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Isabelle Kirkwood

Isabelle Kirkwood

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.

climate change
AI

Riskthinking.AI selected by OSFI to provide financial institutions with climate risk data

Apr 11, 2024

Exercise aims to encourage FIs to adopt sound climate risk management practices.

Gerri Sinclair

Gerri Sinclair steps down as BC’s innovation commissioner

Apr 10, 2024

Outgoing commissioner to take innovation role at Vancouver International Airport.

agtech
SaaS

Now-private Farmers Edge partners with Gevo to carbon track US agriculture

Apr 10, 2024

Gevo’s project is backed by grant funding from the USDA.

University of Toronto
Funding

IPON invests $4.6 million to build IP capacity at post-secondary institutions

Apr 9, 2024

IPON has made $6.6 million in investments in the last year.

Acquisitions

Hootsuite to acquire social media analytics company Talkwalker

Apr 8, 2024

Hootsuite shifting from social media management to intelligence.

Coinbase - BetaKit Live

As crypto regains momentum, Coinbase Canada’s Lucas Matheson zeroes in on the next big goal: adoption

Apr 8, 2024

With crypto regulation in place, Matheson believes now is the time “for more Canadians to pay attention.”

Hard Knocks

Hard Knocks: Marcus Daniels on creating impact over activity in #CDNtech

Apr 5, 2024

Successful ecosystems require honesty about where the value is created.

Mastercard Canada - BetaKit Live

Mastercard’s Darrell MacMullin explains how emerging tech turns into financial innovation

Apr 5, 2024

SVP of Product and Solutions says trust must be at forefront of new tech.

Urn
Funding

Eirene raises $4.1-million seed round to simplify end-of-life solutions

Apr 5, 2024

Funding will support Eirene’s expansion into the US.

Y Combinator
AI

Meet the Y Combinator Winter 2024 cohort startups with Canadian roots

Apr 4, 2024

W24 participants include Senso, DraftAid, AgentHub, GovernGPT, Datacurve, and more.

CIX 2024
VC

Cohere’s Aidan Gomez talks scaling AI for enterprise, Vinod Khosla explores risk-taking at CIX Summit 2024

Apr 2, 2024

Opening night covered AI adoption, risk-taking in venture capital, and bipedal robots.

Form Smart Swim 2
SaaS

Recon Instruments founder unveils new AR swim goggles

Apr 2, 2024

Form’s Smart Swim 2 features heart rate monitor, digital compass.

software-developers
SaaS

These B2B software companies are hiring in Canada

Mar 28, 2024

Visier, ShyftLabs, Autodesk are all looking to beef up their Canadian teams.

Markets

WonderFi responds as shareholders Kaos Capital, Mogo push for board overhaul

Mar 28, 2024

Kaos and Mogo want board changes. WonderFi claims Mogo wants control without paying a premium.

Flare
Acquisitions

Flare acquires US-based competitor Foretrace

Mar 27, 2024

Flare claims it experienced triple-digital growth in 2023.

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