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Y Combinator website no longer lists Canada as a country it invests in

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 1 place · 01/26/2026 17:01 EDT

Change implies Canadian startups have to incorporate in the US, Cayman Islands, or Singapore to join accelerator. Read more ›

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Zafin founder and CEO joins latest slew of #CDNtech executive turnover

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 3 place · 04/24/2024 17:14 EDT

Martello, Boast, and Illumin have also shuffled their leadership teams since the end of March. Read more ›

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Boom and goConfirm launch new products from experienced #CDNtech leaders

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 04/24/2024 16:11 EDT

Ex-Shopify execs spice up remote meetings, while Wave alumni launch an AI scam detector. Read more ›

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Interac acquires “key employees,” exclusive Canadian rights to payments personalizer Vouchr

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 1 place · 04/24/2024 06:00 EDT

Vouchr allows users to attach personalized multimedia notifications to money transfers. Read more ›

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A|I: The AI Times – This Canadian AI startup will collab with semiconductor giant Arm

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 1 place · 04/24/2024 05:00 EDT

Plus: There's more in #Budget2024 beyond AI. Read more ›

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Tech hub watch: Genesis loses its CEO, Edmonton Unlimited welcomes a new one

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit 3 place · 04/23/2024 16:54 EDT

Tom Viinikka joins Edmonton Unlimited, Michelle Simms to depart Genesis. Read more ›

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Forcen closes $8.35 million in funding to develop its touch-tech for robots

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 04/23/2024 16:39 EDT

The round was co-led by Brightspark Ventures and BDC Capital’s Deep Tech Venture Fund. Read more ›

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AI and Web3 startup Inference Labs secures $2.3 million in pre-seed funding

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit · 04/23/2024 14:24 EDT

Startup wants to create an open-source AI inference market. Read more ›

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BetaKit launches new program for Innovation Leaders

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Siri Agrell @ BetaKit · 04/23/2024 12:02 EDT

More than 16 leading organizations named as partners supporting BetaKit’s journalistic mission. Read more ›

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AutoAlign spins off from Armilla AI, launches firewall solution for LLMs

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit · 04/23/2024 11:00 EDT

The solution guards against AI flaws while evolving alongside LLMs. Read more ›

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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Is Salesforce reviving the M&A market?

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 04/23/2024 05:00 EDT

Plus: What you need to know in #Budget2024. Read more ›

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Across-the-pond acquisitions: Descartes acquires ASD, HR Path acquires GroupeX

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 04/22/2024 15:17 EDT

Descartes continues its acquisition spree while GroupeX joins HR Path’s growing Canadian portfolio. Read more ›

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Versaterm continues acquisition spree with purchase of Integrated Computer Systems

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit · 04/22/2024 14:24 EDT

Public safety tech firm has acquired 10 companies since 2020. Read more ›

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Changemakers: Did the SEC just help Manifest Climate scale?

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit 3 place · 04/22/2024 06:02 EDT

How this climate-focused AI solution is driving business innovation. Read more ›

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F|T: The FinTech Times – Business leaders react to open banking updates in #Budget2024

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 04/22/2024 05:30 EDT

Plus: Crypto enthusiasts eager for Bitcoin’s ‘halving.’ Read more ›

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Canadian tech’s essential #Budget2024 primer

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Bianca Bharti @ BetaKit · 04/22/2024 05:00 EDT

Plus: Montréal startup community’s bid to save Notman House fails. Read more ›

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#Budget2024 emergency pod: spoiling for a fight

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Douglas Soltys @ BetaKit · 04/21/2024 18:09 EDT

Canadian tech’s trust battery for the feds’ approach to innovation policy has drained. Read more ›

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Finance Minister Freeland undeterred following meeting with Canadian tech leaders over capital gains tax changes

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 1 place · 04/19/2024 19:13 EDT

Freeland: “We believe in this budget. We really believe in the investments this budget is making.” Read more ›

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Community-led bid to buy back Notman House unsuccessful

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit 1 place · 04/19/2024 16:45 EDT

BDC and IQ accepted another bid for the Montréal startup hub, but it's unclear by who. Read more ›

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Where #CDNtech companies stand on remote, hybrid, in-office work

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit 3 place · 04/19/2024 14:19 EDT

Where job seekers choose to work is now a reflection of how they want to work. Read more ›

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FinTech leaders say “devil is in the details” with #Budget2024 open banking promises

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Kelsey Rolfe @ BetaKit 1 place · 04/19/2024 06:02 EDT

Questions still remain on how open banking will work and when it will launch. Read more ›

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