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…

.Substack, co-founded by two University of Waterloo alums, raises $100-million USD Series C. #CDNtech betakit.com/canadian-co-fo…

Exclusive: Toronto PE firm Define Capital has fuelled up to buy and hold more profitable niche software companies with about $28M CAD in debt from Scotiabank. I spoke with Narbe Alexandrian about what Define has been up to and this financing will enable. #CDNtech betakit.com/define-capital…

Opinion: My estranged father died in hospital after years of drug use. He was more than a statistic theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl…

Longtime 1Password CEO Jeff Shiner has moved to executive chair of the Toronto-based password management firm. He cedes the day-to-day leadership reins to former co-CEO David Faugno, who he called “the right leader for where we’re going next.” #CDNtech betakit.com/longtime-1pass…

ICYMI: I spoke with Tailscale co-founder and CEO apenwarr about what #MCP is, how pressure to adopt #AI quickly has created a “Wild West” for digital security, and what the Toronto-based corporate VPN scaleup is doing to help. #CDNtech betakit.com/tailscale-ceo-…

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

.Xanadu’s Christian Weedbrook 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…

Hi, yes, g'morning. This is awkward. But targeting a reporter - hi! - with surreptitiously obtained photos and details of her tooling around town is an attack on the public's right to know. theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

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

Big BetaKit scoop on changes at OMERS Ventures. One #CDNtech VC just told me that the "pensions are all retreating back to Canada." Madison McLauchlan has a first file with more coming from her and 𝗝𝗼𝘀𝗵 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝘁𝘁. betakit.com/michael-yang-t…

This week on The BetaKit Podcast, two pioneers of applied AI, Waabi’s Raquel Urtasun and NVIDIA’s Sanja Fidler (Sanja Fidler), dig into Canada’s edge in applied AI. Presented by KDD 2025 (SIGKDD 2025). betakit.com/canadas-edge-i…

.Blue J raises $167.4-million CAD Series D after #AI tax research platform more than doubles its revenue. #CDNtech betakit.com/blue-j-series-…

Calgary and Saskatoon-based LiORA secures $5.1 million CAD in seed funding to scale its soil remediation tech in the US. #YYCtech #SKtech #CDNtech betakit.com/liora-secures-…

$SHOP stock surges nearly 20 percent as Shopify beats Q2 earnings forecast and CFO claims "no meaningful impact" from tariffs. #CDNtech betakit.com/shopify-beats-…

.OpenText replaces longtime CEO Mark Barrenechea as it considers selling off “non-core assets." #CDNtech #KWtech betakit.com/opentext-repla…

Bankruptcy docs claim faltering sales pipeline sunk Uvaro (Uvaro) and Lighthouse Labs post acquisition. #CDNtech betakit.com/bankruptcy-doc…

A “reverse brain drain” of queer tech talent could be a silver lining for Canada as the US abandons #DEI. #CDNtech betakit.com/queer-tech-fou…

.BDC’s devoted another $200M CAD to early-stage #CDNtech firms serving legacy industries like agriculture, manufacturing, and mining, this time with greater focus on critical minerals. I unpacked the move w/ BDC Capital EVP Geneviève Bouthillier. #VC betakit.com/bdc-commits-an…

Semiconductor manufacturer Ranovus is investing $100 million to expand its #Ottawa facility. #ottcity #ottnews #CDNtech betakit.com/semiconductor-…