Motorola acquires AI-based 911 call screening startup Hyper | BetaKit
Deal comes less than a year after Hyper exited stealth. Toronto- and San Francisco-based Hyper, which uses AI to…
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NGen announces nearly $80 million for Canadian manufacturers to adopt AI | BetaKit
Funding comes from industry partners and through Pan-Canadian AI Strategy. Canada’s public and private sectors are funding AI’s introduction…
Canadian VCs are starting to fear an AI-driven “SaaSpocalypse” | BetaKit
At CIX Summit’s Investor Forum, VCs grappled with AI’s impact on an already tough market. Canadian technology investors are…
MaRS Impact Health returns to showcase Canada’s next big healthcare breakthroughs | BetaKit
Annual summit highlights Canada’s promising life science and healthtech startups on April 23. In one month, Toronto will play…
Online legal database CanLII and AI startup Caseway settle copyright dispute | BetaKit
Settlement terms are confidential but both parties say they will move forward independently. The Canadian Legal Information Institute (CanLII)…
YScope closes $3.9 million USD to track computer activity amid the rise of agentic AI | BetaKit
Two Small Fish backs U of T spinout’s logging infrastructure technology. As AI agents put an ever-growing strain on…
Opinion: Canada could still win the AI race | BetaKit
AI experts argue the country’s structural advantages are finally becoming urgent strategic assets. Dr. Alejandro Adem is president of…
Walter acquired by Legora as legaltech sector consolidation continues | BetaKit
Walter team will join Swedish giant to rebuild company’s core technology into Legora’s platform. Vancouver-based legal AI startup Walter…
Google for Startups Accelerator reveals 14 “AI-driven” Canadian cohort | BetaKit
Class of 2026 marks the first time 10-week program has hosted a startup from Sudbury. The Google for Startups…
NationGraph raises $18 million USD to bring AI to the black box of government contracting | BetaKit
Canadian co-founded startup is building AI intel platform for teams selling to governments. As large-language models get better at…
Opinion: The quiet militarization of Canadian AI | BetaKit
Canadian AI styles itself as ethical but is reorienting towards military and dual-use technology. Mélina Poulin is a PhD…
JetScaleAI secures $5.4 million to keep cloud costs and climate impact down | BetaKit
Former Dataperformers leaders aim to help companies optimize their cloud infrastructure. As computing costs and climate impact soar amid…
YSpace, York University open the door between Canada and Korea’s tech ecosystem | BetaKit
Agreements between the two tech economies will help founders access research, capital, and global markets. Canadian entrepreneurship and innovation…
Loop aims to make screen-scraping obsolete for business accounts | BetaKit
Toronto FinTech targets enterprise accounts as it waits for open banking. Toronto FinTech startup Loop is launching a new…
Mesosil’s infection-fighting dental tech gets FDA clearance | BetaKit
Green light lets Toronto-based startup’s technology be sold in US market. Toronto healthtech startup Mesosil has received clearance to…
Backboard.io claims its AI has a better memory than yours | BetaKit
Ottawa startup’s AI platform outperformed other models on two memory benchmarks. Ottawa-based AI startup Backboard.io announced today that its…
Modem closes $4.4-million USD pre-seed round to help developers ship faster | BetaKit
Co-founders from Sentry, Cohere back Toronto startup’s AI product management platform. Before AI, software developers already had to contend…
Haply Robotics raises $16 million to build the “steering wheels” for physical AI | BetaKit
How the Montréal startup plans to own the touch layer of robotics. How do robots touch and feel? As…