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Whitney Rockley, one of Canada’s leading VCs and an advocate for women and marginalized voices in venture capital, has been appointed to the Order of Canada.
Whitney Rockley named to Order of Canada
One of Canada’s leading VCs, Rockley has been an advocate for women and marginalized voices in venture capital.
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December 31, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Whitney Rockley, one of Canada’s leading VCs and an advocate for women and marginalized voices in venture capital, has been appointed to the Order of Canada.
After years of delays, Xero Canada VP Mike Cascone explains why the feds’ commitment to "accelerated implementation" of consumer-driven banking represents a massive win for entrepreneurs. betakit.com/canadian-sma...
Canadian small businesses finally have what they've been waiting for
After years of delays, the feds' commitment to consumer-driven banking is a massive win for entrepreneurs.
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December 30, 2025 at 10:45 PM
After years of delays, Xero Canada VP Mike Cascone explains why the feds’ commitment to "accelerated implementation" of consumer-driven banking represents a massive win for entrepreneurs. betakit.com/canadian-sma...
So many tech platforms have decayed beyond usability. Can we reverse the process?
BetaKit is ending the year with a look back at the biggest #CDNtech stories of 2025. Here's @sarahcrgr.bsky.social on the year enshittification became undeniable: bit.ly/4pg0kJq
BetaKit is ending the year with a look back at the biggest #CDNtech stories of 2025. Here's @sarahcrgr.bsky.social on the year enshittification became undeniable: bit.ly/4pg0kJq
December 30, 2025 at 7:50 PM
So many tech platforms have decayed beyond usability. Can we reverse the process?
BetaKit is ending the year with a look back at the biggest #CDNtech stories of 2025. Here's @sarahcrgr.bsky.social on the year enshittification became undeniable: bit.ly/4pg0kJq
BetaKit is ending the year with a look back at the biggest #CDNtech stories of 2025. Here's @sarahcrgr.bsky.social on the year enshittification became undeniable: bit.ly/4pg0kJq
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2025 was the year enshittification became undeniable.
For @betakit.com, as part of our series on the biggest tech stories of the year, I wrote about the opportunity we have to build less-shit digital lives: betakit.com/the-year-ens...
For @betakit.com, as part of our series on the biggest tech stories of the year, I wrote about the opportunity we have to build less-shit digital lives: betakit.com/the-year-ens...
December 30, 2025 at 7:48 PM
2025 was the year enshittification became undeniable.
For @betakit.com, as part of our series on the biggest tech stories of the year, I wrote about the opportunity we have to build less-shit digital lives: betakit.com/the-year-ens...
For @betakit.com, as part of our series on the biggest tech stories of the year, I wrote about the opportunity we have to build less-shit digital lives: betakit.com/the-year-ens...
There was a time when accepting #payments felt like the easy part for retailers. But commerce is no longer straightforward.
Here are three problems Canadian merchants keep naming, and how @MastercardCA built a platform around them.
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Here are three problems Canadian merchants keep naming, and how @MastercardCA built a platform around them.
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The pressure points shaping payments in Canada
Three problems Canadian merchants keep naming, and how Mastercard built a platform around them.
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December 30, 2025 at 4:47 PM
There was a time when accepting #payments felt like the easy part for retailers. But commerce is no longer straightforward.
Here are three problems Canadian merchants keep naming, and how @MastercardCA built a platform around them.
betakit.com/the-pressure...
Here are three problems Canadian merchants keep naming, and how @MastercardCA built a platform around them.
betakit.com/the-pressure...
Groq's (@groq.com) staggering deal with Nvidia has strong Canadian connections, including early cheques from Garage Capital and Chamath Palihapitiya's Social Capital. #CDNtech betakit.com/groqs-stagge...
Groq’s staggering Nvidia deal has strong Canadian connections
Garage Capital and Chamath Palihapitiya were early Groq backers.
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December 29, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Groq's (@groq.com) staggering deal with Nvidia has strong Canadian connections, including early cheques from Garage Capital and Chamath Palihapitiya's Social Capital. #CDNtech betakit.com/groqs-stagge...
"The gaps remain glaring. But the direction of travel is different. And behind every data point is a founder who refuses to accept invisibility."
Five years after sharing her own journey on BetaKit, Amoye Henry sees progress for Black women founders in Canada.
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Five years after sharing her own journey on BetaKit, Amoye Henry sees progress for Black women founders in Canada.
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Opinion: The Black women founders reshaping Canada’s venture future
Five years after sharing her journey, Amoye Henry sees progress for Black women founders in Canada.
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December 29, 2025 at 6:00 PM
"The gaps remain glaring. But the direction of travel is different. And behind every data point is a founder who refuses to accept invisibility."
Five years after sharing her own journey on BetaKit, Amoye Henry sees progress for Black women founders in Canada.
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Five years after sharing her own journey on BetaKit, Amoye Henry sees progress for Black women founders in Canada.
betakit.com/the-black-wo...
Canada suspends Start-Up Visa as feds look to transition to new program. #CDNpoli #CDNtech
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Canada suspends Start-Up Visa as feds look to transition to new program
Existing SUV program had more than 10-year wait for new applicants.
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December 29, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Canada suspends Start-Up Visa as feds look to transition to new program. #CDNpoli #CDNtech
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🫧 An AI bubble (that won't pop)
🍎 An Apple that looks... ripe for disruption
🎬 An entertainment industry conceding to Big Tech
... and more! It's the biggest tech stories of 2025, with Decelerator's Rob Kenedi ⤵️
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🍎 An Apple that looks... ripe for disruption
🎬 An entertainment industry conceding to Big Tech
... and more! It's the biggest tech stories of 2025, with Decelerator's Rob Kenedi ⤵️
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The biggest tech stories of 2025 | BetaKit
Guest star Rob Kenedi (Decelerator) joins for The BetaKit Podcast's annual tradition: stuffing your holiday stocking with the biggest tech stories of 2025.
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December 29, 2025 at 4:17 PM
🫧 An AI bubble (that won't pop)
🍎 An Apple that looks... ripe for disruption
🎬 An entertainment industry conceding to Big Tech
... and more! It's the biggest tech stories of 2025, with Decelerator's Rob Kenedi ⤵️
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🍎 An Apple that looks... ripe for disruption
🎬 An entertainment industry conceding to Big Tech
... and more! It's the biggest tech stories of 2025, with Decelerator's Rob Kenedi ⤵️
betakit.com/the-biggest-...
Money talks in tech, but so do founders. In 2025, some of Canada’s most influential tech leaders leaned hard into #AI.
BetaKit is ending the year with a look back at the biggest #CDNtech stories of 2025. Here's Trevor Nichols on the year every Canadian startup went AI-first: bit.ly/3YGrsGH
BetaKit is ending the year with a look back at the biggest #CDNtech stories of 2025. Here's Trevor Nichols on the year every Canadian startup went AI-first: bit.ly/3YGrsGH
December 23, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Money talks in tech, but so do founders. In 2025, some of Canada’s most influential tech leaders leaned hard into #AI.
BetaKit is ending the year with a look back at the biggest #CDNtech stories of 2025. Here's Trevor Nichols on the year every Canadian startup went AI-first: bit.ly/3YGrsGH
BetaKit is ending the year with a look back at the biggest #CDNtech stories of 2025. Here's Trevor Nichols on the year every Canadian startup went AI-first: bit.ly/3YGrsGH
“Can you imagine a quarter—25 percent—of Canada isn’t sure if they’ll be employed next year? That is a wild statistic.”
Employment Hero's Kevin Kliman joins The BetaKit Podcast to explain why Canada’s workforce is underemployed and anxious about 2026.
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Employment Hero's Kevin Kliman joins The BetaKit Podcast to explain why Canada’s workforce is underemployed and anxious about 2026.
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Canada’s job market sucks for Gen Z
Employment Hero’s Kevin Kliman explains why Canada's workforce is underemployed and anxious about 2026.
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December 23, 2025 at 2:15 PM
“Can you imagine a quarter—25 percent—of Canada isn’t sure if they’ll be employed next year? That is a wild statistic.”
Employment Hero's Kevin Kliman joins The BetaKit Podcast to explain why Canada’s workforce is underemployed and anxious about 2026.
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Employment Hero's Kevin Kliman joins The BetaKit Podcast to explain why Canada’s workforce is underemployed and anxious about 2026.
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With billions set to flow into the country’s defence industry, Canadian tech is angling for a cut.
BetaKit is ending the year with a look back at the biggest #CDNtech stories of 2025. Here's Josh Scott on the year Canadian tech embraced defence.
bit.ly/4spMOWK
BetaKit is ending the year with a look back at the biggest #CDNtech stories of 2025. Here's Josh Scott on the year Canadian tech embraced defence.
bit.ly/4spMOWK
December 22, 2025 at 9:30 PM
With billions set to flow into the country’s defence industry, Canadian tech is angling for a cut.
BetaKit is ending the year with a look back at the biggest #CDNtech stories of 2025. Here's Josh Scott on the year Canadian tech embraced defence.
bit.ly/4spMOWK
BetaKit is ending the year with a look back at the biggest #CDNtech stories of 2025. Here's Josh Scott on the year Canadian tech embraced defence.
bit.ly/4spMOWK
In 2025, Canada woke up to the possibility of buying and building Canadian. Real change depends on what happens next.
Here's @madisonmcla.bsky.social on the year Canada realized it needs sovereign tech: bit.ly/4920aiU
Here's @madisonmcla.bsky.social on the year Canada realized it needs sovereign tech: bit.ly/4920aiU
December 22, 2025 at 8:00 PM
In 2025, Canada woke up to the possibility of buying and building Canadian. Real change depends on what happens next.
Here's @madisonmcla.bsky.social on the year Canada realized it needs sovereign tech: bit.ly/4920aiU
Here's @madisonmcla.bsky.social on the year Canada realized it needs sovereign tech: bit.ly/4920aiU
It was a big 2025 for Turbopuffer, capped off with some fresh financing for the company to scale its fast-growing search infrastructure for #AI applications.
Ex-Shopify engineers raise fresh financing to scale Turbopuffer’s AI search | BetaKit
The Ottawa startup has secured funding from Lachy Groom and Joshua Kushner’s Thrive Capital.
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December 19, 2025 at 8:16 PM
It was a big 2025 for Turbopuffer, capped off with some fresh financing for the company to scale its fast-growing search infrastructure for #AI applications.
The BetaKit Quiz this week features a new supercomputer scientist at Queen's and Canada's quantum "dark horse." Plus:
🍋 DoorDash gets zesty
🏢 A Swede shuns Silicon Valley
💰 Amiral Ventures holds $40m first close
Take the quiz now 👇🏼
🍋 DoorDash gets zesty
🏢 A Swede shuns Silicon Valley
💰 Amiral Ventures holds $40m first close
Take the quiz now 👇🏼
Canada’s quantum dark horse, DoorDash gets Zesty, and Queen’s Nvidia recruit
Test your knowledge of Canadian tech news with The BetaKit Quiz for December 19, 2025.
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December 19, 2025 at 6:59 PM
The BetaKit Quiz this week features a new supercomputer scientist at Queen's and Canada's quantum "dark horse." Plus:
🍋 DoorDash gets zesty
🏢 A Swede shuns Silicon Valley
💰 Amiral Ventures holds $40m first close
Take the quiz now 👇🏼
🍋 DoorDash gets zesty
🏢 A Swede shuns Silicon Valley
💰 Amiral Ventures holds $40m first close
Take the quiz now 👇🏼
Since the conversation about Canadian tech talent fleeing south doesn't appear to be dying down, we're re-highlight our story on Internet Backyard's Mai Trinh and her decision to relocate to the US.
It's a fascinating look at the tough choices one young person faced as she tried to build something.
It's a fascinating look at the tough choices one young person faced as she tried to build something.
She tried to bring Silicon Valley’s tech energy to Vancouver. Why did she leave to build a US startup instead? | BetaKit
Mai Trinh’s Internet Backyard nabs $4.5 million USD pre-seed for data centre financing platform.
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December 19, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Since the conversation about Canadian tech talent fleeing south doesn't appear to be dying down, we're re-highlight our story on Internet Backyard's Mai Trinh and her decision to relocate to the US.
It's a fascinating look at the tough choices one young person faced as she tried to build something.
It's a fascinating look at the tough choices one young person faced as she tried to build something.
ICYMI: Queen’s University wants to build a Canadian supercomputer that can compete on the world stage. It has brought in Ian Karlin, Nvbidia's former principal engineer, to help.
Queen’s University recruits Ian Karlin from Nvidia in bid to build Canadian supercomputer
Kingston-based Queen’s University wants to build a Canadian supercomputer, and has snagged an American leader in the high-performance computing space to help.
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December 19, 2025 at 2:17 PM
ICYMI: Queen’s University wants to build a Canadian supercomputer that can compete on the world stage. It has brought in Ian Karlin, Nvbidia's former principal engineer, to help.
Calgary’s GeologicAI is acquiring fellow mining technology startup Lumo Analytics. The deal will see The Finnish startup's tech and team both join GeologicAI.
GeologicAI acquires Finland’s Lumo Analytics to round out suite of critical minerals sensors | BetaKit
Lumo's LIBS technique uses lasers to rapidly analyze core rock samples for critical minerals.
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December 18, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Calgary’s GeologicAI is acquiring fellow mining technology startup Lumo Analytics. The deal will see The Finnish startup's tech and team both join GeologicAI.
CoLab Software is looking to the world’s most valuable company to improve its AI-powered engineering collaboration tool. Last month, CoLab raised $72 million USD in Series C funding as demand soared for its #AI tools.
CoLab joins Nvidia Inception Program to beef up AI capabilities for its engineering tools | BetaKit
The St. John’s startup says Nvidia’s platforms will improve how engineers interpret simulation data.
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December 18, 2025 at 8:13 PM
CoLab Software is looking to the world’s most valuable company to improve its AI-powered engineering collaboration tool. Last month, CoLab raised $72 million USD in Series C funding as demand soared for its #AI tools.
Have you listened to the latest BetaKit Podcast yet? This week's episode is a doozy, as Michael Healey unpacks the real-life Succession story behind one of Canada's most powerful families.
If you don't know the Rogers v. Rogers story, do yourself a favour and check this one out 🍵
If you don't know the Rogers v. Rogers story, do yourself a favour and check this one out 🍵
Rogers v. Rogers is Canada’s real-life Succession story
Rogers v. Rogers pits unlikely leaders against tragic heroes. Playwright Michael Healey explains why nobody wins.
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December 18, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Have you listened to the latest BetaKit Podcast yet? This week's episode is a doozy, as Michael Healey unpacks the real-life Succession story behind one of Canada's most powerful families.
If you don't know the Rogers v. Rogers story, do yourself a favour and check this one out 🍵
If you don't know the Rogers v. Rogers story, do yourself a favour and check this one out 🍵
ICYMI: Scale AI revealed nearly $129 million in fresh financing across 44 new Canadian applied #AI projects.
Among the recipients: AlayaCare, League, FluidAI Medical, MDA Space, Vooban, and others.
Among the recipients: AlayaCare, League, FluidAI Medical, MDA Space, Vooban, and others.
Scale AI unveils $129 million for 44 new applied AI projects across Canada | BetaKit
AlayaCare, League, FluidAI Medical, MDA Space, and Vooban among recipients.
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December 18, 2025 at 5:08 PM
ICYMI: Scale AI revealed nearly $129 million in fresh financing across 44 new Canadian applied #AI projects.
Among the recipients: AlayaCare, League, FluidAI Medical, MDA Space, Vooban, and others.
Among the recipients: AlayaCare, League, FluidAI Medical, MDA Space, Vooban, and others.
Big news out of Montréal's #VC ecosystem: Amiral Ventures’ first fund close clocks in at $40 million, with a mission to fill what it says is a leadership gap in Canadian #VC.
Amiral Ventures holds $40-million first close to address “lack of leadership” in Canadian VC | BetaKit
The Montréal firm is backed by the Québec government, Desjardins Capital, and nearly 50 individual LPs.
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December 18, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Queens University has recruited US researcher Ian Karlin to co-lead its supercomputing research efforts, alongside its existing technical leader Ryan Grant. Together, the pair hope to help Canada catch up in the global compute race.
Queen’s University recruits Ian Karlin from Nvidia in bid to build Canadian supercomputer
Kingston-based Queen’s University wants to build a Canadian supercomputer, and has snagged an American leader in the high-performance computing space to help.
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December 18, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Queens University has recruited US researcher Ian Karlin to co-lead its supercomputing research efforts, alongside its existing technical leader Ryan Grant. Together, the pair hope to help Canada catch up in the global compute race.
The head of Shopify’s core product is leaving the company after nearly seven years to join ChatGPT maker OpenAI and lead its app development. Glen Coates says he's tasked with turning ChatGPT into an operating system
Shopify’s head of core product leaves for OpenAI | BetaKit
Glen Coates will head OpenAI’s app platform, where he says he will help turn ChatGPT into an operating system.
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December 17, 2025 at 6:58 PM
The head of Shopify’s core product is leaving the company after nearly seven years to join ChatGPT maker OpenAI and lead its app development. Glen Coates says he's tasked with turning ChatGPT into an operating system
Canada’s federal government signs a five-year MOU with Coveo. The feds say they will explore how how they can deploy the company’s #AI-powered enterprise solutions in their operations.
Feds sign five-year MOU with Coveo in latest AI partnership | BetaKit
The government says it will explore how it can how it can deploy the company’s AI-powered enterprise solutions in its operations.
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December 17, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Canada’s federal government signs a five-year MOU with Coveo. The feds say they will explore how how they can deploy the company’s #AI-powered enterprise solutions in their operations.