05/29/2025 20:23 EDT

Ivan Zhang says AI firms have their work cut out winning back clients “burned” by failed pilots. Read more ›

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BetaKit repeats as General Excellence winner at SABEW Canada Awards

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Siri Agrell @ BetaKit · 05/29/2025 17:36 EDT

BetaKit reporter Josh Scott also awarded for the second year in a row. Read more ›

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University of Toronto and Vanguard team up to expand AI research in finance

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 05/29/2025 15:10 EDT

Vanguard will also add around 70 roles to its AI research team in Toronto. Read more ›

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Innovation Saskatchewan’s first-ever research strategy boosts commercialization, tax incentives for tech

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Madison McLauchlan @ BetaKit · 05/29/2025 12:04 EDT

Provincial agency expands refundable investor tax credit to include life science startups. Read more ›

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A dispatch from the deal room

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit · 05/29/2025 07:00 EDT

Four Osler partners break down the terms, timelines, and tensions that shaped Canadian venture in 2024. Read more ›

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Nord Quantique says error-correction discovery could make quantum computing data centres practical

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Jon Fingas @ BetaKit · 05/29/2025 05:00 EDT

Québec company claims approach could use a fraction of the space and power of existing methods. Read more ›

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Medtech AI startups ProteinQure and AssistIQ each close Series A rounds

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Madison McLauchlan @ BetaKit · 05/28/2025 14:10 EDT

ProteinQure to debut AI-engineered cancer drug in the clinic, while AssistIQ expands medical supply platform. Read more ›

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