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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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Innerspace reveals $10-million Series A round to scale workspace utilization tech

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit 2 place · 08/16/2023 06:00 EDT

Innerspace uses offices’ existing Wi-F infrastructures to gather occupancy data. Read more ›

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A|I: The AI Times – Stability AI’s lead threatened by key departures, CEO concerns

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 3 place · 08/16/2023 05:00 EDT

Plus: OpenAI launches webcrawler as Zoom promises it won't use your videos to train AI tools. Read more ›

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Legaltech scaleup Athennian navigates growing pains with layoffs, leadership changes

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 3 place · 08/15/2023 16:47 EDT

Athennian CEO says changes part of company “preparing for its next level of scale.” Read more ›

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Cybersecurity startup Field Effect on the hunt for acquisitions following $30-million CAD debt facility from Scotiabank

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit 2 place · 08/15/2023 16:20 EDT

The average cost of data breaches in Canada rose to $5.64 million in 2022. Read more ›

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AI startup Voiceflow raises $15 million USD to help companies collaborate on customer-service agents

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Charles Mandel @ BetaKit 3 place · 08/15/2023 09:00 EDT

Voiceflow says it makes it easy for AI to say to customers: "How can I help you today?" Read more ›

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How a cold DM to a16z helped Finofo raise its $1.6 million CAD pre-seed round

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 08/15/2023 08:30 EDT

After launching tools for cross-border payments, Finofo aims to become “all-in-one” solution for finance teams. Read more ›

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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Only one Canadian company made Bessemer’s Cloud 100 list

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 3 place · 08/15/2023 05:00 EDT

Plus: Canadian SaaS companies have acquisition fever. Read more ›

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F|T: The FinTech Times – FinTech platforms are leaning more on buy now, pay later

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 1 place · 08/14/2023 06:00 EDT

Plus: Desmarais family quietly reshapes a financial empire. Read more ›

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OMERS Ventures exits Europe while Pinegrove looks to scoop up discount startups

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 1 place · 08/14/2023 05:00 EDT

Plus: 1Password only Canadian company to crack 2023 Cloud 100 list. Read more ›

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#CDNtech talks VC risk, due diligence, and the AI hype cycle

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Douglas Soltys @ BetaKit 3 place · 08/13/2023 18:59 EDT

Canadian tech luminaries brave tornados and beanbag chairs in this compilation of interviews recorded live at Startupfest. Read more ›

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Three tech companies hiring full-stack developers for remote work in Canada

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 1 place · 08/11/2023 15:14 EDT

Arcurve, Jane.app, and Ceridian are looking to hire full-stack software developers for remote work. Read more ›

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As startups look to US for capital, Antler’s Shambhavi Mishra calls on Canadian VCs to lead more rounds

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit 2 place · 08/11/2023 14:04 EDT

Antler Canada's Director of Portfolio talks taboo topics at Startupfest. Read more ›

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Home-sharing platform Happipad partners with Nova Scotia government to aid province’s rental crisis

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Charles Mandel @ BetaKit 3 place · 08/11/2023 06:00 EDT

Province estimates 130,000 vacancies could potentially be filled through the partnership. Read more ›

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H|T: The Healthtech Times – How Y Combinator decides which health care startups are worth a shot

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 08/11/2023 05:30 EDT

Plus: Silofit closes its doors, VoxNeuro raises $4.5M to scale brain performance. Read more ›

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R|T: The Retail Times – Shopify and Lightspeed bring positive earnings to pessimistic markets

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 1 place · 08/11/2023 05:00 EDT

Plus: Uber is finally making money after years of losses. Read more ›

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Salesforce, Radian6 veteran Chris Ramsey named CEO of criminal-intelligence startup Cybercheck

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Charles Mandel @ BetaKit · 08/10/2023 16:57 EDT

Radian6 sold to Salesforce for $436.9 million CAD during Ramsey’s time there. Read more ›

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RBCx’s Sue Umapathy on the “return to due diligence” in a down market

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit 2 place · 08/10/2023 06:10 EDT

When conducting due diligence, RBCx’s ‘Capital Whisperer’ said “it’s all about the team.” Read more ›

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1Password only Canadian company to crack Bessemer, Salesforce Ventures’ 2023 Cloud 100 list

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit 2 place · 08/10/2023 06:00 EDT

OpenAI takes number one spot in list of top 100 private cloud firms. Read more ›

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A|I: The AI Times – Canadian AI chip manufacturer closes $100M from global backers

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 08/10/2023 05:00 EDT

Plus: Luge Capital's David Nault on making investment decisions through the AI hype cycle. Read more ›

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EventMobi acquires US-based virtual events platform Run The World

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 08/09/2023 13:18 EDT

The deal comes as demand for virtual gatherings has fallen from pandemic highs. Read more ›

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