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Richmond, BC

The company is pursuing nuclear fusion that holds the promise of a sovereign power source that’s as clean as it is abundant.

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Jim Balsillie speaking at BetaKit Most Ambitious: Town Hall Jun 8, 2026 Physical AI and economic nationalism at BetaKit Most Ambitious: Town Hall​ Waabi’s Raquel Urtasun and CCI’s Jim Balsillie came to Toronto Tech Week armed with data and predictions. Evan Solomon at BetaKit Most Ambitious: Town Hall Jun 1, 2026 AI sovereignty & defence tech at BetaKit Most Ambitious: Town Hall BetaKit Most Ambitious: Town Hall 2026 Jun 1, 2026 Spotlighting Canada’s Most Ambitious Raquel Urtasun at BetaKit Most Ambitious: Town Hall May 28, 2026 Raquel Urtasun wants Canada to go “all in” on physical AI Erin O'Toole for Most Ambitious May 28, 2026 Q&A: Erin O’Toole says Canada needs to play catch-up on defence innovation

2026 Partners

Powered by the organizations backing Canada’s most ambitious builders.

Presenting Sponsors

Uber Uber DMZ DMZ National Bank of Canada National Bank of Canada

Premier Sponsors

City of Toronto City of Toronto Borden Ladner Gervais Borden Ladner Gervais CPA Ontario CPA Ontario Toronto Pearson Toronto Pearson National Angel Capital Organization National Angel Capital Organization University of Toronto University of Toronto University of Waterloo University of Waterloo Startup TNT Startup TNT Heidi Heidi Small Ideas Small Ideas

Program Sponsors

Bonsai Growth Bonsai Growth Fasken Fasken Garage Capital Garage Capital Intellectual Property Ontario Intellectual Property Ontario Invest Ottawa Invest Ottawa IDEA Mississauga IDEA Mississauga MaRS Discovery District MaRS Discovery District Lemon Lemon Nomad Nomad OVHcloud OVHcloud ventureLAB ventureLAB
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Defend the Dominion The Sovereign Stack Canada's Food Chain The Next Nobels Community Builders

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