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Madison McLauchlan (she/her) reports on tech and innovation for BetaKit from Tiohtià:ke/Montréal. You can reach her (in French or English) at madison.mclauchlan@betakit.com or on Signal at madisonmcla.12.

Cleantech

Deep Sky boots up inaugural direct air carbon capture facility in Alberta

Aug 20, 2025

Cleantech company plans to remove 3,000 tonnes of CO2 from the air by the end of the year.

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AI

Feds sign new agreement with Cohere to explore AI uses within government services

Aug 19, 2025

AI startup partnered with the Canadian government in June on AI research and safety.

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VC

Queer tech founders explore move to Canada as US abandons DEI

Aug 19, 2025

Misfit Ventures co-founders say “reverse brain drain” of talent could be a silver lining for Canada.

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Funding

Cohere remains Canada’s AI hope

Aug 18, 2025

Plus: The bright spot in Québec’s gloomy VC landscape.

Funding

Cohere secures $500 million USD at $6.8-billion valuation, hires former Uber and Meta execs

Aug 14, 2025

Chip giants AMD and Nvidia return as Canada’s Radical Ventures and Inovia co-lead.

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Funding

Seed-stage rebound a bright spot in Québec’s gloomy VC landscape: report

Aug 14, 2025

Sixty percent of VC deals in the province were under $5 million in Q2, new data shows.

Funding

Uno Platform raises $3.5 million to bring “pragmatic vibe coding” to enterprises

Aug 12, 2025

Startup says patent-pending technology aims to boost career coders’ productivity without sacrificing security.

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AI

Waabi hires Uber Freight CEO to lead commercialization of self-driving trucks

Aug 12, 2025

Lior Ron appointed as COO as Waabi looks to transition from R&D to deployment.

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Acquisitions

Pathway acquired by US telehealth firm Doximity for $63 million USD

Aug 8, 2025

Doximity now beta testing a product with Pathway’s AI-powered search technology and medical datasets.

Funding

Rozvelt bets on hardware for hunters amid tariff-spurred funding crunch

Aug 8, 2025

Montréal-based startup targets niche market with odour-masking headgear.

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Acquisitions

Descartes continues US acquisitions as it navigates global trade upheaval

Aug 6, 2025

Supply chain tech firm buys US startup Finale Inventory for up to $55 million USD.

AI

Cohere pitches security and productivity with general release of North enterprise AI platform

Aug 6, 2025

Co-founder Nick Frosst reiterates that return on investment is Cohere’s priority.

Markets

Shopify regains status as Canada’s most valuable company with strong Q2 earnings

Aug 6, 2025

Stock surges 20 percent as CFO claims no “meaningful changes” from tariffs.

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Markets

Trade war uncertainty drags on for Canadian tech as US hikes tariffs, changes duty rules

Aug 1, 2025

Logistical hurdles mount for startups as US deadline yields no trade deal.

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VC

Marc-Antoine Cantin to lead Anges Québec as CEO Stéphane Drouin steps down

Jul 31, 2025

Drouin is departing the angel investor network for personal reasons less than a year after taking the helm.

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