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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

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Healthtech

Why I killed my startup

Feb 3, 2023

A one-on-one interview with the BetaKit Podcast’s co-host about what it takes to start—and end—a business.

Amber Mac

Can Amber Mac explain WTF is happening in tech right now?

Jan 27, 2023

Not quite the best start to 2023 for tech.

Broken piggy bank
VC

Investor liquidity issues are putting the squeeze on Canadian startups

Jan 23, 2023

In the worst tech downturn in more than a decade, some LPs aren’t honouring capital calls from Canadian VCs. It’s killing…

the school of Athens
AI

Stephen Marche on how generative AI will transform academia (and everything else)

Jan 20, 2023

Nobody is prepared.

Layoffs

Clearco CEO Michele Romanow steps down as company cuts almost 30 percent of staff

Jan 15, 2023

Andrew Curtis now CEO as company hopes latest exec change will lead to cash flow break-even in 2023.

Logan Paul CryptoZoo
FinTech

A Web3 vibe check with Round13’s Satraj Bambra

Jan 15, 2023

Pick your poison, but 2022 was not a great year for digital assets.

AI

AI regulation is coming. What’s Canada’s approach?

Jan 7, 2023

Unpacking the legislative turducken that is Bill C-27.

Will ChatGPT replace BetaKit prompt?
VC

Will ChatGPT replace BetaKit?

Dec 30, 2022

Ring in the New Year with Tony Dagger.

2022 year in review
VC

Year in review: biggest tech stories of 2022, 2023 predictions

Dec 23, 2022

Plus: 2022’s most overlooked tech stories.

Canadian Venture Capital & Private Equity Association (CVCA) CEO Kim Furlong
VC

Year in review: Kim Furlong talks VCCI and what comes next for Canadian venture

Dec 16, 2022

Furlong: “These programs are an anomaly in what the government pushes out. There’s no reason why they should ever…

SAAS NORTH panel on VC and funding market 2022.
VC

Bessemer, Georgian, OMERS VCs discuss the state of the market

Dec 11, 2022

The next four to six months will be the hardest for startups to raise in.

SAAS NORTH panel on seed rounds 2022.
Funding

Dissecting the anatomy of a Canadian tech seed round with Two Small Fish, Calico & Wavy

Dec 2, 2022

Eva Lau says don’t value your round based upon your ARR when fundraising.

team working

Ada, 1Password, and Scotia Digital are all looking to hire engineers right now

Nov 27, 2022

Engineers are still in demand despite the downturn.

BetaKit Podcast Booth at SAAS NORTH.
VC

Canadian tech talks down rounds, disasters, and “recipes for failure”

Nov 25, 2022

Featuring interviews with luminaries from OMERS Ventures, Shopify, Coveo, Clio, Unbounce, and L-SPARK.

Layoffs

Canadian tech hubs not immune to downturn as Communitech lays off 10 percent of workforce

Nov 23, 2022

Innovation hub sees second significant staff reduction since 2019 provincial budget cuts.

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