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Alex Riehl is an Ottawa-based staff writer and newsletter curator at BetaKit. His main interests are in tech, gaming, and sports. You can follow his sports takes @alexriehl.com on Bluesky and reach him by email Alex.Riehl@betakit.com or Signal: @riehlalex.99.

Acquisitions

YC alum DevCycle bought by Dynatrace to help developers move fast, but hopefully not break things

Jan 19

Combined platform to help devs push smooth updates as software and AI-native applications become more complex.

Deep Tech

Canada Rocket Company wants Canada to stop hitching rides to space

Jan 16

CRC emerges from stealth with $6.2 million and a plan to give Canada sovereign rockets.

The BetaKit Quiz

A famous catchphrase, Ubisoft’s surprise closure, and Salesforce’s original vision

Jan 16

Test your knowledge of Canadian tech news with The BetaKit Quiz for January 16, 2026.

Funding

MedEssist’s Access To Care program has turned 100 Ontario pharmacies into mini-clinics 

Jan 15

Milestone follows recent seed investment from Staircase Ventures and Hyperplane VC.

Reports

Nine Canadian companies make the 2026 Global Cleantech 100

Jan 14

This year’s list includes returnees like Cyclic Materials, Mangrove Lithium, and Pani Energy.

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Cohere partners with German submarine maker in bid to get its AI into Canada’s fleet

Jan 14

TKMS is courting a Canadian procurement order to build the next generation of Canadian submarines.

AI

Miovision partners with TomTom to tackle the world’s traffic congestion

Jan 14

Kitchener firm claims deal with Dutch data collector will put its tech at more than 300,000 global intersections.

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Acquisitions

Polygon buys blockchain startup Sequence to power its stablecoin push

Jan 13

Sequence’s modular crypto infrastructure will support payments platform powering Stripe and Polymarket.

Healthtech

Medventions pilot pairs young innovators with Newfoundland doctors to inspire next-gen medtech

Jan 13

Pilot program in Carbonear, NL, follows similar cohorts in Toronto and Halifax.

Impact

Hacks on, hacks off: How one coding dojo is preparing kids for the AI world

Jan 13

Code Ninjas Kanata is training kids from five to 14 how to trust and code around AI.

Deep Tech

Kepler makes history with world-first launch of optical relay satellite network

Jan 12

Canadian company beats out similar projects from Amazon and Starlink.

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Retail

Canadian Food Inspection Agency reinstates Goodfood’s safe food licence

Jan 12

Meal kit service’s Montréal facility back in operation following nine-day suspension.

Deep Tech

Kepler to launch historic satellite network on SpaceX rocket this Sunday

Jan 9

Successful launch would be world-first, beating out similar projects from Amazon and Starlink.

SaaS

Kinaxis appoints former Plainview head Razat Gaurav as CEO

Jan 9

Former leader John Sicard retired in 2024 after 30 years with the company.

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Canadian VC’s perfect storm, BC’s roaming robo-barns, and a CES tech check

Jan 9

Test your knowledge of Canadian tech news with The BetaKit Quiz for January 9, 2026.

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