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Josh Scott is BetaKit’s lead reporter. He is based in Toronto but breaks news and tells in-depth stories from across Canada about all sorts of tech companies, the folks building and backing them, and the surrounding ecosystem. He has won SABEW Canada’s 2023 Jeff Sanford Best Young Journalist and 2024 General Excellence - Reporter at a Small Publication awards. Josh’s coverage is more complete than his moustache and he’s always open to pitches (josh.scott[@]betakit.com) and tips (@jossco.77 on Signal).

Acquisitions

Kensington acquires One9 to establish a defence tech VC platform

Apr 2, 2025

Canadian VCs join forces to capitalize on rising interest in defence investment.

Funding

Nanoprecise closes Series C to predict industrial equipment failures with AI

Mar 27, 2025

Edmonton startup nabs $36 million USD to bring its tech to Southeast Asia, Latin America, Africa.

VC

US deep tech VC Celesta Capital adds BDC alum Charles Lespérance as Canadian partner

Mar 25, 2025

Silicon Valley investor hires Montréal-based Lespérance to expand presence in Canada.

Funding

As online threats get worse, Styx raises $2.7 million for digital risk protection platform

Mar 25, 2025

Repeat cybersecurity entrepreneurs take aim at brand impersonation, phishing scams, AI imposter content.

Ottawa

Liberals’ capital gains tax hike is dead, lifetime exemption limit increase to stay

Mar 21, 2025

Feds announce plans to scrap inclusion rate hike because “Canada is a country of builders,” PM says.

Acquisitions

Paging Dr. Cube: UniDoc to buy software from AMD Telemedicine to improve remote healthcare offering

Mar 21, 2025

Vancouver company recently shipped its first cube-shaped kiosks to help in conflict zones like Ukraine.

Funding

As trade war rages, Page raises $4.1 million to help organizations track government changes with AI

Mar 20, 2025

Ex-Shopify employees plan to expand their government-relations platform to US and UK.

Funding

Doormat becomes Ownright, closes $4.5 million to help more Ontarians seal real estate deals

Mar 18, 2025

Toronto startup aims to build Canada’s “go-to legal partner for real estate transactions.”

AI

Taiv acquihires fellow Canadian adtech startup Local Reach to aid expansion plans

Mar 18, 2025

Winnipeg company plans to hire more than 30 people in Manitoba.

Funding

Former Klue sales reps secure $500,000 to make cold calling easier with Quack

Mar 18, 2025

Quack claims reduced wait times for sales folks tired of prospects ducking their calls.

Acquisitions

Clio acquires UK-based ShareDo to move into serving large law firms, fuel global expansion

Mar 13, 2025

BC legaltech company says its largest acquisition accelerates roadmap by “five years or more.”

Funding

Phoenix secures equity funding from Valspring, venture debt from CIBC for prescription drug service geared to men

Mar 13, 2025

Toronto healthtech startup plans to at least double its team with $50 million in equity and debt.

Funding

Augmenta closes $14.4 million CAD to advance quest towards AI-driven building design

Mar 12, 2025

Autodesk alums plan to refine electrical system tech, move into plumbing and mechanical.

Events

Leaders discuss the right speed for innovation and regulation at Remarkable AI conference

Mar 7, 2025

Vector Institute event also explored the role of reinforcement learning and Canada’s compute needs.

Markets

WonderFi plots expansion beyond crypto into multi-asset trading with Eightcap

Mar 7, 2025

Crypto firm aims to work with Australian FinTech partner to give Bitbuy and Coinsquare users access to derivatives.

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