What Canadian tech startups should know about AI in the workplace
Amid a “Wild West” for AI regulation, lawyers from Littler encourage companies to mind existing laws. AI is flooding…
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Mecka AI acquires Docula as it builds the data layer for robotics | BetaKit
Three-person Canadian AI startup joining the majority-Canadian Mecka team. Mecka AI has acquired a Vancouver startup to help it…
How university-born healthtech research can make the leap beyond the lab | BetaKit
WearDOXX is part of YSpace’s effort to help turn Canadian research into globally competitive healthtech businesses. A good deal…
Superhuman, formerly Grammarly, acquires AI detector GPTZero | BetaKit
Two companies with Canadian roots want to build the internet’s “authenticity layer.” Superhuman, formerly known as Grammarly, has acquired…
Signal 1’s AI platform adopted by New York’s Mount Sinai Health System | BetaKit
Toronto startup will help the medical network monitor its AI use. Toronto’s Signal 1 has teamed up with New…
AI-for-health care startup Signal 1 takes off as it borrows page from Shopify and Slack
Open this photo in gallery: Signal 1 AI co-founders Mara Lederman, left, and Tomi Poutanen in the company’s office in…
Questrade launches custom indexing as massive IPOs reshape the market | BetaKit
CPO says there’s demand for portfolio flexibility ahead of blockbuster IPOs from Anthropic and OpenAI. Maybe the SpaceX IPO…
Fellow surpasses 5,000 customers after rebooting for the AI era | BetaKit
Enterprise meeting assistant hopes to achieve $100 million in revenue by 2028. Last week, Fellow employees gathered at their…
Tailscale updates Aperture to help businesses manage fast-changing AI tools | BetaKit
Toronto startup adds new features aimed at shadow AI, corporate data access, and agent controls. Tailscale, the Toronto startup…
Feds and City of Toronto to establish new sports tech hub at TMU | BetaKit
Toronto accelerator program is expected to support as many as 60 sports tech startups. As Toronto hosts World Cup…
Databiomes sets sights on moderating toxic gaming chats with first AI model
Startup launches on-device chat, voice moderation on Epic Games’ marketplace. Since 2024, Databiomes has been working to build AI…
Ballooning AI costs have Canadian startups weighing alternatives | BetaKit
Canadian startup leaders brace for more price increases to the models they rely on. As frontier AI model providers…
Waive Medical targets US expansion after graduating Google for Startups | BetaKit
Healthtech company is the first and only Google for Startups graduate based in Sudbury. Just a few weeks ago,…
Canada’s AI strategy looks to shift government from startup supporter to stakeholder | BetaKit
New $500-million fund will take equity stakes in promising Canadian AI firms. Canada’s new AI strategy makes it clear…
Mecka AI announces $60 million USD to power physical AI
Canadian-led startup aims to build “the data and deployment layer” for robotics. Mecka AI, which aims to train robots…
Ottawa to launch new startup investment fund as part of AI strategy, source says
Open this photo in gallery: The federal government’s artificial intelligence strategy has been highly anticipated by tech companies, researchers and…
AI could democratize access to expert coaching, sports tech entrepreneurs say | BetaKit
Industry leaders see AI as a “complementary piece” of the puzzle alongside actual coaches. Canadian sports tech entrepreneurs say…
Spotlighting Canada’s Most Ambitious | BetaKit
Plus: Feds considering Bill C-22 amendments. What a week! BetaKit pounded the pavement hard over the last seven days…