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“Canada is hitting above its weight. It doesn’t always feel like that.”

Inovia Capital CEO Chris Arsenault joins to share data and a long-term perspective on the state of the Canadian software indust…

“Regrettably, I don't think we're very good, to be honest, at collaborating with FinTechs, or collaborating with the private sector more broadly on solving for policy issues.”

It's a podcast double f…

“The 776 fellowship has connected us to so many opportunities that we would never be connected to [otherwise].”

Xatoms co-founder Diana Virgovicova explains how she uses quantum chemistry, AI, grants…

"Our DNA is Canadian, but if it's going to help increase the odds that we can build a terrific company hiring out of the US or hiring elsewhere in Canada, we'll do that in a heartbeat."

Come for the …

“We just don’t have the clout to be able to successfully push policy on top of these platforms without cooperation or partnership from other countries.”

Former Google Canada and Twitter Canada exec R…

“The development of AI is racing ahead from most large corporations’ ability to keep up with it. What does that mean? There’s a nice gap there. There’s a beautiful gap to create products and go fill …

“I think we’re going to build the largest Canadian financial institution. That is a giant opportunity, and our focus on delivering that in Canada has helped us grow way faster.”

Ten years in, Wealths…

“How do we collect data so that we give it in the hands of the government in an efficient way? We’re in a democratic country. Isn’t this data supposed to inform the government?”

Raesetje Sefala, rese…

“This is a technology that now is directly impacting society every day and is impacting people's lives. And if we're going to help continue its development in a positive way, we actually need to be i…

“This was mine. This was done. I was going to be the next Steve Jobs, I was going to be rich—everything was happening. And now they took it away.”

As the young co-founder of Ottawa-based Gymtrack, Pa…

“Using Canada as an excuse for why you didn’t get funding, you didn’t get to hire the right person … I think that’s bullshit.”

Shopify president Harley Finkelstein joins for a brand refresh on Canadi…

"Verticalized AI applications right now are available, right now accelerating industry after industry."

AI is moving so fast it can be hard to keep up. The BetaKit Podcast has you covered with vantag…

“The world is loopy. Everything is a cycle. Everything is a product of compounding changes.”

Summer is almost over, so hear from these Canadian tech leaders as you prepare to get back to work in Sept…

“I think it's really important for Canadians to speak to their public officials and remind them that this is an important industry. They should be taking it seriously. They should be putting in the t…

“If you want to succeed and build an enduring and large business for Canadians, that has to be your focus. Nothing else. If you want to focus on Canada as an additional market or a secondary market, …

“If you're an emerging manager on your first or second fund, you need to find winners. But realistically, the vast majority of funds here in Canada are still emerging managers.”

Sand Hill North Partn…

“It was a seller's market during the pandemic … They were staffing up in the anticipation of growth that never actually materialized. It's now a buyer's market.”

For our 350th episode (!) of The Beta…

“I deeply want to solve the challenges in education. I think what we have is a current educational system is really not working.”

Mobius Math Club co-founder Steven Woods (ex-Eloqua, Oracle, and Bene…

“To be competitive with American startups—or Israeli startups, or European startups—we need that push. That push … comes with a bureaucratic cost, because the government wants to know what's happenin…

"When we unveiled the company and the product to the world, the hope was 'people are going to be excited.' Or maybe we're completely wrong."

Can a ragtag team of ex-BlackBerry employees and fanboys b…