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Jesse Cole is BetaKit's voice in the Prairies, leading coverage east of the Rockies and west of Ontario. Based in Alberta's capital city of Edmonton, Jesse brings more than a decade of reporting experience to the role and an even deeper connection to the cultures that make Canada's Prairie provinces so unique. You can reach Jesse with tips, pitches, or just to chat at jesse.cole@betakit.com.

A view from inside the Maneva system.
Funding

Maneva raises $27-million USD Series A to expand AI vision in manufacturing

12 hours ago

Capital will be used to scale into North America, expand into Asian markets.

Kath Intson at BetaKit's Most Ambitious: Town Hall
Defence Tech

Sentinel R&D at centre of Russian accusations that Canada is a “warmonger”

Yesterday

Comments follow recent deal between Hamilton-based drone company and Ukraine’s Airlogix.

Federal Ministers Marc Miller and Evan Solomon
Ottawa

Ottawa introduces bill to ban social media for kids under 16

Jun 10

Draft legislation would create new regulator to govern online safety, including AI chatbot use.

An aerial shot of two men working beside a Kathairos Solutions Nitrogen Tank
Cleantech

Kathairos hits million-tonne milestone for CO2 reduction at oil and gas sites

Jun 10

Calgary-based company replaces methane-rich natural gas with liquid nitrogen to reduce emissions.

From left to right: BDC Industrial Innovation Venture Fund managing partner, Aditya Aggarwal, Innovobot IRV Fund managing partner, Neha Khera, and Panache Ventures managing partner, Patrick Lor during a panel discussion at Edmonton Unlimited
VC

Edmonton Unlimited showcase broadens investment horizons for deep tech founders

Jun 10

Event will inform future deep tech-focused programming at the innovation hub.

Toronto

Clio expands into the US with New York headquarters

Jun 5

Expansion is Vancouver-based company’s first dedicated US office, and tenth globally.

A Deep Sky building and its surrounding infrastructure.
Cleantech

Deep Sky announces carbon capture agreement with TD Bank

Jun 5

Ten-year deal will see TD use Deep Sky’s carbon credits to offset residual emissions.

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Prairies

Linux Association of Canada launches national open-source library

Jun 4

Library hopes to provide access to open-source software developed mainly in Canada.

SensorUp platform
Cleantech

Calgary’s SensorUp closes growth financing led by Pender Ventures

Jun 3

Financing will go toward scaling SensorUP’s agentic operations platform.

Vince Beiser on stage at Web Summit Vancouver
Events

Q&A: Why cleantech might not be as clean as it seems

Jun 3

Journalist and author Vince Beiser on the environmental challenges facing the race for critical minerals.

Canadian flag flies in the foreground over the parliament buildings in Ottawa on a sunny day

Government considering amendments to Bill C-22 amid backlash from tech, civil liberties groups

May 28

Feds say legislation will still require companies to retain metadata from users.

Raquel Urtasun at BetaKit Most Ambitious: Town Hall
Events

Raquel Urtasun wants Canada to go “all in” on physical AI

May 28

Waabi founder said at BetaKit’s Most Ambitious: Town Hall that Canada could lead the physical AI revolution.

Jim Balsillie at BetaKit Most Ambitious: Town Hall
Events

Jim Balsillie says Canada must put forward economic policy for the 21st century

May 27

CCI chair spoke on taking a lesson from US economic policy during BetaKit’s Most Ambitious: Town Hall.

Eliot Pence at Most Ambitious: town Hall
Events

Eliot Pence: Canada’s defence buying timelines are “irrelevant” for modern warfare

May 27

At Most Ambitious: Town Hall, Dominion Dynamics CEO said procurement must move in weeks, not decades.

Ottawa

Q&A: Feeding the world from Canada

May 27

Justine Hendricks on Canada’s “generational opportunity” to elevate its food production with innovation.

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