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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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Climate tech VC ArcTern Ventures closes $450-million CAD Fund III from large institutions

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 2 place · 01/22/2024 13:40 EDT

ArcTern’s LPs include TD, Allianz, OPTrust, Church Pension Group, and Credit Suisse. Read more ›

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Visa Canada, Plug and Play team up to support Canadian FinTech startups

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 2 place · 01/22/2024 06:00 EDT

With new partnership, US payments giant and investor build on existing relationship. Read more ›

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F|T: The FinTech Times – Neo and Pine backer Thomvest secures new $250M fund

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 3 place · 01/22/2024 05:30 EDT

Plus: Crypto is beanie babies, Coinbase says. Read more ›

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In snagging Kensington, AGF avoids the messy middle

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 2 place · 01/22/2024 05:00 EDT

Plus: Even more #CDNtech CEO turnover. Read more ›

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Maybe the Rogers-Shaw merger won’t lower prices after all

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Douglas Soltys @ BetaKit · 01/21/2024 17:19 EDT

Did Rogers' recent price hike finally rile Canadians (and our elected representatives) into action? Read more ›

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These three Canadian tech unicorns are hiring

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit 1 place · 01/19/2024 16:47 EDT

1Password, Trulioo, Shopify are all looking to beef up their sales teams. Read more ›

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7shifts cuts 19 percent of staff in new layoffs to start 2024

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 1 place · 01/19/2024 15:38 EDT

This marks the restaurant software firm’s second workforce reduction in four months. Read more ›

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Software acquirer Valsoft closes $229 million CAD in growth financing

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit 3 place · 01/19/2024 14:00 EDT

Montréal consolidator claims its business has more than doubled in the last two years. Read more ›

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OCI is bringing back innovation conference DiscoveryX

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit 3 place · 01/19/2024 06:02 EDT

The 2019 conference hosted over 3,000 attendees and over 500 exhibitors. Read more ›

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H|T: The Healthtech Times – This DeepMind spin-off wants to cut drug discovery times in half

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 2 place · 01/19/2024 05:00 EDT

Plus: Clinia secures $10 million and partnership with Telus Health. Read more ›

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Miovision acquires one of its customers, traffic data collection firm CJ Hensch

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit · 01/18/2024 14:56 EDT

CEO hopes deal will give Miovision a deeper understanding of its target market. Read more ›

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Plooto, GoDaddy bring new payment, commerce offerings to Canadian businesses

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 3 place · 01/18/2024 13:50 EDT

Plooto launches payment workflow safeguards, while GoDaddy brings its commerce solution to Canada. Read more ›

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Climate tech VC Blue Vision Capital adds Vladimir Savic to support global ambitions

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 2 place · 01/18/2024 05:59 EDT

London, UK-based Savic previously held roles with Cibus and EBRD. Read more ›

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R|T: The Retail Times – Rent the Runway decimates corporate workforce in new restructuring plan

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 2 place · 01/18/2024 05:00 EDT

Plus: How online shoppers fell back in love with the high street. Read more ›

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Vistara Growth bets on two US-based supply chain software companies

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 01/17/2024 16:41 EDT

Vistara Growth recently closed $200 million for its fifth private credit fund. Read more ›

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PointClickCare continues growth through acquisition with American HealthTech purchase

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit · 01/17/2024 14:57 EDT

American HealthTech was divested by previous owner CPSI. Read more ›

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MindBridge headlines slew of #CDNtech companies making executive leadership changes

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit 2 place · 01/17/2024 06:02 EDT

ActiveState, Acuity Insights, AnalytixInsight, Volaris Group also named new CEOs just this week. Read more ›

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A|I: The AI Times – Why OpenAI’s GPT Store will be bigger than Apple’s App Store

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 3 place · 01/17/2024 05:00 EDT

Plus: BenchSci cuts headcount as it feels GenAI impact. Read more ›

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ventureLAB receives $4.5 million from feds to scale more hardware, semiconductor companies

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit · 01/16/2024 14:21 EDT

The funding is aimed at supporting 30 companies and commercializing 25 new products. Read more ›

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Bot management software startup Wysdom acquired by US-based Calabrio

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 3 place · 01/16/2024 14:19 EDT

Calabrio will integrate Wysdom’s virtual agent solutions into its customer support network. Read more ›

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