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White Star Capital wants to lead Canadian seed rounds with new $50-million USD fund

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 09/04/2025 05:01 EDT

The VC firm has closed $25 million USD to back more early-stage Canadian software startups. Read more ›

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Lightspeed would pay $11 million CAD and admit no wrongdoing in proposed lawsuit settlement

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 09/03/2025 17:21 EDT

The lawsuit stems from allegations the company distorted financial reports. Read more ›

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FedDev pledges millions to support Black entrepreneurs in Ontario

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 09/03/2025 14:48 EDT

The $2.4 million CAD will help support Black Entrepreneurship Alliance's incubator programs. Read more ›

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New era at Mila as Hugo Larochelle named scientific director

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Madison McLauchlan @ BetaKit · 09/03/2025 14:07 EDT

The Google alum says the AI institute should be "ambitious" and "do more." Read more ›

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Inside the platform powering a women’s health uprising

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit · 09/03/2025 07:00 EDT

Femtech Canada and Innovation Factory are turning a founder network into a national force. Read more ›

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Isabelle Hudon says BDC is getting ready to support Canada’s defence tech sector in “a more aggressive way”

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 09/03/2025 04:00 EDT

Latest report shows Crown corp. hiked VC investments and contended with “correction on valuation” in fiscal 2025. Read more ›

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Telus Digital to rejoin parent company after $743-million CAD acquisition

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 09/02/2025 16:56 EDT

Telecom giant says reuniting with its spinout will accelerate AI and SaaS transformation. Read more ›

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“Academically disingenuous”: Cohere co-founder calls out Sam Altman for AGI hype

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Madison McLauchlan @ BetaKit · 09/02/2025 16:25 EDT

On 20VC Podcast Nick Frosst rejects that AI models pose a threat to humanity. Read more ›

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Molecular You secures $6.9 million CAD to scale predictive blood tests across North America

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 09/02/2025 15:56 EDT

Fresh funding follows US launch of direct-to-consumer platform. 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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