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TBDC pitches a new narrative for Canadian startups

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit · 03/11/2025 07:00 EDT

Vikram Khurana on how Canada can lean into its strengths. Read more ›

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Canadian government opens $300-million AI Compute Access Fund in latest AI commitment

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 03/10/2025 15:13 EDT

Fund follows recent refresh of feds' AI Advisory Council and release of public service AI strategy. Read more ›

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Prime Minister-designate Mark Carney says Liberals will kill their own capital gains tax changes

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Madison McLauchlan @ BetaKit · 03/10/2025 14:48 EDT

Proposed capital gains tax inclusion rate hike had been in legislative limbo since prorogation. Read more ›

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Feds invest $15 million to help Telesat take on Starlink with new Québec campus 

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Jon Fingas @ BetaKit · 03/10/2025 12:21 EDT

The low Earth orbit satellite operations centre is expected to create 300 jobs. Read more ›

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Why Simon De Baene keeps killing his own products

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit · 03/10/2025 06:00 EDT

How a cycle of destruction and reinvention shaped employee experience platform Workleap. Read more ›

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Y Combinator is stealing Canadian startups

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 03/10/2025 05:05 EDT

Plus: Richard Sutton wins Turing Award, SDTC funding is flowing again. Read more ›

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What is Build Canada trying to construct?

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Douglas Soltys @ BetaKit 1 place · 03/09/2025 19:00 EDT

Daniel Debow wants to move Canada’s Overton window. But he’s frustrated with the 'Canadian DOGE' discourse. Read more ›

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An incomplete list of Canadian tech programs and organizations supporting women’s initiatives

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BetaKit @ BetaKit 1 place · 03/07/2025 17:50 EDT

An evolving resource for women entrepreneurs. Read more ›

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Ten things worth reading on International Women’s Day

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BetaKit @ BetaKit 2 place · 03/07/2025 16:31 EDT

Read, share, and amplify. Read more ›

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Government of Canada commits over $6 billion to help businesses weather trade war

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 3 place · 03/07/2025 15:14 EDT

EDC and BDC get a big boost to support businesses affected by tariffs and market uncertainties. Read more ›

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DMZ Women Innovation Summit boosts women-led AI, farming, and health startups with $535,000 investment

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 03/07/2025 13:49 EDT

Cashew, Migranium, Edie Farming, and Metronome emerge from pitch competition with new backing. Read more ›

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Richard Sutton passes Turing test, Doug Ford is done with Starlink, and #CDNtech on the moon

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit · 03/07/2025 13:42 EDT

Test your knowledge of Canadian tech news with The BetaKit Quiz for Mar. 7, 2025. Read more ›

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Leaders discuss the right speed for innovation and regulation at Remarkable AI conference

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 03/07/2025 13:35 EDT

Vector Institute event also explored the role of reinforcement learning and Canada’s compute needs. Read more ›

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Three things Canadian small businesses can do instead of spiralling

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit · 03/07/2025 12:07 EDT

Xero Small Business Insights report shows sales are continuing to decline, and action is required. Read more ›

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WonderFi plots expansion beyond crypto into multi-asset trading with Eightcap

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 03/07/2025 06:00 EDT

Crypto firm aims to work with Australian FinTech partner to give Bitbuy and Coinsquare users access to derivatives. Read more ›

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Toast wants women to take a radical step this International Women’s Day: rest

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Madison McLauchlan @ BetaKit · 03/07/2025 06:00 EDT

#WithoutHer campaign asks men to assume more responsibility for uplifting women in tech. Read more ›

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“My god, this is exhausting”: US delays some tariffs against Canada until April

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 03/06/2025 18:00 EDT

President Donald Trump’s backtrack limited to Canadian goods covered under CUSMA. Read more ›

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Thinkific created positive cash flow in 2024, but found GMV “headwinds”

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Jon Fingas @ BetaKit · 03/06/2025 17:26 EDT

EdTech company saw revenue jump in Q4 earnings as it ditched cost savings for growth. Read more ›

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Facit and OBIO reveal first cohort of women founders working on health and cancer innovation with WeSEED

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 03/06/2025 15:25 EDT

Program aims to help women-led life sciences startups advance healthcare and homegrown IP in Ontario. Read more ›

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Healthtech Connex snags $3.7 million from PacifiCan to help measure brain health  

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Douglas Soltys @ BetaKit · 03/06/2025 15:09 EDT

Surrey, BC life sciences firm plans to expand sales in North America, Australia, Europe, and New Zealand. Read more ›

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