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One chart that will make you feel good about Canadian tech

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Douglas Soltys @ BetaKit 1 place · 11/18/2024 05:00 EDT

Plus: Neo’s backers, Wealthsimple’s value, and Shopify’s concerns. Read more ›

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H|T: The Healthtech Times – GSK to buy Bellus Health for US$2 billion

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 04/28/2023 05:00 EDT

Plus: GPT-4 will hunt for trends in medical records. Read more ›

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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Certn targets global expansion, Huawei builds Oracle replacement

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 04/28/2023 05:00 EDT

Plus: Salesforce is working on new generative AI-driven workflow tools. Read more ›

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Reddit says Canada one of its largest and most key markets globally

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Charles Mandel @ BetaKit · 04/27/2023 15:56 EDT

Canada represents Reddit’s third-largest market after the US and UK. Read more ›

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Tentree founders spin out platform to help businesses keep their tree planting promises

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit 1 place · 04/27/2023 14:48 EDT

CEO: "For us, Tentree was never an apparel business that planted trees." Read more ›

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Another round of layoffs hits Amazon employees in Canada

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 04/27/2023 13:08 EDT

Roles have been terminated in Amazon’s PXT and cloud divisions. Read more ›

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Practice Better raises $27 million USD to grow client management software for wellness providers

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Meagan Simpson @ BetaKit 1 place · 04/27/2023 09:00 EDT

Practice Better claims to have more than 10,000 customers in more than 70 countries. Read more ›

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A|I: The AI Times – How AI Drake is testing copyright law and fair use

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 3 place · 04/27/2023 05:00 EDT

Plus: Google combines its competing AI research units. Read more ›

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Well Health looks to invest $2.5 million into AI companies developing healthcare solutions

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 04/26/2023 17:21 EDT

Well aims to make at least 10 investments of at least $250,000 each. Read more ›

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After “pilot” program in Canada, Google expands cloud accelerator to US startups

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 04/26/2023 16:10 EDT

The accelerator will support startups building AI applications in the cloud. Read more ›

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Canada, France to collaborate on AI, quantum science as part of new joint committee on innovation

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 04/26/2023 12:18 EDT

Both countries recently launched investigations into ChatGPT over alleged privacy breaches. Read more ›

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Neo Financial bets on embedded finance, D2C combo amid tough consumer banking market

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Meagan Simpson @ BetaKit 1 place · 04/26/2023 06:00 EDT

After partnering with Intuit, Neo looks to land more embedded finance deals. Read more ›

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Smart display company E2ip Technologies raises $120 million

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 04/26/2023 06:00 EDT

Export Development Canada and McRock Capital co-led the round. Read more ›

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R|T: The Retail Times – Shopify goes ‘stealth spear-fishing’ for tech talent

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 2 place · 04/26/2023 05:00 EDT

Plus: General Assembly sells its frozen pizza business. Read more ›

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RenoRun granted court extension in insolvency filing to pursue sale

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Meagan Simpson @ BetaKit · 04/25/2023 16:56 EDT

RenoRun asked for extension amid "a high level" of interest from potential buyers. Read more ›

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US data integration company Boomi plans expansion into Canada, starting with new office in Vancouver

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 04/25/2023 16:04 EDT

Boomi has been building out its C-suite with locally based talent to lead the expansion. Read more ›

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How Super raised $85 million USD after rebranding from Snapcommerce

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 04/25/2023 14:10 EDT

Snap, now “Super,” raised funding from execs at Shopify, Ancestry, Substack. Read more ›

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Federal government names six funds to distribute $50 million VCCI life science financing

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Meagan Simpson @ BetaKit · 04/25/2023 11:14 EDT

Pender Ventures, Amplitude Ventures among recipients. Read more ›

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F|T: The FinTech Times – Wealthsimple co-founder steps back in C-suite shake-up

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 3 place · 04/25/2023 05:00 EDT

Plus: Canada's new crypto rules: comply or leave. Read more ›

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Vivid Machines raises $5.8 million CAD to help growers virtually monitor fruit trees

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 04/24/2023 16:38 EDT

Toronto startup uses imaging and AI to monitor crop production. Read more ›

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Thales to build cybersecurity hub, hire 110 people in Fredericton with government funding

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit 2 place · 04/24/2023 12:23 EDT

The hub will also house Thales’ North American cybersecurity centre. Read more ›

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