Q&A: Koho’s Daniel Eberhard on unicorns, leadership, and striving to stay humble | BetaKit
Founder reflects on winning and losing on his own terms as his FinTech startup nears official bank status. Daniel…
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How Venn helped Dominion Dynamics scale its finance operations | BetaKit
The Toronto FinTech gives Canadian startups more control over spending and less paperwork as they grow. Long before Dominion…
Symx.ai spent over a decade unlocking mining data. Now it’s building an OS for heavy industry
Sudbury startup’s $6-million USD Series A and Yokohama partnership mark new stage in its industrial AI push. Sudbury, Ontario’s…
1Password tops $500-million USD ARR on the back of accelerating AI demand | BetaKit
Developers using 1Password to deploy agents have helped the Toronto tech firm expedite its growth. Toronto-based cybersecurity software company…
Mecka AI recruits growth hackers behind “IRL sidequest” app Thirdspace
Thirdspace’s founders have been tasked with scaling Mecka’s home data capture app. Toronto- and New York City-based Mecka AI,…
McKinsey alumni raise $2.5 million USD to build AI for industrial manufacturers | BetaKit
A pair of friends and former McKinsey & Company analysts with a background in manufacturing have teamed up to…
Superwhisper, Cohere partner on meeting recorder for enterprise clients | BetaKit
Using Cohere models, meeting transcription and summaries can run locally on users’ devices. Superwhisper is partnering with Cohere to…
Mecka AI reveals $60-million USD Series B round backed by Sequoia, Nvidia | BetaKit
Startup aims to provide the real-world training data required to deploy robots. Toronto- and New York City-based Mecka AI…
Athlete-led Endo launches with $815,000 to modernize sports agencies | BetaKit
Relay Ventures backs startup’s plan to close the endorsement “information gap” with AI. A group of Canadian athletes has…
Toronto software startup Polygrade emerges from stealth to build AI for home warranty claims | BetaKit
Former Setter, Sears Home Services leaders launch with $6.3 million USD in seed funding. A group of home services…
Blair Health secures $4.2 million to make specialized women’s care more accessible | BetaKit
Toronto startup aims to power “specialist-level care without the specialist wait.” Toronto-based technology startup Blair Health has set its…
Altis Labs raises $25 million USD Series A to expand AI for cancer trials | BetaKit
New funding will help build out a platform designed to detect treatment effects sooner. Altis Labs has new funding…
Orbits secures $2 million USD to manage home logistics with AI | BetaKit
A16z Speedrun, N49P, Garage back Orbits’ consumer launch of AI household assistant. A new Canadian technology company with links…
Portage closes fourth FinTech VC fund at $600 million USD | BetaKit
Portage is the FinTech investment arm of Power Corporation-owned Sagard. As the national focus turns to catalyzing investment capital…
Smart Cities AI Challenge: Taking urban challenges to Canada’s AI startups at ALL IN | BetaKit
Smart Cities AI Challenge is one of three reverse pitch competitions at Canada’s largest AI and tech event. As…
How the AI era is rewriting venture capital’s old rules | BetaKit
Michele Romanow and Christina Fox on how the AI era could change who Canadian investors back. A decade ago,…
Launch alum closes $1.6 million to support healthier living with The Wellness Company | BetaKit
BDC, BKR, Launch back former Jason Calacanis associate’s consumer healthtech vision. After seven years in media and venture capital…
Peripheral nets $8.7 million USD to bring spatial intelligence tech to sports | BetaKit
Deloitte Ventures, Inovia Capital back Toronto startup’s AI for live sports vision. Toronto-based AI startup Peripheral Labs announced on…