InBC’s Jill Earthy knows Canadian VC “could be healthier”
Release Date: 06/09/2025
The Canadian company solving AI’s latency problem
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“How do I create the ‘wow’ moment for my end user? And slowness never creates the wow moment.” PolarGrid founder and CEO Rade Kovacevic believes GenAI video and voice will be killer apps once they can function in real-time. Enabling real-time GenAI requires uncorking the inference bottleneck that the hyperscalers have helped build. The BetaKit podcast is presented by Fasken Emerging Tech, supporting trailblazing startups, venture capital funds and acquirers of high-growth tech companies for over 30 years. If you’re curious about the health of Canada’s tech M&A scene, you’ve...
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The future is a four-day workweek
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“The workweek will continue until morale improves.” Jared Lindzon and Joe O’Connor’s new book, , argues that the future of work will feature more productive employees working fewer days. How is that supposed to happen when boomers still run the world, Gen Z is still Gen Z, and AI is coming for all of our jobs anyway? Let’s dig in. -- Solve for X is back! The latest season of the MaRS podcast is exploring more world-changing ideas. Join journalist Manjula Selvarajah as she talks to the people behind the latest innovations in tech and science. Get a jump on the future. Listen...
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The biggest tech questions of 2026
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"Maybe we will see the robots that we want in our lives in 2026. But be prepared: they will definitely be controlled by people in India with Xbox controllers." Robots, and IPOs, and AI, Oh My! Managing editor Sarah Rieger joins to ask the biggest tech questions of 2026, after evaluating which 2025 tech questions were definitively answered. Solve for X is back! The latest season of the MaRS podcast is exploring more world-changing ideas. Join journalist Manjula Selvarajah as she talks to the people behind the latest innovations in tech and science. Get a jump on the future. Listen...
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The biggest tech stories of 2025
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“2025 is the year that we committed to the bit, and all pretences went away.” Special guest star Rob Kenedi (Decelerator) joins for The BetaKit Podcast's annual tradition: stuffing your holiday stocking with the biggest tech stories of 2025. Have a different take on tech this year? Let us know: . Solve for X is back! The latest season of the MaRS podcast is exploring more world-changing ideas. Join journalist Manjula Selvarajah as she talks to the people behind the latest innovations in tech and science. Get a jump on the future. Listen to wherever you get your podcasts. --...
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Canada’s job market sucks for Gen Z
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“Can you imagine a quarter—25 percent—of Canada isn’t sure if they’ll be employed next year? That is a wild statistic.” Kevin Kliman, president of Canadian business at Employment Hero, joins to explain why Canada’s workforce is underemployed and anxious about 2026. He also shares data indicating things are particularly bad for Gen Z, before offering tips on how they can make their mark in the modern workforce—with AI. Solve for X is back! The latest season of the MaRS podcast is exploring more world-changing ideas. Join journalist Manjula Selvarajah as she talks to the people...
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Rogers v. Rogers is Canada’s real-life Succession story
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“It seems irrational, and irrational behaviour is where drama lives, it’s where comedy lives. It’s where all the fun is.” A communications tycoon built an empire turning airwaves into cash. Now, his son, long dismissed by his father, is fighting for control of the family business. Meanwhile, one shrewd public servant is determined to derail the company’s billion-dollar takeover. Is this a plot point from season three of Succession? No! It’s a Canadian story… and it’s all true—mostly. Award-winning playwright Michael Healey joins to discuss Rogers v. Rogers, his new play based...
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Canada’s AI ambitions with Minister Evan Solomon
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“It used to be that Silicon Valley was the kind of Mecca of the entrepreneur. What’s happening is everyone has got the tools that used to be crowded in there. Now what we need to do is get the capital.” Minister Evan Solomon sits down with C100 Executive Director Michael Buhr to discuss the country’s future in AI and the feds' commitments to innovation. Recorded live on the BetaKit Keynote Stage at SAAS NORTH. The BetaKit Podcast is presented by QuickBooks on the Intuit platform, built to help Canadian businesses work smarter, more efficiently, and make confident decisions. QuickBooks...
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How OpenText went all-in on AI
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“The technology is there, and everyone loves cool technology, but it doesn’t need to be a party trick. It needs to be something that’s driving a meaningful business outcome, so pick your challenging problems.” OpenText's Shannon Bell (EVP, Chief Digital Officer & Chief Information Officer) explains how she rolled out AI systematically at one of Canada's largest tech companies. As OpenText embraces human and digital resource management, has it found a return on its investment? Let's dig in. Recorded live on the BetaKit Keynote Stage at SAAS NORTH. The BetaKit Podcast is...
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It’s ‘Valley or Bust’ for Canada’s young entrepreneurs
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“In the beginning, we were like, ‘this must be a scam’ because with the way things move in Waterloo and Toronto, it seemed way too fast.” A chance pitch competition connection took Colare co-founder Nain Abdi from Waterloo to Silicon Valley. He explains what pulled his company south, why his peers are eager to make a similar leap, and what (if anything) could convince him to return to Canada. The BetaKit Podcast is presented by QuickBooks on the Intuit platform, built to help Canadian businesses work smarter, more efficiently and make confident decisions. QuickBooks on the Intuit...
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Dominion Dynamics' CEO thinks defence is a “generational opportunity” for Canadian entrepreneurs
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“Too many American subs dominate this market. Eighty percent of what we buy is from American companies. We wanna reverse that. We wanna make 80 percent of what we buy from Canadian companies. So we frankly don't care what we do as long as we are a Canadian defence company.“ Dominion Dynamics founder and CEO Eliot Pence wants to build Canada’s first “defence prime.” On this episode of The BetaKit Podcast, he explains why defence tech matters to Canadian innovation and the future of the country before digging into the recent federal budget commitments. Recorded live on the BetaKit...
info_outline“ That's what we wanna change, right? For future companies, more Canadian investors on the cap table so that we can see those benefits come back through investment, through mentorship.”
Jill Earthy, CEO of InBC Investment Corp—a provincial Crown corporation with $500 million of direct and indirect capital to deploy—joins to discuss the state of Canadian venture, the role of organizations like hers in BC’s growing tech ecosystem, and InBC’s future fundraising plans. Recorded live at Web Summit Vancouver.
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