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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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Vendasta closes $20-million Series E to fund acquisitions, converts existing debt into equity

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 2 place · 10/11/2023 16:33 EDT

The round was led by US-based Foundry, which sees Vendasta as a “natural consolidator” of B2B SaaS firms. Read more ›

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BetaKit Live: Bridging the cybersecurity gap for SMBs

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Douglas Soltys @ BetaKit · 10/11/2023 14:24 EDT

Hear from Mastercard, Digital Main Street, and Rogers Cybersecure Catalyst leaders on October 17. Read more ›

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Federal government announces first VCCI inclusive growth stream VC fund recipients

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 3 place · 10/11/2023 10:07 EDT

BKR Capital, District Ventures Capital, Ripple Ventures, Sandpiper Ventures, The51 receive portion of $25 million. Read more ›

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FluidAI Medical announces $15-million Series A for AI-driven postoperative monitor

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 3 place · 10/11/2023 06:00 EDT

Series A round comes almost exactly one year after rebranding from NERv Technology. Read more ›

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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Cardata gears up with new funding, BlackBerry plots connected-car split

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 2 place · 10/11/2023 05:00 EDT

Plus: Qualtrics lets go of 780 workers. Read more ›

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Boston-based Haemonetics announces intent to acquire OpSens in healthtech deal worth $345 million CAD

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 10/10/2023 16:20 EDT

OpSens said acquisition will provide the company with a global sales channel. Read more ›

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Calgary FinTech, Quickly, secures $10 million in equity and debt to help businesses pay vendors promptly

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Charles Mandel @ BetaKit 2 place · 10/10/2023 06:00 EDT

Quickly claims to solve the delayed-payment problem for B2B companies. Read more ›

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F|T: The FinTech Times – Canada’s open banking lead extends his term as delays continue

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 3 place · 10/10/2023 05:30 EDT

Plus: Clearco recapitalizes, WonderFi eyes Nasdaq. Read more ›

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Subject Ecosystem fears SDTC funding gap, FinTechs rally against open banking delays

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

Plus: Hugging Face’s Sasha Luccioni on tracking the ethical and environmental impacts of AI. Read more ›

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Hugging Face’s Sasha Luccioni on tracking the ethical and environmental impacts of AI

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Rob Kenedi @ BetaKit · 10/09/2023 14:44 EDT

Hugging Face's Climate Lead thinks data sharing can help make AI "less bad for the planet." Read more ›

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WonderFi files SEC registration statement as crypto firm eyes Nasdaq listing

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 1 place · 10/06/2023 16:08 EDT

CEO called the move “an important first step” towards US expansion. Read more ›

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Fivetran is hiring software engineers, VPs, and product managers for its data movement platform in Canada

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 2 place · 10/06/2023 14:17 EDT

The California-based SaaS firm is hiring remote and Toronto-based positions. Read more ›

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Your finance team isn’t immune to digital transformation

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Stefan Palios @ BetaKit 3 place · 10/06/2023 14:03 EDT

Financial management is necessary. But it doesn’t need to be clunky. Read more ›

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Oxio spinout Gaiia closes $13 million USD to develop operations software for other ISPs

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 2 place · 10/06/2023 06:00 EDT

Cogeco bought Oxio’s telecom business in March for $100 million. Read more ›

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H|T: The Healthtech Times – Andre De Grasse is in a race to fund health startups

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 1 place · 10/06/2023 05:00 EDT

Plus: VC interest in fertility continues with $20M Series A for Pollin. Read more ›

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Alberta Innovates opens applications to $8 million program for AI integrations into provincial health system

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 10/05/2023 17:13 EDT

Projects eligible for up to $800,000 over three years. Read more ›

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Lemurian Labs secures $9 million in seed funding to expedite AI workloads at a lower cost

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Charles Mandel @ BetaKit · 10/05/2023 14:42 EDT

CEO says company can bring down the power consumption of AI models by 10-times. Read more ›

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Rockwell Automation completes acquisition of Clearpath Robotics and its OTTO Motors division

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 10/05/2023 14:08 EDT

Reportedly topping $600 million USD, the deal will keep the autonomous robotics startup in the Waterloo Region. Read more ›

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Pine acquires Properly to capture more of the Canadian home-buying process

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 10/05/2023 08:00 EDT

Digital mortgage firm aims to build the former proptech into Canada’s top real estate website. Read more ›

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R|T: The Retail Times – Shopify takes stake in Faire as company discourages employee side hustles

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 10/05/2023 06:00 EDT

Plus: Instacart quickly loses its IPO gains. Read more ›

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