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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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Frank And Oak selling brand, closing all stores following second insolvency filing

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Madison McLauchlan @ BetaKit 3 place · 04/23/2025 16:33 EDT

Embattled retailer with ties to Montréal tech set to shutter stores on May 18. Read more ›

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Canadian-founded Fluent Ventures bets on global startups with $40-million USD early-stage VC program

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 04/23/2025 12:00 EDT

Fluent sees Canada as “a core geography” as firm looks for innovation beyond Silicon Valley. Read more ›

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Government of Ontario investing $750 million in STEM programs to bolster talent pool in face of tariff threats

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 04/23/2025 07:00 EDT

Commitment anticipated to support more than 20,000 STEM seats across the province per year. Read more ›

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Can Canada become the best in the world at using AI?

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Siri Agrell @ BetaKit · 04/23/2025 07:00 EDT

Commercialization is a national imperative at Remarkable 2025. Read more ›

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Electric vehicle maker Rivian elects Cohere CEO Aidan Gomez to board of directors

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Jon Fingas @ BetaKit · 04/22/2025 15:36 EDT

Rivian looks to integrate AI as it branches into more affordable models in the next few years. Read more ›

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1Password expands Extended Access Management platform with agentic AI security

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 04/22/2025 09:00 EDT

Co-CEO says the rise of AI agents has created business security concerns. Read more ›

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FundThrough acquires American company Ampla alongside fresh Series B funding

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 3 place · 04/22/2025 07:00 EDT

Macroeconomic uncertainty inspired invoice factoring platform to raise $34.6 million CAD. Read more ›

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Latest Google for Startup Accelerator cohort makes AI de facto entry requirement

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Madison McLauchlan @ BetaKit · 04/22/2025 06:00 EDT

Montréal-based companies lead the pack of B2B SaaS startups selected for 10-week program. Read more ›

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France’s Alan comes to Canada with digital group health insurance for tech startups

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 04/22/2025 06:00 EDT

Teachers-backed unicorn aims to help disrupt Canada’s health insurance market. Read more ›

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Long-life startup NiaHealth exits stealth with $2.5 million in pre-seed funding

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Jon Fingas @ BetaKit · 04/21/2025 14:31 EDT

Edmonton-based healthtech startup aims to reduce disease through preventative health testing. Read more ›

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At World Summit AI, cautious tone of researchers drowned out by cutthroat adoption race

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Madison McLauchlan @ BetaKit · 04/21/2025 14:08 EDT

Cohere says first movers on AI agents will gain “competitive advantage.” Read more ›

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Canadian VCs have performance anxiety

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 3 place · 04/21/2025 05:10 EDT

Plus: Yoshua Bengio warns of agentic AI's “catastrophic risks.” Read more ›

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How Toronto Tech Week plans to host 10,000 people this June

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Douglas Soltys @ BetaKit · 04/20/2025 19:00 EDT

From tweet to volunteer-run non-profit: inaugural Toronto Tech Week will feature over 100 events. Read more ›

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Québec’s LabHost crackdown, Poilievre’s tech endorsement, and Blue Origin’s star-studded spaceflight

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit 1 place · 04/18/2025 07:00 EDT

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

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BMO launches a workplace savings platform with FinTech startup Link

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Jon Fingas @ BetaKit 2 place · 04/17/2025 16:56 EDT

Calgary startup's product aims to modernize company-run plans amid wobbly stock market. Read more ›

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TruthSayer claims its AI “Hedge Fund-in-a-Box” is a cheaper, smarter alternative for investments

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Jon Fingas @ BetaKit 3 place · 04/17/2025 14:16 EDT

The Canadian company believes it can outperform conventional trading strategies using AI models. Read more ›

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Vector Institute hires ex-TD, Thomson Reuters leader Glenda Crisp as president and CEO

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 3 place · 04/17/2025 06:00 EDT

Crisp replaces Tony Gaffney, who departed after less than half of a five-year term as head of the AI hub. Read more ›

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Yoshua Bengio warns of “catastrophic risks” of agentic AI at World Summit AI

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Madison McLauchlan @ BetaKit · 04/16/2025 18:12 EDT

Deep neural networks trailblazer recommends building non-agentic AI programs without goals of their own. Read more ›

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Missed it by that much: Well Health falls just short of $1-billion revenue mark in 2024 earnings

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Jon Fingas @ BetaKit · 04/16/2025 16:17 EDT

Revenue deferral and a cyberattack kept the Canadian healthtech firm from reaching milestone. Read more ›

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Enterprise AI companies announce hiring spree for Montréal AI talent

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Madison McLauchlan @ BetaKit · 04/16/2025 14:55 EDT

Toronto-based Alexa Translations draws on local talent to power new translation LLM. Read more ›

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