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Future Summit 2025 to host leaders from NVIDIA, AWS Canada, Alberta government, and more

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit 1 place · 11/03/2025 07:00 EDT

A closer look at the sessions and power players shaping Future Summit’s inaugural gathering on Nov 18 to 20. Read more ›

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F|T: The FinTech Times – Better.com’s stock tanks, Ramp officially closes $300M at valuation haircut

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 08/28/2023 05:30 EDT

Plus: Hopper's embedded FinTech offerings are now half of its app revenue. Read more ›

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AI, cleantech stay hot as mega-deals carry Canada to second-largest Q2 on record

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 08/28/2023 05:00 EDT

Plus: MindBridge founder Solon Angel joins Fresh Founders as managing partner. Read more ›

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Canadian VCs talk fundraising, “shitty” behaviour, mannequin startups & more

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Douglas Soltys @ BetaKit · 08/27/2023 16:03 EDT

John Ruffolo (Maverix), Michelle Scarborough (Thrive), Chris Neumann (Panache) and more join for a VC extravaganza. Read more ›

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Three tech companies hiring Python developers in Canada

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 1 place · 08/25/2023 17:28 EDT

Neo Financial, Givex, and Leap Tools are looking to hire Python developers across the country. Read more ›

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Xanadu, Toronto Metropolitan University to develop quantum computing educational program

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit 2 place · 08/25/2023 16:28 EDT

Students will learn and work with Xanadu’s software framework PennyLane. Read more ›

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OBIO offering up to $20,000 in grants to women-led health science companies

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit 1 place · 08/25/2023 11:55 EDT

Deadline to apply for OBIO’s Women in Health Initiative is September 10. Read more ›

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Four startup growth tips for founders, from founders

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Stefan Palios @ BetaKit 3 place · 08/25/2023 11:36 EDT

Founders from Bridgit, 7Shifts, Jane App, and Bloomerang share the lessons that shaped their businesses. Read more ›

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PointClickCare launches PatientPay integration to increase payment efficiency in health-care facilities

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 08/25/2023 06:00 EDT

PointClickCare expands marketplace of integrated solutions with PatientPay. Read more ›

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H|T: The Healthtech Times – Medtech funding expected to rise throughout 2023

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 1 place · 08/25/2023 05:00 EDT

Plus: Peloton launches new approach to B2B service. Read more ›

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MindBridge founder Solon Angel joins Fresh Founders as managing partner

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Charles Mandel @ BetaKit · 08/24/2023 18:24 EDT

Following MindBridge departure, Angel wanted to explore another “specific idea in accounting tech.” Read more ›

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TikTok to remove Shopify ‘Storefront’ integration, pushing merchants to use TikTok Shop

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 3 place · 08/24/2023 17:20 EDT

As one integration ends, Shopify adds another: USDC payments through Solana Pay. Read more ›

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Ideogram launches with $22.3 million CAD for generative AI text-to-image platform like DALL-E

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 08/24/2023 12:49 EDT

a16z, Canadian AI expert Raquel Urtasun, Github co-founder Tom Preston-Werner invested. Read more ›

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Identity-verification company Trulioo unveils new capabilities to accelerate person-matching

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 08/24/2023 09:00 EDT

Trulioo uses AI and machine learning to accelerate customer verification. Read more ›

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R|T: The Retail Times – Instacart is planning an IPO for as soon as September

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 3 place · 08/24/2023 05:00 EDT

Plus: Amazon wants you to pay with your palm. Read more ›

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OpenText acquires solutions partner KineMatik

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 08/23/2023 16:01 EDT

KineMatik offers automation tools for business processes via OpenText marketplace. Read more ›

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Blanka raises $2.7 million CAD to simplify launching beauty brands

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit 3 place · 08/23/2023 12:03 EDT

Blanka claims it can launch a new beauty brand in under an hour for less than $200. Read more ›

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Digital medical-billing platform ResolvMD secures $2 million loan from PaceZero to pursue strategic acquisitions

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 2 place · 08/23/2023 06:00 EDT

Doctor-backed Calgary startup sees opportunities across Alberta. Read more ›

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A|I: The AI Times – Inside Meta and Google’s plans to attack OpenAI

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 3 place · 08/23/2023 05:00 EDT

Plus: Voiceflow raises $15M, Horizn acquired by Inbenta. Read more ›

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Elevate, The Firehood reveal first cohort of 36 startups in new incubator for women entrepreneurs

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 08/22/2023 14:02 EDT

Some participants already backed by The Firehood, such as Ora, Permalution, PragmaClin. Read more ›

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Alberta IoT, Movement51 among recipients of Alberta Innovates’ cumulative $13.6-million investment

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 08/22/2023 12:40 EDT

University of Alberta secured $4.25 million across three projects. Read more ›

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