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Former Team Canada support staff secure $1.3 million to deliver Olympic-level corporate team building

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit 2 place · 06/28/2024 14:12 EDT

Innerlogic seeks to speed up the path to better workplace culture with AI. Read more ›

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Three US companies hiring software engineers at six-figure salaries in Canada

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit 3 place · 06/28/2024 14:02 EDT

Roles at Netflix, TradeStation, Credit Acceptance are open to Canadian senior software talent. Read more ›

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Following pivot to enterprise SaaS model, Haloo closes $4.7 million CAD

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit 1 place · 06/28/2024 11:24 EDT

Startup has made key hires as it looks to scale from hundreds of SaaS customers to tens of thousands. Read more ›

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Healwell AI invests $2.7-million CAD into Elon Musk’s xAI to tap into company’s expertise, resources

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 3 place · 06/28/2024 06:00 EDT

Healwell CEO touts access to xAI’s closed developer program as big potential benefit. Read more ›

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Wealthsimple war rooms, Xanadu moonshots, and an Uber-inspired approach to accelerating Canadian innovation

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Jacqueline Loganathan @ BetaKit · 06/27/2024 15:46 EDT

Tech leaders share their post-ZIRP strategy at BetaKit Talks: In the Black, hosted by Float. Read more ›

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e-Zinc powers up with $42 million CAD to validate energy storage solution in the field

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit 3 place · 06/27/2024 09:00 EDT

With beefed-up leadership team, CEO feels Chris Hadfield-backed e-Zinc has reached the production stage. Read more ›

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From God’s Pocket to YVR, how a BC program is giving startups a major testbed for scale

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit · 06/27/2024 07:00 EDT

Innovate BC’s Integrated Marketplace pairs local companies with major customers in key transportation hubs. Read more ›

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Gaiia closes $18-million CAD Series A as it looks to build the Shopify for ISPs

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit 1 place · 06/27/2024 06:00 EDT

Startup targets challenger internet providers with all-in-one operating software. Read more ›

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IGM Technology joins Lead Edge Capital’s portfolio with strategic investment

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 06/26/2024 14:31 EDT

The $5-billion growth equity firm counts Alibaba, Bumble, Uber, and more among its portfolio. Read more ›

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Susan Hawkins to lead Payments Canada as president and CEO

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit 3 place · 06/26/2024 13:24 EDT

Hawkins previously supported the launch of a real-time payments solution at TD Bank. Read more ›

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Fed invests $2.4 million into two Ontario accelerators

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit 1 place · 06/26/2024 06:01 EDT

New investments into Spark Centre, Georgian Bay Business Accelerator expected to support over 600 entrepreneurs. Read more ›

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Pay gap between men and women in tech tripled over five-year period

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Bianca Bharti @ BetaKit 2 place · 06/26/2024 06:00 EDT

New report underlines the growing pay disparity among different minority groups. Read more ›

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INOVAIT and federal government invest $10.7 million across seven image-guided therapy tech projects

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 06/26/2024 06:00 EDT

Private contributions bring the collective project values up to $32 million. Read more ›

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Why SaaS shouldn’t sleep on customer success in a down market

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit 3 place · 06/25/2024 13:49 EDT

CMD Capital's Matt Roberts reveals his revenue retention strategy for software businesses. Read more ›

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Bitcoin miner Hut 8 to receive $150 million to provide AI computing power

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 06/25/2024 13:37 EDT

Hut 8 shifted its headquarters from Toronto to Miami following a merger last year. Read more ›

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BetaKit wins General Excellence, Small Publication at SABEW Canada Best in Business Awards

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Siri Agrell @ BetaKit · 06/25/2024 12:59 EDT

Reporter Josh Scott named Best Young Journalist. Read more ›

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Former 7Geese leaders secure seed funding for new AI-powered performance management platform

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 3 place · 06/25/2024 09:59 EDT

Armed with $2.5 million CAD, Topicflow looks to double its team. Read more ›

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ReturnBear to launch operations in UK in July

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit · 06/25/2024 06:30 EDT

Retail logistics startup has grown to over 1,000 Canadian locations. Read more ›

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OSC accuses Liquid MarketPlace of fraud and pursues action against startup, top execs

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 06/24/2024 17:06 EDT

Leaders of Logan Paul-founded NFT marketplace allegedly used $3 million from investors for “personal enrichment.” Read more ›

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CoGuard received funding from OpenAI’s Cybersecurity Grant Program

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit · 06/24/2024 14:44 EDT

Startup automates the identification of software misconfiguration to reduce the threat of cyberattacks. Read more ›

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