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BetaKit (National) · Jul 14, 2026

AI pioneer Richard Sutton founds new research lab

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Oak Lab hopes to one day create an AI agent that can run on just 20 watts of power. The post AI pioneer Richard Sutton founds new research lab first appeared on BetaKit.

MedReddie · Jul 14, 2026

MedReddie and Health Proc Europe Launch Landmark Partnership, Opening New Canada-EU Pathways

Press Release Toronto, ON & New Brunswick, Canada and Berlin, Germany – July 14, 2026 MedReddie and Health Proc Europe Launch Landmark Partnership, Opening New Canada-EU Pathways MedReddie, a global AI Co-pilot for healthcare procurement experiencing rapid global expansion, today announced a landmark strategic partnership with Health Proc Europe Association (HPE), the continent’s premier health…

Graphite Ventures · Jul 14, 2026

Brickeye Brings Canadian Sensor Technology to Saudi Arabia

Brickeye has signed a technology licensing and manufacturing agreement with TechSense Electronics to localize production of its industrial IoT sensing hardware within Saudi Arabia. The agreement was formalized on stage at the Saudi-Canada Business and Investment Forum in Jeddah, part of the Canadian Prime Minister’s trade mission to the Kingdom, with Brickeye CEO Tim Angus […]

Graphite Ventures · Jul 13, 2026

Four Graphite Portfolio Companies Named to FoundersBeta’s Top 100 Companies to Watch in 2026

Four companies in our portfolio — TimeSmart.AI, MedMe Health, Mycroft, and Part3 — have been named to FoundersBeta’s Top 100 Companies to Watch in 2026, a list spotlighting startups across industries “redefining what’s next.” TimeSmart.AI (#55) is simplifying clinician contract compliance for healthcare organizations, using contract-learning AI to automate invoicing and audit readiness — now […]

Radical Ventures · Jul 12, 2026

Prime Intellect: Owning the Learning Loop

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Battle lines are being drawn over AI’s last mile as enterprises must decide if they want to rent or own the model optimization loops that let them build business intelligence. For most of the last decade, training a frontier model required resources that only a handful of labs could assemble. Reinforcement learning is changing that […]

Equator · Jul 11, 2026

Equator Launches Vancouver LiDAR Data

Equator Launches the Vancouver LiDAR data set Equator provides unprecedented access to centimeters of accuracy, in a user-friendly online design platform. Last Updated: November 12, 2021 Access LiDAR Data Equator is pleased to announce the launch of the Vancouver LiDAR dataset in Equator. The Vancouver LiDAR data set

Clir Renewables · Jul 9, 2026

Clir Renewables Receives Funding for Data Standardization and Validation Research to Accelerate Solar Energy Performance

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Vancouver, BC - July 9, 2026 — Clir Renewables today announced that it is receiving advisory services and funding of up to $3.25 million from the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC IRAP) supporting a solar data standardization and validation research project. The solar industry is generating more operational data than ever before. The challenge has n…

BetaKit (National) · Jul 8, 2026

OpenText lays off two percent of its workforce

Roughly 400 global employees are now out of work, but OpenText says Canadian impact is "minimal." The post OpenText lays off two percent of its workforce first appeared on BetaKit.

Accelerator Centre · Jul 8, 2026

PR Tips for Founders: How to Get Better Media Coverage as an Early-Stage Company

Ellyn Winters-Robinson is the Marketing and Communications Mentor at the Accelerator Centre, where she supports early-stage founders in building strong, strategic narratives that resonate with media, customers, and stakeholders. With 30+ years of experience in in-house and agency public relations and storytelling, Ellyn helps startups frame their ideas clearly, align with the news cycle, and co…

Voltra · Jul 7, 2026

Introducing Voltra Fabric

Voltra Fabric, the real-time coordination layer for energy sites, connects devices across vendors, generates their configuration, and models the whole site.

Impossible Metals · Jul 7, 2026

Deep Sea Minerals Corp. Signs MOU with Impossible Metals to Evaluate Autonomous Robotic Nodule Collection Technology

July 06, 2026 (Source) — Deep Sea Minerals Corp. (CSE: SEAS) (OTCQB: DSEAF) (FSE: X450) (“Deep Sea Minerals” or the “Company“), a seabed mineral exploration and development company focused on advancing critical mineral opportunities from the deep ocean, is pleased to announce that it has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) with Impossible Metals [...]

Version One Ventures · Jul 7, 2026

Announcing Our Investment in Mowito: Physical AI for Robot Arms in Manufacturing

Funding

We’re excited to share that Mowito has raised a $3M pre-seed round, led by Version One Ventures, with participation from All In Capital, Unisol, and iSeed, alongside angels Soumith Chintala (Thinking Machines Labs), Adarsh Kulkarni (Foundry Robotics), and Ashish Kulkarni (Coformer AI). Most factory floor work still can’t be automated. It’s not just that the […]

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