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Canadian startup news of the week (3/12/23)

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 1 place · 03/13/2023 05:00 EDT

Plus: Ten things worth reading on International Women’s Day. Read more ›

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Dan Breznitz unmuzzled: Canada Innovation Corporation architect explains how we got here

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Douglas Soltys @ BetaKit 1 place · 03/11/2023 16:35 EDT

What the CIC is missing, who might make a good CEO, and why the Crown corp. comes with carrots and sticks. Read more ›

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CAN Health Network to serve all of Canada with Québec, northern territories expansion

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit 1 place · 03/10/2023 13:13 EDT

The initiative secured $30 million in federal funding for the expansion. Read more ›

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How Silicon Valley Bank shutdown might impact Canadian tech

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Meagan Simpson @ BetaKit 1 place · 03/10/2023 12:43 EDT

The SVB run is done. What comes next? Read more ›

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Sanctuary marks first commercial test of “human-like” robots in Mark’s clothing store

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit 2 place · 03/10/2023 06:00 EDT

The robot can pick and pack merchandise, fold, and label items among other tasks. Read more ›

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H|T: The Healthtech Times – AstraZeneca announces big Canadian expansion, hiring plans

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 03/10/2023 05:00 EDT

Plus: BetterHelp barred by FTC from sharing data with Facebook. Read more ›

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A|I: The AI Times – OpenAI is now everything it promised not to be

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 3 place · 03/10/2023 05:00 EDT

Plus: Who's actually getting rich off of AI? Read more ›

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Synctera secures National Bank funding, partnership to bring banking-as-a-service platform to Canada

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 03/09/2023 17:16 EDT

Synctera helps FinTechs build and launch compliant financial products debit and lending. Read more ›

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Intuit, Highline unveil 2023 cohort of joint FinTech accelerator

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Ryan O'Connor @ BetaKit 2 place · 03/09/2023 14:08 EDT

Toronto-based Chexy and Carbonhound among the group of startups chosen. Read more ›

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Firehood hands out $100,000 in prizes as the DMZ, CVCA announce women of year awards

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit 2 place · 03/09/2023 11:04 EDT

Apricotton, Areto Labs, PragmaClin secure $100,000 in total prize money from pitch competition. Read more ›

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Zenhub closes $10 million to make platform for managing software projects more accessible

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 3 place · 03/09/2023 07:00 EDT

Yaletown-backed Zenhub aims to take the silos out of software development. Read more ›

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Yaletown Partners hits $200 million final close for Innovation Growth Fund II

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 03/09/2023 06:30 EDT

Yaletown saw four exits in 2022, including Tasktop, Circle Cardiovascular Imaging. Read more ›

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R|T: The Retail Times – The Shopify divide: manager or crafter?

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 03/09/2023 05:00 EDT

Plus: Amazon pauses long awaited construction Read more ›

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Web3 startup Helika closes $4 million seed round led by Diagram Ventures

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Ryan O'Connor @ BetaKit · 03/08/2023 15:16 EDT

Diagram: "We see Helika at the forefront of a rapidly evolving industry.” Read more ›

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Wattpad lays off 15 percent of workforce

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Meagan Simpson @ BetaKit · 03/08/2023 13:43 EDT

Interim president says cuts come despite best efforts to limit economic impact. Read more ›

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Magnet shares independent advisor report recommending $1.8 billion acquisition as some shareholders push to halt deal

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Meagan Simpson @ BetaKit · 03/08/2023 12:03 EDT

One of Magnet’s largest investors says $1.8 billion price tag “simply too low.” Read more ›

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Ten things worth reading on International Women’s Day

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BetaKit @ BetaKit · 03/08/2023 09:30 EDT

Read, share, and amplify. Read more ›

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An incomplete list of Canadian tech programs and organizations supporting women’s initiatives

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BetaKit @ BetaKit · 03/08/2023 09:30 EDT

An evolving resource for women entrepreneurs. Read more ›

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Dwindling tech deal volume remained a thorn in the Waterloo Region’s side in 2022

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit 3 place · 03/08/2023 06:02 EDT

Venture funding in Waterloo Region dipped from 2021 peak, but still surpassed pre-bull market years. Read more ›

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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Salesforce’s ‘one big family’ is showing cracks. Can Slack’s new CEO hold it together?

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 2 place · 03/08/2023 05:00 EDT

Plus: Not the first LastPass breach Read more ›

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