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Isabelle is a Vancouver-based writer with 5+ years of experience in communications and journalism and a lifelong passion for telling stories. For over two years, she has reported on all sides of the Canadian startup ecosystem, from landmark venture deals to public policy, telling the stories of the founders putting Canadian tech on the map.

AWS - Aquanow
FinTech

Scaling infrastructure for a market that never sleeps

Nov 14, 2024

How Aquanow keeps crypto transactions flowing around the world.

Jack Newton - Clio
VC

Clio boosted Canadian VC investment in Q3 2024, but early-stage funding reaches “worrisome” low

Nov 13, 2024

Late-stage funding also faltered, accounting for a record low 21 percent of total investment dollars in Canada.

Uber Alumni

Toronto’s rising tech stars have one big thing in common: they worked at Uber

Nov 12, 2024

How the global rideshare company provided “the best possible business education.”

AppDirect
Acquisitions

AppDirect’s acquisition spree heats up as it reveals plans to purchase vCom Solutions

Nov 12, 2024

The deal marks the fourth acquisition for Canadian-founded AppDirect in the last two years.

runQL-team
Funding

Armed with $1.6 million CAD, runQL wants to take the chaos out of data query management

Nov 12, 2024

Communitech’s former CTO wants to save data teams hours in “painful admin work.”

TikTok-unsplash

TikTok Bans, CEO kidnappings, and Canadian tech’s Fast 50

Nov 8, 2024

Test your knowledge of Canadian tech news with The BetaKit Quiz for Nov. 8, 2024.

leaderships changes
FinTech

Aron Levitz named co-president of Wattpad as #CDNtech executive turnover continues through the fall

Nov 8, 2024

Geordie Rose leaves CEO role at Sanctuary AI, becoming the second co-founder to depart this year.

Markets

Lightspeed, Well Health hit new revenue milestones in latest quarterly earnings

Nov 7, 2024

Lightspeed beats revenue forecasts as Well Health reaches record revenues in fiscal Q3 2024.

pharmacy
Healthtech

MedEssist offers pharmacists medication delivery through new partnership with Uber Direct

Nov 6, 2024

New integration is expected to let community pharmacies across North America outsource medication delivery.

Neo Financial
FinTech

Neo Financial snags top spot on Deloitte’s 2024 Technology Fast 50

Nov 6, 2024

This year’s winners achieved an average three-year revenue growth of 3,559 percent.

Workorb
Funding

Founders of Sysomos, Aislelabs find traction bringing their AI research to AEC

Nov 4, 2024

Workorb secures $2.6 million CAD to advance AI in architecture, engineering, construction sectors.

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Nov 1, 2024

Zombie ideas, stolen money, and a “shit job.” Test your knowledge of #CDNtech news.

cleantech
Funding

BC’s Centre for Innovation and Clean Energy makes $3 million available for women-led cleantech companies

Nov 1, 2024

New funding aims to address the underrepresentation of women founders in Canada’s cleantech ecosystem.

VCAA-leads
VC

George Damian named new executive director of the Venture Capital Association of Alberta

Nov 1, 2024

Damian takes over from Omi Velasco, who grew the VCAA’s membership by 130 percent in just two years.

Mave
Funding

Mave reveals $2 million CAD in pre-seed funding following beta launch of real estate AI assistant

Oct 31, 2024

Startup wants to reduce the hours agents and brokers spend on administrative tasks.

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