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Ha Nguyen named McRock Capital’s third partner as firm looks to raise $200 million fund

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Meagan Simpson @ BetaKit 1 place · 11/29/2022 06:01 EDT

Nguyen is the first McRock partner in addition to firm’s co-founders. Read more ›

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Nortel alum-turned-mystery novelist combines her tech and writing background with Fictionary

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 2 place · 11/29/2022 06:00 EDT

Fictionary’s $1.8 million round one of the first investments out of BDC’s Thrive Venture Fund. Read more ›

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F|T: The FinTech Times – Canadian crypto leaders want “consequences” after FTX fall

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Michael Edgar @ BetaKit · 11/29/2022 05:00 EDT

Plus: Pipe on the hunt for a new CEO. Read more ›

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Coveo’s Louis Têtu on market cycles, mentorship, and “recipes for failure”

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Charles Mandel @ BetaKit · 11/28/2022 17:32 EDT

Avoid “yes people.” Choose to be “the dumbest person in the room.” Read more ›

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Think Research reports increased revenues, debt in Q3

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Charles Mandel @ BetaKit · 11/28/2022 12:50 EDT

CEO maintains company well positioned to continue revenue growth. Read more ›

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Canadian startup news of the week (11/27/22)

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Michael Edgar @ BetaKit 2 place · 11/28/2022 08:13 EDT

Plus: CVCA notes more decline in Canadian venture funding. Read more ›

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Ada, 1Password, and Scotia Digital are all looking to hire engineers right now

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Douglas Soltys @ BetaKit 3 place · 11/27/2022 16:28 EDT

Engineers are still in demand despite the downturn. Read more ›

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Canadian tech talks down rounds, disasters, and “recipes for failure”

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Douglas Soltys @ BetaKit 1 place · 11/25/2022 20:06 EDT

Featuring interviews with luminaries from OMERS Ventures, Shopify, Coveo, Clio, Unbounce, and L-SPARK. Read more ›

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Prairie tech celebrates its own with Calgary Launch Party, Start Alberta Awards, Startup TNT Summit

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Meagan Simpson @ BetaKit 2 place · 11/25/2022 14:17 EDT

Calgary Innovation Week culminates in Launch Party’s full in-person return. Read more ›

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What Coconut Software CFO Matt Petrow learned while raising a Series B

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Stefan Palios @ BetaKit 1 place · 11/25/2022 07:00 EDT

Founders need a good reason for fundraising. And a good partner. Read more ›

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Eight Canadian universities land in PitchBook’s 2022 top 100 schools for founders

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Michael Edgar @ BetaKit 1 place · 11/25/2022 06:00 EDT

The University of Waterloo keeps top spot for Canadian schools. Read more ›

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H|T: The Healthtech Times – Elizabeth Holmes is sentenced for fraud

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Michael Edgar @ BetaKit 3 place · 11/25/2022 05:30 EDT

Plus: Canadian tech layoffs continue. Read more ›

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R|T: The Retail Times – SkipTheDishes’ new CEO steps up to the plate

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Michael Edgar @ BetaKit 2 place · 11/25/2022 05:00 EDT

Plus: Amazon layoffs hit Canadian teams. Read more ›

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Potential Motors, Chinova Bioworks, Introhive feted at New Brunswick innovation awards ceremony

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Charles Mandel @ BetaKit · 11/24/2022 14:54 EDT

Nine awards handed out at the first InnovateNB awards event. Read more ›

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How Acuva balances global growth with local impact to provide clean drinking water

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Stefan Palios @ BetaKit · 11/24/2022 12:50 EDT

Acuva’s handheld LED-UV lights purify water around the world (and in Canada). Read more ›

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Canadian tech venture funding continued to fall in Q3 2022, CVCA reports

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 1 place · 11/24/2022 05:59 EDT

Seed-stage startups, cleantech “two biggest winners” amid slowdown. Read more ›

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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Nobul, Hopper top Deloitte Canada’s Fast 50

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Michael Edgar @ BetaKit · 11/24/2022 05:00 EDT

Plus: Twitter employees say no to being "extremely hardcore." Read more ›

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Canadian tech hubs not immune to downturn as Communitech lays off 10 percent of workforce

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit 3 place · 11/23/2022 19:19 EDT

Innovation hub sees second significant staff reduction since 2019 provincial budget cuts. Read more ›

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OMERS Ventures’ Laura Lenz says “ego raising” is over in #CDNtech

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 11/23/2022 16:53 EDT

VC says "there's blame on both sides" for the lack of fundamentals in 2021. Read more ›

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One year after raising $6.5 million, GoodGood shuts down claiming it can’t find more money

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 3 place · 11/23/2022 13:29 EDT

Company says downturn has had “dramatic impact” on its rapid local commerce delivery business. Read more ›

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