Addressing a crowd of 500 members of Canadian tech during the BetaKit Town Hall the CEO of Shopify said the country suffers from a “go-for-bronze” culture.

Interac's Debbie Gamble, Chief Officer, Innovation Labs and New Ventures will host futurist Amy Webb for a fireside chat on September 17.

#Think2030, a national initiative to advance critical issues of equality, sustainability & well-being in Canada, will take place October 12-14th. Learn more: www.think2030.com

Speaking with BetaKit, Lenz explained the significance of a well-crafted data room and offered her three-step process for building one.

Robert Rosen, Managing Director of Innovation Banking at CIBC, explained what capital call lines are, how they operate, and they help keep Canada’s innovation economy moving.

Zoho Canada's Chandrashekar Lalapet Srinivas Prasanna sat down with BetaKit to discuss how SMBs can continue to stay resilient in 2024.

A recent study found that nearly half of organizations lack a finance team digital transformation strategy, while also facing pushback to change internally.

A recent report by Float featured interviews with startup finance experts, exploring in detail why financial transformation is essential for startups now.

Jane Goodall, Chris Hadfield, and Emmanuel Acho headline the leaders, policymakers, and startup disruptors who spoke at the #Think2030 Symposium.

In a conversation with BetaKit, Jason Robertson shared why he recommends SR&ED financing to his portfolio companies, and how companies can use this tool strategically.

Asma Aziz, Canada Marketing Director at Intel, spoke with BetaKit about why the company believes the path to enterprise AI adoption is through open ecosystems rather than walled gardens.

A group of individuals who have built Shopify have launched a new angel group, to invest in women and non-binary founders with a focus on BIPOC-led companies.

#Think2030, a national initiative to advance critical issues of equality, sustainability & well-being in Canada, will take place October 12-14th. Learn more: www.think2030.com

How the founders of Wealthsimple, Willful, and more are setting goals and sticking to them in 2024.

Wealthsimple appears to be riding high on a wave of trading frenzy amid the ongoing short squeeze of GameStop and other stocks by retail investors.

Hard Knocks shares insights, war stories, and lessons learned from key players for a raw look behind the scenes with those who drive and define Canadian tech.

Assent CEO Andrew Waitman explains how startup leaders can begin to craft an ESG strategy that drives business growth on the #CIBCInnovationBanking podcast.

Leaders from across Canada’s financial sector convened at the Plug and Play Toronto FinTech Innovation Showcase to highlight the tech set to transform Canada’s financial services ecosystem.

For International Women’s Day, BetaKit has highlighted some of the many women and non-binary people in Canada’s tech community building strong companies.

Inspired by Canadian science fiction author and journalist Cory Doctorow, the BetaKit Podcast articulates all the ways we find the internet getting worse.

Plans to draw from the international worker pool ignore the tech talent in our own backyard, including underrepresented communities across Canada.

Speaking with BetaKit ahead of her talk at the World AI Cannes Festival (WAICF), Pr. Aïmeur shared more about the explosive power of GenAI and why she calls it a double-edged sword.

Can a decades-old, $4 billion tax credit program be modernized to solve Canada's innovation woes?

Mobius Math Club co-founder Steven Woods explains how video games are actually a great educational tool, and why taking venture capital won’t help him scale.

Speaking with BetaKit, Dillon Mullaney, VP of Revenue at Mozart Data, explained how he builds high-quality dashboards that drive specific, relevant action.

Ex-Ecobee leader Stuart Lombard discusses lessons learned, building consumer hardware in Canada, and "becoming the smart home company Nest should have been."

As business costs continue to rise, GoDaddy’s Young Lee talked to BetaKit about how Canadian small business owners can keep expenses in check.

BetaKit asked a group of Canadian tech founders to reflect back on an unpredictable year.

After successfully operating businesses through the dot-com bust and the 2008 Financial Crisis, John Raeder has developed a “paranoia of operational frailty.”

Former Intel leader and Untether AI president Chris Walker—now CEO—explains why he came out of retirement to lead the Canadian AI hardware company.

Xero’s Nigel Piper explained how launched a gen AI solution for its self-service helpdesk, built in partnership with Coveo.

Canadian journalist and author Cory Doctorow joins to discuss his new tech crime thriller The Bezzle and what the Web 2.0 era can tell us about today.

There is now software designed as an offensive weapon to fight other software. Arm the Swifties.

Toronto-based Wave Financial is set to be acquired by international tax preparation company H&R Block for $537 million CAD, becoming a top Canadian exit story.

Kitchener-Waterloo-based Web3 startup Code has closed $6.5 million in seed funding to scale its new global micropayments platform.

Canada launched the Black Entrepreneurship Program, a new three-part initiative meant to support Black Canadian entrepreneurs amid COVID-19 and beyond.

The federal government’s $250 million for IRAP is about retaining top tier talent in Canada, says Minister of Industry Navdeep Bains.

BetaKit announces a new strategic partnership with Good Future to fuel the growth of Canada's leading startup and technology publication.

Ali Asaria, who has been at the helm of Kitchener-Waterloo-based retail startup Tulip since its founding 10 years ago, is stepping down as CEO.

Indeed’s VP of software engineering Iain Hamilton spoke with BetaKit about how the economic landscape has shifted tech hiring trends.

The BetaKit Podcast closes out 2023 in style with a look back at all the major events in a crazy year before making 2024 tech predictions.

Pablo Listingart, Executive Director of ComIT, explained how Team-UP’s programming and structure help people across Canada successfully break into tech.

Reporter Josh Scott joins the BetaKit Podcast to identify the biggest tech questions that will define 2024: from AI to VR and everything in between.

Just over half a year since raising $159.28 million CAD, Clearbanc has raised an additional $300 million USD to help scale its alternative fundraising model.

The federal government is investing $52.4 million in a Scale-Up Platform run by Communitech, MaRS Discovery District, and Invest Ottawa.

Google is set to launch a new accelerator program focused on women founders in Canada and the United States.

Led by former Shopify product lead and entrepreneur-turned-investor Fahd Ananta, Toronto-based Roach Capital has closed about $6.4 million CAD to invest in early-stage internet businesses.

Elevate has announced that Michelle Obama, former First Lady of the United States, will be speaking at its third annual technology festival on September 24.

Shopify is partnering with Ryerson University’s DMZ to support the Black Innovation Initiative, a project which seeks to elevate Black entrepreneurs in Canada.

Fresh off a $20 million fund close, Quantacet managing partner Martin Laforest joins to discuss quantum tech’s "degrees of sexiness."

The City of Toronto and Digital Main Street are launching an initiative aimed to build online stores for Toronto businesses and artists at no cost.

Aviva Klein, VP of Digital Payments and Cybersecurity Solutions for Mastercard in Canada, explains the disconnect between the priorities of customers and SMBs.

Alberta Innovates' Tim Murphy sat down with BetaKit to talk about the strategy for the 2024 SXSW delegation and the impact it’s hoped to create for the province’s tech sector.

Clearco has secured $268 million CAD ($215 million USD) in a new round of equity capital led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2.

Toronto-based Wealthsimple has secured a new $100 million investment round, led by Allianz X, the digital investment unit of German asset manager Allianz Group.

Former Shopify senior leader and founding partner of Backbone Angels Arati Sharma has been named Canada's Angel of the Year by the National Angel Capital Organization.

To celebrate the upcoming NBA Finals, two tech organizations, one Toronto-based and the other San Francisco-based, have launched an ecosystem bet for charity.

The Government of Canada has committed $15 million in new capital to support women entrepreneurs amid the ongoing economic crisis brought on by COVID-19.

In a new report released by CBRE, Toronto rose in rankings to become one of top three markets for tech talent.

Toronto-based product development consultancy TWG has been acquired by Deloitte Digital, the creative digital consultancy of Deloitte, BetaKit has learned.

Digital cryptocurrency ecosystem Kin has launched an independent ad network that allows consumers to earn Kin in exchange for viewing ads.

Toronto-based Tribe Technologies has announced a $7.5 million USD seed financing round, closed in November.

PwC and CB Insights released the Periodic Table of Tech in Canada, exhibiting 150 prominent Canadian venture-backed technology companies, investors, and exits.

Part of the AI Nation series, BetaKit explains why the next global AI hub will be situated in the heart of Canada’s oil and gas sector.

Tech4SickKids has announced Erin Bury, CEO of Willful, and Fatima Zaidi, CEO of Quill, have taken over as co-chairs.

Join BetaKit for a special Town Hall featuring leaders from across Canadian tech for a pulse check on the state of innovation, productivity, and optimism.