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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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H|T: The Healthtech Times – Bayer taps Google to bring AI to radiology

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 3 place · 04/19/2024 05:00 EDT

Plus: The role of telehealth providers in antibiotic overuse. Read more ›

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Swtch Energy secures $27.2 million to continue deployment of EV chargers for multi-unit buildings

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 3 place · 04/18/2024 16:39 EDT

Round leader Blue Earth Capital said Swtch's multi-family focus is a valuable market opportunity to grow the clean energy economy. Read more ›

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Happly.Ai, Verano.ai, aiphrodite.ai among winners at INNOVATEwest 2024 

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit 2 place · 04/18/2024 16:12 EDT

The inaugural INNOVATEwest wrapped up in Vancouver this week. Read more ›

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Contango Digital Assets closes $5 million for “Blockchain x AI” seed fund

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 04/18/2024 13:27 EDT

Backed by WonderFi CEO Dean Skurka, the fund seeks to support projects using both blockchain and AI. Read more ›

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R|T: The Retail Times – StubHub plans to test IPO market this summer

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 3 place · 04/18/2024 05:00 EDT

Plus: Meet Kas, Avidbots’ new cleaning robot for retail spaces. Read more ›

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Capital gains tax changes strike a nerve with Canadian tech ecosystem

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Bianca Bharti @ BetaKit · 04/17/2024 18:19 EDT

Over 150 leaders have already signed an open letter calling on feds to reverse course. Read more ›

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DMZ receives $500,000 grant to expand Basecamp program for student entrepreneurs

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit · 04/17/2024 16:06 EDT

To date, Basecamp has helped over 365 students launch 151 startups. Read more ›

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Well Health acquires 10 primary care medical clinics from Shoppers Drug Mart

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

Well says it will integrate digital workflows, patient engagement tech, and AI tools into the clinics once acquired. Read more ›

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Eocycle Technologies secures $25 million CAD to expand wind turbines in US, Europe

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit · 04/17/2024 13:53 EDT

Cleantech firm plans to use government incentives in target markets to accelerate expansion. Read more ›

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What Alberta Innovates learned from sending 50 local startups to SXSW

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit 1 place · 04/17/2024 06:02 EDT

Alberta startups go global at the world’s largest tech conference. Read more ›

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A|I: The AI Times – The feds have used AI in nearly 300 projects

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 3 place · 04/17/2024 05:00 EDT

Plus: OpenAI prepares to fight for its life. Read more ›

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What’s in #Budget2024 for Canadian tech?

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 2 place · 04/16/2024 15:18 EDT

Today, the Government of Canada publishes its 2024 budget. Analysts do not expect #Budget2024 to be heavy on new spending commitments, with interest rates remaining steady and significant spending having already been announced in recent weeks for housing. Housing commitments and last week’s announcement of $2.4 billion to AI startups, compute, and safety, together already clock in at over $25 billion. Instead, the Canadian tech community will be looking for... Read more ›

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Shein’s Canadian delivery partner UniUni secures nearly $70 million CAD

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 3 place · 04/16/2024 14:58 EDT

The last-mile service secured just over $45 million CAD in Series B funding last year. Read more ›

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As FinTech ecosystem anticipates open banking update from Budget 2024, Payments Canada reveals no Real-Time Rail until at least 2026

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 04/16/2024 12:48 EDT

Payments Canada did not share when it hopes to officially launch the RTR payment system. Read more ›

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Untether AI to collaborate with semiconductor giant Arm on smart vehicle solutions

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 04/16/2024 11:30 EDT

Untether says its energy efficient architecture is needed to support next-gen vehicles. Read more ›

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Vidyard rolls out AI avatars after securing funding from EDC and existing backers

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 1 place · 04/16/2024 08:00 EDT

With AI Avatars, Vidyard aims to facilitate “personalized video communications at scale.” Read more ›

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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Hootsuite acquisition fuels shift to intelligence

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 04/16/2024 05:00 EDT

Plus: Amazon scraps Alexa Developer Rewards Program. Read more ›

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Business leaders urge feds to require public pension funds to invest at home

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Kelsey Rolfe @ BetaKit · 04/15/2024 17:25 EDT

Feds' proposal to encourage more domestic investment risks compromising funds’ mandates, detractors say. Read more ›

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As tech talent crunch persists, Indeed’s Iain Hamilton on how companies can fill seats faster

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit 1 place · 04/15/2024 06:45 EDT

With talent in the driver’s seat, finding the right candidates has become a tougher hunt. Read more ›

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F|T: The FinTech Times – Canadian banks rank high in global AI innovation

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 1 place · 04/15/2024 05:30 EDT

Plus: Haun Ventures gets back into blockchain by investing in Chainalysis. Read more ›

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