BetaKit
@BetaKit
Followers
41K
Following
1K
Media
9K
Statuses
34K
Award-winning coverage of Canadian startups and tech innovation since 2012.
Canada
Joined November 2011
The suspension doesn't include a recall, but it does state that it pertains to food that's prohibited from being sold in Canada. https://t.co/YH0RSivFsQ
betakit.com
Suspension follows months of executive turnover at meal-delivery company.
0
0
0
Clicks (@clickskeyboard) got its start making keyboard cases for smartphones, with buttons that give users a taste of the BlackBerry-dominated 2000s. Now the company is releasing its own phone to turn back the clock for a new generation. https://t.co/o03fmYQ5Ul
betakit.com
The Communicator is your “second phone” for communicating, not consuming. It also resurrects the headphone jack.
0
2
5
Adam Froman writes that Canada’s economic future depends disproportionately on a very small group of companies—scale-ups that have grown beyond the startup stage and need to expand in Canada. https://t.co/1BHRifedAp
betakit.com
Adam Froman says Canada’s economic future depends on a small group of companies.
1
1
3
ICYMI: BetaKit's published a series looking back at Canada's biggest tech stories of 2025, and what they tell us heading into 2026. https://t.co/bzLyFTqUsi
0
0
0
This month, Time Magazine named the “Architects of AI” as their persons of the year. Many, especially in Canada, have increasingly begun to question whether the tech those leaders are building is beneficial for us. https://t.co/43ZsX7U1qP
betakit.com
So many tech systems that we interact with in our daily lives seem to have degraded beyond usability, or, as Cory Doctorow puts it, enshittified.
0
0
1
Rockley is co-founder of @McRockCapital, an advisory board chair for @UCalgary's @HaskayneSchool, and in 2017 became the first woman to chair the @cvca.
0
0
0
Whitney Rockley, one of Canada’s leading VCs and an advocate for women and marginalized voices in venture capital, has been appointed to the Order of Canada.
betakit.com
One of Canada’s leading VCs, Rockley has been an advocate for women and marginalized voices in venture capital.
1
1
4
After years of delays, @Xero Canada VP Mike Cascone explains why the feds’ commitment to "accelerated implementation" of consumer-driven banking represents a massive win for entrepreneurs.
betakit.com
After years of delays, the feds' commitment to consumer-driven banking is a massive win for entrepreneurs.
0
0
1
So many tech platforms have decayed beyond usability. Can we reverse the process? BetaKit is ending the year with a look back at the biggest #CDNtech stories of 2025. On the year enshittification became undeniable: https://t.co/DZMTiNw67Q
0
2
5
There was a time when accepting #payments felt like the easy part for retailers. But commerce is no longer straightforward. Here are three problems Canadian merchants keep naming, and how @MastercardCA built a platform around them.
betakit.com
Three problems Canadian merchants keep naming, and how Mastercard built a platform around them.
0
0
0
.@GroqInc's staggering deal with @nvidia has strong Canadian connections, including early cheques from @GarageCapital and @chamath's @socialcapital. https://t.co/XnjiNTN6QE
betakit.com
Garage Capital and Chamath Palihapitiya were early Groq backers.
2
1
11
"The gaps remain glaring. But the direction of travel is different. And behind every data point is a founder who refuses to accept invisibility." 5 years after sharing her journey on BetaKit, Amoye Henry sees progress for Black women founders in Canada. https://t.co/B3TUf23lbE
betakit.com
Five years after sharing her journey, Amoye Henry sees progress for Black women founders in Canada.
0
1
1
Canada suspends Start-Up Visa as feds look to transition to new program. #CDNpoli #CDNtech
https://t.co/a4UwaWBgxY
betakit.com
Existing SUV program had more than 10-year wait for new applicants.
1
2
9
🫧 An AI bubble (that won't pop) 🍎 An Apple that looks... ripe for disruption 🎬 An entertainment industry conceding to Big Tech ... and more! It's the biggest tech stories of 2025, with @rkenedi ⤵️ https://t.co/bdvlgWlUAg
betakit.com
Guest star Rob Kenedi (Decelerator) joins for The BetaKit Podcast's annual tradition: stuffing your holiday stocking with the biggest tech stories of 2025.
1
0
3
Money talks in tech, but so do founders. In 2025, some of Canada’s most influential tech leaders leaned hard into #AI. BetaKit is ending the year with a look back at the biggest #CDNtech stories of 2025. On the year Canadian startups went AI-first: https://t.co/yp20g4840w
1
3
6
“Can you imagine a quarter—25 percent—of Canada isn’t sure if they’ll be employed next year? That is a wild statistic.” @EmploymentHero's Kevin Kliman joins The BetaKit Podcast to explain why Canada’s workforce is underemployed and anxious about 2026. https://t.co/BbCsadfgXP
betakit.com
Employment Hero’s Kevin Kliman explains why Canada's workforce is underemployed and anxious about 2026.
0
0
1
With billions set to flow into the country’s defence industry, Canadian tech is angling for a cut. BetaKit is ending the year with a look back at the biggest #CDNtech stories of 2025. Here's @shua_scott on the year Canadian tech embraced defence. https://t.co/DmNUSrFQqN
0
1
1
In 2025, Canada woke up to the possibility of buying and building Canadian. Real change depends on what happens next. Here's @madisonmcla on the year Canada realized it needs sovereign tech: https://t.co/CDIBoJYayG
0
2
5
It was a big 2025 for @turbopuffer, capped off with some fresh financing for the company to scale its fast-growing search infrastructure for #AI applications. https://t.co/M6LRvsyTFc
betakit.com
The Ottawa startup has secured funding from Lachy Groom and Joshua Kushner’s Thrive Capital.
0
0
1
The BetaKit Quiz this week features a new supercomputer scientist at @queensu and Canada's quantum "dark horse." Plus: 🍋 @DoorDash gets zesty 🏢 A Swede shuns Silicon Valley 💰 @amiralvc holds a $40m first close Take the quiz now 👇🏼 https://t.co/JyTG8cAaVn
betakit.com
Test your knowledge of Canadian tech news with The BetaKit Quiz for December 19, 2025.
0
0
0