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BetaKit@BetaKit · Jun 23

There is a story we tell ourselves. It says great things aren’t possible here. Forget that story. It’s time to tell a different one. Introducing BetaKit Most Ambitious, telling stories of bold ambition in Canadian tech. Read it now: bit.ly/43XAhzu

BetaKit's tweet image. There is a story we tell ourselves. It says great things aren’t possible here.

Forget that story. It’s time to tell a different one.

Introducing BetaKit Most Ambitious, telling stories of bold ambition in Canadian tech.

Read it now: bit.ly/43XAhzu

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BetaKit@BetaKit · 3 h

.@EyamHealth strikes partnership with Swiss non-profit @MedsforMalaria to develop one-dollar malaria treatment. #YVRtech betakit.com/eyam-health-st…

BetaKit's tweet card. Eyam claims its AI drug discovery and delivery platform can develop treatment at less than half the usual cost.

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BetaKit@BetaKit · 6 h

Michael Yang to depart @OMERSVentures as pension fund refocuses on Canada in “strategic shift.” #VC #CDNtech betakit.com/michael-yang-t…

BetaKit's tweet card. Saar Pikar now head of ventures and growth, with Laura Lenz promoted to managing director.

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BetaKit@BetaKit · 8 h

Structured, scoped, and ready to work. @ZohoCanada’s approach to #agenticAI starts with clear roles, defined functions, and real outcomes. Read about how the company’s vision is taking shape. betakit.com/when-form-foll…

BetaKit's tweet card. Zoho is betting on embedded, scoped agents that behave like digital employees, not copilots without context.

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BetaKit@BetaKit · 10 h

.@WonderFi co-founder’s @xtaohq startup secures $31 million CAD for its decentralized AI network. $XTAO #CDNtech betakit.com/wonderfi-co-fo…

BetaKit's tweet card. The blockchain company is now publicly traded on the TSX Venture stock exchange.

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BetaKit@BetaKit · 10 h

AI-powered 9-1-1 call screening startup @call_hyper exits stealth with $6.3 million USD. #CDNtech betakit.com/ai-powered-9-1…

BetaKit's tweet card. San Francisco startup founded by repeat Canadian entrepreneurs Damian McCabe and Ben Sanders.

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BetaKit@BetaKit · Jul 22

Federal government establishes new innovation and knowledge hub to showcase the technology battling #wildfires. #CDNtech betakit.com/new-innovation…

BetaKit's tweet card. The Wildfire Resilience Consortium of Canada fulfills objectives outlined by G7 leaders in Alberta last month.

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BetaKit@BetaKit · Jul 22

Update: Post-cabinet shuffle, responsibility for innovation in BC remains with the Ministry of Jobs and Economic Growth, while Innovate BC and the Innovation Commissioner have moved to the Ministry of Finance. #BCpoli #BCtech betakit.com/bc-shuffles-ca…

BetaKit's tweet card. BC Premier David Eby has shuffled his cabinet as part of a “strategic shift” to centre jobs and the province’s economy amid rising US tensions, making a few key changes for BC’s technology sector.

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BetaKit@BetaKit · Jul 22

#Didyouknow that every time you train a neural network, you're using a Canadian algorithm? Hear what @VectorInst co-founders Sanja Fidler of @Nvidia and Raquel Urtasun of @waabi_ai have to say about Canada's advantage in applied #AI. betakit.com/canadas-edge-i…

BetaKit's tweet card. Sanja Fidler and Raquel Urtasun discuss new AI frontiers and Canada’s role in reaching them.

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BetaKit@BetaKit · Jul 22

Liquidity isn’t always a finish line, and few know this better than Darrell Heaps of Q4 Inc (@darrellheaps). From fundraising to IPO prep, Heaps and leaders from @CIBCInnovation share strategies that can help founders build with resilience. betakit.com/what-no-one-te…

BetaKit's tweet card. Q4 Inc.’s Darrell Heaps on treating liquidity as a strategy, not a finish line.

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BetaKit@BetaKit · Jul 22

Former Toronto Raptor @pskills43 dishes $50,000 in grants to winners of inaugural EdTech accelerator. #CDNtech betakit.com/former-toronto…

BetaKit's tweet card. NBA champion Spicy P teamed up with a panel of judges at the Siakam EdTech Engine Accelerator's demo day.

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BetaKit@BetaKit · Jul 21

Payroll platform @Wagepoint appoints @Xero North America lead Ben Richmond as president and CEO. #YYCtech betakit.com/payroll-platfo…

BetaKit's tweet card. Founding CEO Shrad Rao departed in January as the company shifted to scale-oriented leadership.

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BetaKit@BetaKit · Jul 21

.@diginsightsinc acquires Toronto-based @onecliqio to beef up market research tools with social media analysis. #CDNtech betakit.com/dig-insights-a…

BetaKit's tweet card. Toronto-based OneCliq says it gleans consumer sentiment from activity on Reddit, Instagram, and TikTok.

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BetaKit@BetaKit · Jul 21

Update: @WonderFi securityholders have approved the Toronto #crypto firm’s proposed acquisition by @RobinhoodApp, which BetaKit covered back in May. $WNDR $HOOD #CDNtech betakit.com/robinhood-to-b…

BetaKit's tweet card. After spending years gobbling up other Canadian crypto companies, Toronto-based WonderFi has agreed to a takeover by US trading platform Robinhood.

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BetaKit@BetaKit · Jul 21

Are #CDNtech founders getting a raw deal? Plus: #AI pressure creates a "Wild West" for corporate cybersecurity; @1Password co-CEO cedes reins; and @GreenSkyVntrs closes its largest fund to date. betakit.com/are-canadian-f…

BetaKit's tweet card. Plus: The pressure to adopt AI has created a “Wild West” for corporate cybersecurity.

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BetaKit@BetaKit · Jul 18

.@XanaduAI’s @_cweedbrook joined The BetaKit Podcast to discuss the company’s new advanced #photonic packaging facility, the feds’ renewed interest in #quantum, Canadian sovereignty, and his quantum data centre dreams. #CDNtech betakit.com/why-canada-now…

BetaKit's tweet card. Xanadu founder and CEO Christian Weedbrook joins to discuss the renewed federal interest in quantum technology and how it relates to Canadian sovereignty.

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BetaKit@BetaKit · Jul 18

Sleep tech startup @smart_nora has filed for bankruptcy after #tariffs derailed its product launch and fundraising attempts. #CDNtech betakit.com/sleep-tech-sta…

BetaKit's tweet card. Smart Nora co-founder and CEO Behrouz Hariri said “the sharp and unexpected increase in tariffs” negatively affected investor sentiment.

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BetaKit@BetaKit · Jul 18

BC shuffles cabinet, moving @RickGlumacBC to #AI and @KahlonRav back to jobs. #BCpoli #BCtech betakit.com/bc-shuffles-ca…

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BetaKit@BetaKit · Jul 18

This week in The BetaKit Quiz: @Cohere’s got Seoul, @BrimFinancial nets a former czar, and Zuck gets bumped #CDNtech Plus... 🎥 @Moonvalley bags $84 million 💰 @RandyFrisch's new venture 🇺🇸 And @ZenatechInc expands in the US betakit.com/quizcohere-bri…

BetaKit's tweet card. How closely have you kept up with Canadian tech and innovation news this week? Test your knowledge and see how you compare to other BetaKit readers.

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BetaKit@BetaKit · Jul 17

.@SubstackInc, co-founded by two @UWaterloo alums, raises $100-million USD Series C. #CDNtech betakit.com/canadian-co-fo…

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BetaKit@BetaKit · Jul 17

Mining tech startup GeologicAI secures a $60.5-million CAD Series B to scale globally as the data centre boom intensifies demand for critical minerals. #CDNtech #YYCtech betakit.com/geologicai-cas…

BetaKit's tweet card. Mining tech startup will use funding to scale globally as demand for critical minerals intensifies.

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