News from BetaKit

“Can we just write the cheque?”: angel investors encouraged to be bold amidst economic uncertainty at NACO Summit

Add to bookmarks Don't show BetaKit

Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 1 place · 05/02/2025 17:12 EDT

“Underlying pressures” risk derailing first growth of angel investment in two years, according to NACO report. Read more ›

0

Opportunity Calgary Investment Fund receives $60 million to scale local businesses

Add to bookmarks Don't show BetaKit

Jon Fingas @ BetaKit 2 place · 05/02/2025 16:06 EDT

Four-year initiative aims to scale local companies and attract talent. Read more ›

0

Cohere Labs head calls “unreliable” AI leaderboard rankings a “crisis” in the field

Add to bookmarks Don't show BetaKit

Madison McLauchlan @ BetaKit 3 place · 05/02/2025 15:02 EDT

Cohere-led study claims popular crowd-sourced leaderboard LM Arena tipped scales for Google, OpenAI. Read more ›

0

Microsoft vibe codes, a Trump in Toronto, Sam Altman is annoyed

Add to bookmarks Don't show BetaKit

Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit · 05/02/2025 14:48 EDT

Test your knowledge of Canadian tech news with The BetaKit Quiz for May 2, 2025. Read more ›

0

Dozr founding CEO Kevin Forestell moves to chair while Dave Frazier joins as president

Add to bookmarks Don't show BetaKit

Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 05/02/2025 06:00 EDT

Frazier brings combo of construction and tech experience to Kitchener-Waterloo scaleup. Read more ›

0

Xanadu forges partnerships with US military, industry to fuel quantum computing ambitions

Add to bookmarks Don't show BetaKit

Jon Fingas @ BetaKit · 05/01/2025 16:58 EDT

Toronto quantum company inks deals with Applied Materials, US Air Force to accelerate chip development. Read more ›

0

Shopify app developers will no longer be exempt from sharing their first $1 million USD in revenue every year

Add to bookmarks Don't show BetaKit

Josh Scott @ BetaKit 1 place · 05/01/2025 14:22 EDT

Pandemic policy rollback means exemption will only apply to first $1 million of lifetime revenue. Read more ›

2

Calgary’s Veerum raises $12-million Series B to create “digital twins” for heavy industry

Add to bookmarks Don't show BetaKit

Jon Fingas @ BetaKit · 05/01/2025 09:00 EDT

The startup helps oil, energy, and construction companies visualize their operations. Read more ›

0

Antler Canada adds former Quandl CEO Tammer Kamel as VC firm gears up for Fund II

Add to bookmarks Don't show BetaKit

Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 05/01/2025 06:00 EDT

Kamel to lead Fund II with fellow GP Bernie Li and newly promoted associate partner Shambhavi Mishra. Read more ›

0

Cleantech accelerator CICE invests $2.5 million in women-led climate ventures

Add to bookmarks Don't show BetaKit

Jon Fingas @ BetaKit · 04/30/2025 14:29 EDT

The BC companies aim to turn waste products into clean energy, batteries, and even acoustic panels. Read more ›

0

Québec Tech highlights hardtech in latest scaleup cohort with international ambitions

Add to bookmarks Don't show BetaKit

Madison McLauchlan @ BetaKit · 04/30/2025 13:14 EDT

Stage V program aims to turn startups into “true scaleups” with tailored support. Read more ›

0

Reusables looks to help cafeterias scrap single-use containers with $3.6-million seed round

Add to bookmarks Don't show BetaKit

Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 1 place · 04/30/2025 07:00 EDT

Co-founder Anastasia Kiku claims Reusables’ university clients reuse over 500,000 containers in just two semesters. Read more ›

15

“Hard work lies ahead”: Canadian tech leaders strike urgent tone on policy asks following Liberal victory

Add to bookmarks Don't show BetaKit

Madison McLauchlan @ BetaKit · 04/29/2025 15:15 EDT

Domestic procurement, boosting business investment key issues for Carney government, industry groups say. Read more ›

0

Dartmouth cleantech startup Planetary wins nearly $1.4 million from Elon Musk-funded XPrize competition

Add to bookmarks Don't show BetaKit

Jon Fingas @ BetaKit · 04/29/2025 15:13 EDT

The company beat more than 1,300 rivals with its ocean-based CO2 removal system. Read more ›

0

Dragons’ Den’s Arlene Dickinson, Build Canada’s Daniel Debow recognized as Nation Builders at 2025 NACO awards

Add to bookmarks Don't show BetaKit

Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 04/29/2025 13:33 EDT

FinTech investor Joe Canavan also took home Canada’s 2025 Angel of the Year Award. Read more ›

0

Former Plooto CEO Hamed Abbasi acquitted in sexual assault case

Add to bookmarks Don't show BetaKit

Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 04/29/2025 13:06 EDT

Abbasi faced up to 10 years in prison if convicted. Read more ›

0

Cinema tech startup Axibo raises $12 million to kickstart humanoid robot division

Add to bookmarks Don't show BetaKit

Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 04/29/2025 06:44 EDT

After working with Apple and Netflix, Axibo looks to debut a made-in-Canada robot next year. Read more ›

0

Batteries, services helped ocean tech firm Kraken Robotics sail to strong profit and revenue in 2024

Add to bookmarks Don't show BetaKit

Jon Fingas @ BetaKit · 04/28/2025 14:59 EDT

The undersea robotics startup tops the 2025 TSX Venture 50 List despite hardware market challenges. Read more ›

0

Québec grants Centech $4.5 million to boost deep tech, medtech commercialization

Add to bookmarks Don't show BetaKit

Madison McLauchlan @ BetaKit · 04/28/2025 14:03 EDT

Puzzle Medical, Eli Health graduated incubator-accelerator program run out of École technologique supérieure. Read more ›

0

A US-Canada crypto summit is shaping up at Consensus 2025

Add to bookmarks Don't show BetaKit

Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit 1 place · 04/28/2025 07:00 EDT

Dave Portnoy, Eric Trump, and a huge contingent of Canadian founders rally at North America’s biggest crypto conference. Read more ›

4