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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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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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Why Pinterest is after Canada’s AI talent

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Bianca Bharti @ BetaKit 1 place · 04/15/2024 05:00 EDT

Plus: What’s going on at CleanBC? Read more ›

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What made you first love tech?

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Douglas Soltys @ BetaKit · 04/14/2024 19:02 EDT

A pure nostalgia pod unpacking the gadgets, media, and moments that brought us to tech. Read more ›

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These global tech giants are recruiting Canadian workers

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit 1 place · 04/12/2024 16:48 EDT

Shopify, Mastercard, Autodesk are seeking software, data engineers. Read more ›

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Electronics startup SmartD Technologies powers up with $14.2-million Series A

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit 2 place · 04/12/2024 14:03 EDT

Startup looks to reinvent motor control with Clean Power VFD. Read more ›

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WordPress owner acquires Eric Migicovsky’s messaging app Beeper following spar with Apple

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 1 place · 04/12/2024 13:53 EDT

Under Automattic’s wing, Beeper aims to continue building “the best chat app on earth.” Read more ›

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Pinterest is on a Toronto hiring spree to scoop up AI talent

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Bianca Bharti @ BetaKit · 04/12/2024 09:25 EDT

CTO Jeremy King says company aims to use AI and ML to make Pinterest more “shoppable.” Read more ›

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CleanBC program investigation prompts fear of provincial startup fallout from cleantech and grant experts

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 3 place · 04/12/2024 06:02 EDT

“The first people that lose out are the companies [that] the program was set up for.” Read more ›

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H|T: The Healthtech Times – Teladoc CEO axed after 15 years at the helm

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 04/12/2024 05:00 EDT

Plus: An AI company uses your nudes to detect STIs. Read more ›

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Avidbots launches Kas, a smaller cleaning robot targeting new markets

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 04/11/2024 16:07 EDT

Avidbots has slimmed down for hot bot summer. Read more ›

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Riskthinking.AI selected by OSFI to provide financial institutions with climate risk data

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit · 04/11/2024 15:33 EDT

Exercise aims to encourage FIs to adopt sound climate risk management practices. Read more ›

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Harvest Ventures, New York-based IA Capital back Summit’s $3.5-million seed round

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 04/11/2024 14:00 EDT

Digital insurance broker offers range of products, including to other FinTech firms. Read more ›

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R|T: The Retail Times – Lightspeed makes first cuts since Dax Dasilva’s return

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 04/11/2024 05:00 EDT

Plus: Nuvei to officially go private in $6.3B deal. Read more ›

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Gerri Sinclair steps down as BC’s innovation commissioner

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit · 04/10/2024 17:00 EDT

Outgoing commissioner to take innovation role at Vancouver International Airport. Read more ›

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Government software provider Clariti Cloud secures $24.6 million CAD from Vistara Growth

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 04/10/2024 14:36 EDT

Clariti’s co-CEO is seeing increased demand for digital government services. Read more ›

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Now-private Farmers Edge partners with Gevo to carbon track US agriculture

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit 1 place · 04/10/2024 06:02 EDT

Gevo’s project is backed by grant funding from the USDA. Read more ›

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A|I: The AI Times – Microsoft and OpenAI team up to build $100-billion AI supercomputer

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 1 place · 04/10/2024 05:00 EDT

Plus: Feds $2B to bolster AI compute, startups, and safety. Read more ›

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Intel says enterprises need choice to scale AI’s potential

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Stefan Palios @ BetaKit · 04/09/2024 16:34 EDT

To deliver usability at the enterprise level, AI needs open ecosystems, not walled garden tech. Read more ›

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Appili Therapeutics to be acquired by Virginia-based life sciences company Aditxt

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 04/09/2024 15:35 EDT

Deal is contingent upon Aditxt raising at least $20 million USD. Read more ›

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IPON invests $4.6 million to build IP capacity at post-secondary institutions

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit 1 place · 04/09/2024 06:03 EDT

IPON has made $6.6 million in investments in the last year. Read more ›

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