A cleantech crisis? More centaurs? No more VCCI? FinTech IPOs? Quantum leaps? Let’s dig in. The last episode of The BetaKit Podcast was about predicting what will come to pass in 2025. Our first episode of the new year is about open questions: tech happenings we’re wondering might happen this year. “ I’m sure if […]
Media tech firm went private last year to alleviate “financial and administrative burden” of public markets. Vancouver-based media tech firm BBTV Holdings, which went private in early 2024, has rebranded to RHEI and launched a new data monetization platform called RHEI Data Pro. “We are no longer in the creator economy. This is the […]
Financing pushes Vancouver startup closer to clinical trials targeting diabetes, liver disease. Vancouver-based Aspect Biosystems has raised a $115-million USD ($165 million CAD) Series B round to realize its ambitions of bringing 3D-printed tissue therapies into clinical use. Aspect has developed 3D-printing technology more at home in the realm of science fiction than Canadian […]
Co-founder says company was grateful to land rare nine-figure Canadian tech exit. Toronto-based e-commerce software aggregator Carbon6 Technologieswhose core business model included acquiring numerous other companies, is now the one being bought. “Carbon6 was founded to simplify success for sellers and suppliers, starting with a focus on Amazon.” Kazi Ahmed Carbon6 is set to […]
Acquisition marks bright spot amid dim exit landscape in Québec. Irish HVAC giant Trane Technologies has completed its purchase of Montréal-based clean tech startup BrainBox AI for an undisclosed amount. Trane hopes to help reduce the carbon footprint of commercial buildings with BrainBox’s artificial intelligence (AI) tools. The bolt-on acquisition, which closed yesterday after […]
With 2024 almost in the books, Rob Kenedi (the Ghost of Tech Future) and I have peered deep into our crystal balls to offer tech predictions and prognostication for 2025. Consider this a companion piece to our twice-recorded, first-in-your-hearts 2024 tech recap episode, which provides a historical grounding allowing us to fly free with […]
Plus: Annual grades for Wealthsimple, Shopify, Cohere, and more. Congrats, folks, we’ve survived another year. As required for The BetaKit Podcast to maintain its podcasting license, we are here to to review the tech year that was. “We are about to see a bunch of people who are powerful, successful, and feel like they […]
Canada can’t outspend its peers. So how might it outsmart them? 2024 was the year that British-Canadian computer scientist Geoffrey Hinton won a Nobel Prize in Physics for his contributions to the field of artificial intelligence (AI). 2024 reinforced that Canada lacks the resources to win the AI war on all fronts. His victory […]
Mini-budget with many tech commitments comes during a day of chaos on the Hill. The Government of Canada barely tabled its Fall Economic Statement (FES) after a day of political chaos and uncertainty. The Liberal government was thrown into turmoil following the surprise resignation of Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland hours […]
While AI has been in the hype cycle for the past two years, real tools are starting to come out and Hydro Ottawa has been using Google’s AI Workplace tools and found them super helpful. The company started with a 12-week pilot program and quickly found that even people not in the program were eager […]
