In the first half of 2025, UK fintech investment decreased by five percent year-on-year to $7.2 billion, according to KPMG. This decline occurred despite market…
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Zenbooks Co-Founder Launches OpenSME to Unite Canadian Small Businesses for Open Banking
Eric Saumure, co-founder and principal of Ottawa accounting firm Zenbooks, has initiated a volunteer campaign to pressure the federal government to implement open banking in…
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Glasgow’s Silver Lion Innovations, Seluna, and Smplicare Secure €1.1 Million in Early-Stage Funding for HealthTech Advancements
Three female-led HealthTech startups in Glasgow—Silver Lion Innovations, Seluna, and Smplicare—have secured over €1.1 million in early-stage funding, accelerating the delivery of their innovative healthcare…
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Inside the Canadian Tech IPO Landscape
Shopify has reclaimed its title as Canada’s most valuable company by market cap, exceeding analyst projections in Q2 earnings and appearing unaffected by rising consumer…
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European Tech Weekly Recap: €848M in Deals and July Highlights
Last week, we tracked more than 40 tech funding deals worth over €848 million, along with over 15 exits, M&A transactions, rumors, and related news…
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How Canada Can Lead in Space and Save the World
This week, enjoy a special summer showcase with highlights from the BetaKit Town Hall: Most Ambitious event in June. What highlights can you expect? A…
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I Tested OpenAI’s ‘Open-Weight’ Model on My Laptop (But Wouldn’t Recommend It)
This week, while the spotlight is on GPT-5, OpenAI’s latest language model, there’s another notable announcement from OpenAI: the release of gpt-oss, an AI model…
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Propel Achieves Record Quarter as Thinkific Targets Larger Customers in Q2
In 2021, two Canadian tech companies went public on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto’s FinTech company, Propel Holdings, and Vancouver’s Thinkific Labs, specializing in online…
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OpenAI’s Challenging GPT-5 Release
OpenAI unveiled GPT-5 on Thursday, claiming it to be their most advanced model yet. However, early feedback from users suggests otherwise. Reviews on platforms like…
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Doximity Acquires Pathway for $63 Million USD
San Francisco-based Doximity has purchased Montréal-based healthtech startup Pathway Medical for $63 million USD ($87 million CAD), acquiring what it describes as “one of the…
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