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Josh Scott

Josh Scott

Josh Scott is BetaKit’s lead reporter. He focuses on telling in-depth Canadian tech stories and breaking news, and recently won SABEW Canada’s 2023 Jeff Sanford Best Young Journalist award. His coverage is more complete than his moustache.

September 27, 2023

Cognota closes $5.5-million USD Series A to make corporate LearnOps a thing

With a new name, product, and fresh capital, Cognota eyes growth.

September 25, 2023

UK-based Captain AI will relocate to Canada after closing $2.1 million USD to serve restaurants in North America

GreenSky, Techstars-backed Captain AI already caters to Pizza Pizza.

Waabi Uber Freight trucks
September 21, 2023

Waabi partners with Uber Freight to deploy its autonomous trucking tech

Waabi’s self-driving solution has already hit the road in Texas as part of 10-year agreement.

Vooban VP and partner Hugues Foltz, CDPQ executive VP and head of Québec Kim Thomassin, and Vooban president and founder Kevin Moore.
September 20, 2023

Vooban closes CDPQ investment to fund acquisitions and North American expansion

This marks the 12-year-old Québec AI firm’s first external funding.

GrowerIQ founder and CEO Andrew Wilson.
September 20, 2023

GrowerIQ secures $1 million from Government of Canada to expand its cannabis-tracking system

FedDev Ontario funding follows GrowerIQ’s recent Barbados government contract.

A ZayZoon-branded camper van driving across a US highway.
September 19, 2023

ZayZoon closes Series B to fuel continued US expansion of earned wage access business

ZayZoon nabs $34.5 million USD in debt and equity to help workers access a cash-advance alternative to payday loans.

Monark co-founder and chief science officer Amanda Julian, Storytime Capital co-founder and managing partner Neil Grunberg, and Monark co-founder and CEO Kelsey Hahn.
September 19, 2023

Monark closes $1.5 million led by Storytime Capital to modernize leadership development

Former leadership-development consultants aim to engage leaders earlier and more continuously with tech.

September 18, 2023

Simmunome secures $2 million to make clinical trials more efficient with AI

Montréal startup’s backers include Theodorus, Eurêka, BKR Capital, Sandpiper, and ACET Capital.

September 15, 2023

Deep Genomics adds life sciences veteran as CEO to support its evolution into a biopharma firm

Brian O’Callaghan to lead Toronto firm as founder transitions to chief innovation officer.

September 15, 2023

SaaSquatch acquired by US-based partnership management platform Impact.com

Deal follows Impact.com’s recent purchase of another BC tech startup: Pressboard.

September 14, 2023

Ontopical closes $3.3 million seed extension to help companies navigate the local government procurement process

Rhino and Graphite Ventures-backed Ontopical mines public data for private sector clients using AI.

The Inovia Capital team at the VC firm's recent annual general meeting.
September 13, 2023

Inovia announces $34-million CAD Discovery Fund for early-stage VCs

Fund formalizes Inovia’s support for emerging managers as many struggle to fundraise.

September 12, 2023

Elevate gears up for 2023 tech festival, unveils full schedule and list of speakers

Headlined by Canada’s Deputy PM, Elevate’s latest event will feature masterclasses and networking after-parties.

The MedStack team at Collision Conference 2023 in Toronto.
September 8, 2023

MedStack gears up to help digital health startups in Europe navigate GDPR compliance

To date, MedStack has largely operated in Canada and the US.

VentureLab CEO Hugh Chow
September 8, 2023

VentureLab appoints semiconductor industry leader Hugh Chow as CEO

Hong Kong-born Chow sees room for VentureLab to extend itself globally.

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