“The energy is here”: local leaders call Web Summit Vancouver’s scaled-back debut a success | BetaKit
Web Summit lands smoothly on the West Coast as attendees offer ideas for how it could grow.| BetaKit
Web Summit lands smoothly on the West Coast as attendees offer ideas for how it could grow.| BetaKit
Minister Gibson talks ecosystem growth, integrated marketplaces, and filling the "really big shoes" of her predecessor.| BetaKit
Student entrepreneurs and Canadian tech leaders shared stories about personal inflection points: when and why they decided to dream bigger and take greater risks.| BetaKit
Strategic investor Farfill hopes to support the young company’s worldwide expansion.| BetaKit
The company believes a California expansion will help it go “anywhere.”| BetaKit
The Crown corporation’s president and CEO noted that “investment dollars have been scarce” in the sector.| BetaKit
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.| BetaKit
At Web Summit Vancouver, Cohere co-founder Ivan Zhang addressed the proof-of-concept fatigue that has taken hold among enterprises racing to adopt the technology without a resulting payoff.| BetaKit
The publication of record for Canadian tech and innovation can now boast back-to-back wins at the SABEW Canada Annual Best in Business Awards.| BetaKit
Vanguard will also add around 70 roles to its AI research team in Toronto.| BetaKit
Provincial agency expands refundable investor tax credit to include life science startups.| BetaKit
We spoke to four Osler partners about the deal trends they saw in 2024, and what founders should carry with them into 2025.| BetaKit
ProteinQure to debut AI-engineered cancer drug in the clinic, while AssistIQ expands medical supply platform.| BetaKit
Assent has tapped Michael Southworth as its new CEO, shifting Andrew Waitman to an executive chairman role as the company eyes its next revenue target.| BetaKit
The annual CVCA Awards recognized the deals, dealmakers, and community service of Canada’s VC and PE firms at the Invest Canada ‘25 conference in Calgary this morning.| BetaKit
The Bell AI Fabric project aims to build at least four AI data centres in BC, which it says is the first “supercluster” of a planned national network.| BetaKit
The Canadian AI giant has motioned to dismiss the suit before it reaches court.| BetaKit
Gary Marcus and Bluesky CEO Jay Graber discuss the limitations of LLMs and the future of the open web as Web Summit’s first West Coast edition kicks off.| BetaKit
BetaKit hitched a ride on an electric bus and checked in with industry leaders on the state of BC cleantech, how they are feeling about Web Summit Vancouver, and shifting market conditions.| BetaKit
Aspiring bank claims to offer better remittance exchange rates compared to competitors.| BetaKit
Funding to support local AI testbeds at Vancouver International Airport and Provincial Health Services Authority.| BetaKit
The Chang School’s Curv Microcertificate in AI for Productivity has tech professionals rethinking AI’s place in their work.| BetaKit
Venture leaders publicly grapple with weak performance and uncertain future ahead of CVCA Invest Canada conference.| BetaKit
Jim Balsillie thinks Canada should expedite stablecoin regulation and open banking as part of a strategic offence in ongoing negotiations with the US.| BetaKit
TCV and other US-based private equity firms to snatch up $500 million in Jane shares.| BetaKit
CWVC analyzed the careers of over 600 women in Canadian VC who have joined its ranks since 2019 for a “pulse” check on how they have advanced and been retained.| BetaKit
Coinbase’s Erik Reppel thinks AI, crypto, and open standards could revolutionize internet commerce.| BetaKit
