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Douglas Soltys is the Editor-in-Chief of BetaKit and founder of BetaKit Incorporated. He has worked for a few failed companies and written about many more. He spends too much time on the Internet. You can reach him on Signal: @tr0ndizzle.83

Addressing the 600-pound beaver in the room

Oct 7, 2024

Plus: Koho’s banking roadmap (with fresh funding), GreenSky’s rarified air.

Wealthsimple 10 year anniversary BetaKit Podcast
FinTech

Can Wealthsimple build Canada’s largest financial institution?

Oct 6, 2024

Ten years in, Wealthsimple is profitable with $50 billion in AUA. What comes next?

Vancouver BC

Is BC tech “lethargic” or “on fire?”

Oct 1, 2024

Plus: Canada’s Top Startups list.

The Distributed AI Research Institute (DAIR)
Events

What Canada can learn from AI use in South Africa 

Sep 30, 2024

Raesetje Sefala explains how DAIR is analyzing impacts of South African apartheid with AI.

Elissa Strome of CIFAR at ALL IN 2024
Events

Evolving Canada’s AI strategy with CIFAR’s Elissa Strome

Sep 22, 2024

With phase three of its strategy on the horizon, can CIFAR keep up with AI’s pace of change?

Gymtrack
Ottawa

Pablo Srugo wanted to be “insanely rich.” It killed his startup.

Sep 15, 2024

Now a VC, Gymtrack’s one-time COO cautions founders against becoming their own worst hypebeast.

Harley Finkelstein Shopify president on The BetaKit Podcast

Harley Finkelstein wants Canadian entrepreneurs to ignore the “bullshit”

Sep 8, 2024

Shopify president cautions against doom-and-gloom narratives and founder mental traps.

Tenstorrent and Samsung
AI

AI roundtable: Hugging Face, Zapier, Tenstorrent (and more)

Sep 2, 2024

The BetaKit Podcast offers vantage points on AI from North American tech leaders.

INNOVATEwest Daniel Eberhard (Koho) and Michael Katchen (Wealthsimple)

CEO roundtable: Shopify, Wealthsimple, Lightspeed, Koho, Ecobee

Aug 25, 2024

Summer is almost over. Hear from these Canadian tech leaders as you prepare to get back to work.

Blockchain Futurist Conference 2024
Events

Canadian Web3 regulations & Coinbase’s year in review

Aug 18, 2024

Crypto.com, Coinbase, CIRO and more discuss Canada playing catch-up at the Blockchain Futurist Conference.

Venn (Formerly Vault) co-founders
FinTech

What Vault’s co-founder learned at Revolut

Aug 11, 2024

Saud Aziz explains what it takes to build a locally-grown business banking platform in Canada.

Summer sunglasses
VC

Summer VC check-in with Sand Hill North’s Ryan Henry

Aug 5, 2024

In the dog days of summer, what feels true for VCs and founders?

Funding

Ottawa announces second tranche of VCCI funding to support underrepresented entrepreneurs

Jul 30, 2024

An additional five VCs from Vancouver, Toronto, and Montréal will receive portions of the $25 million commitment.

BetaKit Podcast recording

Why has developer hiring slowed?

Jul 28, 2024

The BetaKit Podcast answers your Canadian tech questions for our 350th episode.

Summer camp for Canadian tech

Jul 15, 2024

Plus: Vena becomes Canada’s latest centaur.

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