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Certn acquires European ID verification company Trustmatic

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Charles Mandel @ BetaKit 3 place · 11/07/2023 16:04 EDT

Trustmatic marks Certn’s third international acquisition in the last two years. Read more ›

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Private equity firm Vertu Capital acquires developer platform ActiveState

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 11/07/2023 15:02 EDT

Vertu closed $300 million CAD for its first private equity fund in March. Read more ›

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Virtual care platform Mednow announces restructuring, looks for buyer

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 3 place · 11/07/2023 06:00 EDT

Receivership occurs just over two years after listing on the TSX Venture Exchange. Read more ›

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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – John Chen retires, Hyatt brothers return with DataStealth

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 11/07/2023 05:00 EDT

Plus: Uber, Lyft to pay $328 million to settle wage-theft allegations. Read more ›

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Government of Alberta proposes changes to clear path for tech firms to use ‘software engineer’ title

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit · 11/06/2023 18:14 EDT

The province’s new bill follows tech sector clash with engineering regulator. Read more ›

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Universities of Regina, British Columbia among 19 recipients of CRIN’s $16.1 million CAD commitment to clean up Canada’s oil and gas industry

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 1 place · 11/06/2023 16:20 EDT

CRIN received $100 million from the SIF in 2020 to lower the environment impacts of fossil fuels. Read more ›

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Slack CEO Lidiane Jones to depart after a year in the role

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 11/06/2023 13:49 EDT

Jones will become CEO of Bumble as Salesforce-owned Slack looks for its third CEO in as many years. Read more ›

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Sanctuary AI, RainStick among #CDNtech companies named to TIME’s 2023 Best Inventions list

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit 2 place · 11/06/2023 06:02 EDT

The list also recognized neural earbud developer Naqi Logix and lithium tech firm Li-Metal. Read more ›

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F|T: The FinTech Times – Sam Bankman-Fried convicted on all charges, Intuit winds down Mint

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 2 place · 11/06/2023 06:00 EDT

Plus: BDC recommits to seed deals with $50M fund. Read more ›

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BDC recommits to leading seed deals with new $50-million fund

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 3 place · 11/06/2023 05:00 EDT

Plus: The BetaKit Keynote Stage returns to SAAS NORTH 2023. Read more ›

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The BetaKit Keynote Stage returns to SAAS NORTH 2023

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Douglas Soltys @ BetaKit · 11/05/2023 17:54 EDT

Workleap, Wealthsimple, OpenView, BDC leaders among stage headliners November 15-16. Read more ›

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Open banking is dead, Techno-Optimists want a war

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Douglas Soltys @ BetaKit · 11/05/2023 15:46 EDT

Marc Andreessen's manifesto is flawed. But It shows a greater sense of the moment than our politicians. Read more ›

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Electronic circuit manufacturer SMT Intelligence raises $68 million from the Fonds FTQ

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit 1 place · 11/03/2023 14:28 EDT

SMT uses robotics, AI to produce over eight million electronic circuits annually. Read more ›

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Why Canadian SMBs are choosing managed service partners to protect against cyber threats

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Miranda Daly @ BetaKit 1 place · 11/03/2023 13:56 EDT

New Cisco data shows only nine percent of Canadian businesses are prepared to handle hybrid security risks. Read more ›

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Nova Scotia taps Maple to expand free virtual care to the entire province

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 3 place · 11/03/2023 06:00 EDT

Maple will expand from servicing 145,000 Nova Scotians to over one million. Read more ›

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H|T: The Healthtech Times – Amazon Clinic can now treat cough, cold, or flu

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 11/03/2023 05:00 EDT

Plus: Well Health acquires cybersecurity businesses, CAE to sell healthcare unit for $311M. Read more ›

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BetaKit Live: Getting Hybrid Work Right

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Douglas Soltys @ BetaKit · 11/02/2023 18:40 EDT

What the new best practices to ensure that businesses in 2023 are getting hybrid work right for the long term? Read more ›

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Lightspeed’s stock rises as firm exceeds outlook for fiscal Q2, achieves positive EBITDA

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 2 place · 11/02/2023 17:13 EDT

Company takes a step towards profitability, boosts revenue guidance. Read more ›

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Faire cuts 250 employees in its second layoff round in last year

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit · 11/02/2023 17:02 EDT

Last year, Faire slashed seven percent of its workforce as the e-commerce boom dimmed. Read more ›

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Cultivator’s AgTech accelerator startups surpass $80 million in funding since January 2022

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 11/02/2023 15:08 EDT

Applications are open for its third cohort set to begin in March. Read more ›

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