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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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John Ruffolo has advice for Canada’s pension funds

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Bianca Bharti @ BetaKit 3 place · 03/25/2024 05:00 EDT

Plus: CDPQ quietly shutters $250-million D&I fund. Read more ›

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Cory Doctorow’s new tech crime thriller takes us back to the days of Yahoo!

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Douglas Soltys @ BetaKit 1 place · 03/22/2024 20:32 EDT

With The Bezzle, Doctorow continues to investigate the “absurdly complex, but not very clever.” Read more ›

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These are the most in-demand roles at tech companies in Canada

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit 2 place · 03/22/2024 13:10 EDT

Cleantech, AI, SaaS, cybersecurity firms are actively scouting for talent. Read more ›

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FinTech startup VoPay makes inroads in US, UK markets

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 2 place · 03/22/2024 06:02 EDT

VoPay has partnered with New Jersey’s Cross River Bank and joined a UK FinTech accelerator. Read more ›

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H|T: The Healthtech Times – Toronto biotech secures $2.2M to treat immune diseases

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 3 place · 03/22/2024 05:00 EDT

Plus: Healthcare startup Tempus preps for IPO. Read more ›

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CDPQ’S $250-million Equity 25³ Fund is done after only four investments

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 03/21/2024 17:00 EDT

Diversity-focused fund’s architect left in December to launch his own $150-million fund. Read more ›

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NowVertical resolves dispute with founder, shareholder Daren Trousdell

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit · 03/21/2024 15:45 EDT

Trousdell called for NowVertical’s board to be replaced in January. Read more ›

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Borderless AI launches from stealth with $27 million for HR assistant

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 2 place · 03/21/2024 14:05 EDT

AI-powered product can answer legal, finance, or tax queries in 170 languages. Read more ›

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One year later, what filled the hole SVB left in Canadian tech lending?

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Kelsey Rolfe @ BetaKit · 03/21/2024 06:02 EDT

Venture debt lending has slowed but ex-SVB talent has spread across Canada's innovation banking practices. Read more ›

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Rithmik secures $2 million to lower mobile mining equipment emissions

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 3 place · 03/21/2024 06:00 EDT

The funding will be used to increase the startup’s global footprint, establish partnerships, and improve its platform. Read more ›

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R|T: The Retail Times – Loblaw is an everything company, and it isn’t done

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 03/21/2024 05:00 EDT

Plus: Plenty of Fish founder Markus Frind catches new CEO gig. Read more ›

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Fusion Pharmaceuticals to be acquired by AstraZeneca for more than $2 billion USD

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 03/20/2024 14:17 EDT

AstraZeneca says the deal marks “a major step forward” in its goal to transform cancer treatment. Read more ›

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Clarius, Fintel Connect among seven Vancouver tech orgs receiving new PacifiCan funding

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit · 03/20/2024 14:15 EDT

The regional development agency is doling out nearly $14 million. Read more ›

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Flosonics Medical raises $27-million CAD Series C to scale uptake of wearable ultrasound device

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit · 03/20/2024 12:55 EDT

Startup’s FloPatch product measures blood flow for critically ill patients. Read more ›

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Proptech startup Landerz plots a course for growth with $1.5-million CAD seed round

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit 1 place · 03/20/2024 09:59 EDT

Over 100 land opportunities are listed on Landerz’s public platform, totalling over $200 million CAD. Read more ›

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With $45-million CAD Series B, PocketHealth gears up to continue North American expansion, AI push

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 2 place · 03/20/2024 06:00 EDT

Startup adds Round13, Deloitte, Samsung to fuel efforts to help patients understand their medical images. Read more ›

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NGen launches $100-million sustainable manufacturing challenge, calls for project proposals

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 3 place · 03/20/2024 06:00 EDT

The Sustainable Manufacturing Challenge is seeking projects that will support Canada’s net-zero goals. Read more ›

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A|I: The AI Times – Apple scoops up Waterloo startup DarwinAI

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 3 place · 03/20/2024 05:00 EDT

Plus: Canada may be losing ground in AI research race. Read more ›

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SEC orders Delphia to pay $225,000 USD for “false and misleading” statements about use of AI

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit · 03/19/2024 16:25 EDT

Toronto startup one of two companies accused by US securities regulator of “AI washing.” Read more ›

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Top Hat’s Maggie Leen appointed CEO two months after Joe Rohrlich’s quiet departure

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit · 03/19/2024 15:00 EDT

EdTech firm has also tapped Larry Indovina for the new role of COO. Read more ›

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