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Douglas Soltys

Douglas Soltys

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.

Summer sunglasses
August 5, 2024

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

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

July 30, 2024

Ottawa announces second tranche of VCCI funding to support underrepresented entrepreneurs

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

BetaKit Podcast recording
July 28, 2024

Why has developer hiring slowed?

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

July 15, 2024

Summer camp for Canadian tech

Plus: Vena becomes Canada’s latest centaur.

Montréal
July 14, 2024

Québec is executing its innovation plan. Will it pay off?

Unpacking the province’s targeted bets at Startupfest 2024 with MAIN’s Louis-Felix Binette.

Clicks iPhone keyboard
July 7, 2024

Why Gen X and Gen Z both want keyboards on their smartphone

Can a ragtag team of ex-BlackBerry employees and fanboys bring mobile keyboards back with Clicks?

Jolt Capital
June 30, 2024

This deep tech PE firm was drawn to Canada by the data

Paris-based Jolt Capital was shocked by the investment opportunities in Canada.

Casey Lau Web Summit
June 23, 2024

How Web Summit Vancouver came to be with Casey Lau

Web Summit’s co-host is full of optimism about Vancouver’s place on the global tech stage.

Apple Intelligence
June 16, 2024

WWDC: Did Apple just kill your AI company?

Apple’s riskiest decision in years might be catching up in AI too soon.

Jerome Nycz
June 13, 2024

Jérôme Nycz out as BDC Capital head

In stunning turn, executive vice president announces retirement after 22 years at BDC.

Lightspeed Commerce founder and CEO Dax Dasilva
June 9, 2024

How Dax Dasilva plans to get Lightspeed to $1 billion in revenue

Dax is back: why he stepped down, then returned, as the company he founded approaches its 20th birthday.

New School Foods salmon
June 2, 2024

Can this Canadian company make a splash in plant-based fish?

New School Foods is fishing to do the impossible… better than Impossible.

Xanadu quantum chip
May 24, 2024

Xanadu’s Christian Weedbrook is raising another $200 million to build a quantum data centre

The CEO of Canada’s quantum unicorn is very optimistic about the country’s innovation potential.

Joella Almeida, MedEssist
May 20, 2024

Vantage points: MedEssist’s Joella Almeida on why being the ‘Shopify for Pharmacies’ is not enough

“Federally procured and provincially distributed” healthcare alienates practitioners from process.

Darian Shirazi Gradient Ventures
May 20, 2024

Gradient Ventures’ Darian Shirazi on where AI value will accrue 

A wide-angle view on the state of AI from the VC firm backing Lambda and CentML.

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