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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – 1Password hits $250M ARR on the back of B2B growth

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 09/26/2023 05:00 EDT

Plus: Cisco buys Splunk, Klaviyo shares soar post-IPO. Read more ›

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The Québec-IBM Discovery Accelerator now has its quantum computer

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 09/25/2023 14:55 EDT

The IBM Quantum System One in Bromont, Québec is the first quantum computer of its type in Canada. Read more ›

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F|T: The FinTech Times – Jack Dorsey is back at the head of Square

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 1 place · 09/25/2023 07:00 EDT

Plus: Moneris goes down, Netcoins get breached (again). Read more ›

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UK-based Captain AI will relocate to Canada after closing $2.1 million USD to better serve its restaurant delivery tech in North America

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 2 place · 09/25/2023 06:00 EDT

GreenSky, Techstars-backed Captain AI already caters to Pizza Pizza. Read more ›

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Raquel Urtasun reunites with Uber in autonomous trucking partnership

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 1 place · 09/25/2023 05:00 EDT

Plus: 1Password hits $250M ARR on the back of B2B growth. Read more ›

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As 1Password hits new revenue milestones, CEO Jeff Shiner touts B2B growth

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Douglas Soltys @ BetaKit · 09/24/2023 18:27 EDT

B2B revenue growth has driven 1Password to 250 million ARR. Read more ›

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Former Cultivator manager Jordan McFarlen joins Conexus Venture Capital as director

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Charles Mandel @ BetaKit 1 place · 09/22/2023 18:18 EDT

McFarlen says Saskatchewan tech ecosystem is “hungry for capital.” Read more ›

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These companies are hiring software engineers to work on machine learning in Canada

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 2 place · 09/22/2023 14:53 EDT

Thomson Reuters, Procom, and Ripple are looking to hire machine learning experts across the country. Read more ›

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How TECHNATION thinks we can solve Canada’s tech talent gap

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Stefan Palios @ BetaKit 3 place · 09/22/2023 07:00 EDT

Canadian companies have over 40,000 open tech roles–and they needed them filled yesterday. Read more ›

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A checklist for building sustainable rural tech hubs

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Stefan Palios @ BetaKit 3 place · 09/22/2023 06:00 EDT

Rural tech hubs offer flexibility, but need flexible entrepreneurs to thrive. Read more ›

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H|T: The Healthtech Times – Deep Genomics adds life sciences veteran, Papa loses major contracts

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 2 place · 09/22/2023 05:00 EDT

Plus: Digital health, health IT funding slumped in Q2, but some bright spots remain. Read more ›

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Oneka raises $12.5 million CAD, prepares to deliver desalination devices along the Pacific coast

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Charles Mandel @ BetaKit 3 place · 09/21/2023 18:07 EDT

Oneka says it can produce fresh water with zero greenhouse gas emissions using the power of waves. Read more ›

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Secoda closes $19-million CAD Series A to scale its data management AI copilot

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Douglas Soltys @ BetaKit 3 place · 09/21/2023 12:05 EDT

As prompts supplant search, US investors Craft Ventures and Abstract Ventures back Secoda’s new AI-powered tools. Read more ›

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Waabi partners with Uber Freight to deploy its autonomous trucking tech

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 3 place · 09/21/2023 05:00 EDT

Waabi’s self-driving solution has already hit the road in Texas as part of 10-year agreement. Read more ›

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R|T: The Retail Times – Amazon is trying to control inventory deeper in the supply chain

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 09/21/2023 04:59 EDT

Plus: Attabotics settles patent litigation with Urbx. Read more ›

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Vooban secures CDPQ investment to fund acquisitions and North American expansion

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 1 place · 09/20/2023 12:37 EDT

This marks the 12-year-old Québec AI firm’s first external funding. Read more ›

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GrowerIQ secures $1 million from Government of Canada to enhance its cannabis-tracking system and support international expansion

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 2 place · 09/20/2023 06:00 EDT

FedDev Ontario funding follows GrowerIQ’s recent Barbados government contract. Read more ›

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A|I: The AI Times – The benefits of Canada’s AI investment are leaving the country

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 3 place · 09/20/2023 05:00 EDT

Plus: How good are you at spotting AI fakes? Read more ›

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Netcoins loses $343,00 in second security breach within 17 months

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Charles Mandel @ BetaKit 2 place · 09/19/2023 15:21 EDT

"Bad actor” makes off with cryptocurrency platform’s operational float. Read more ›

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ZayZoon closes Series B to fuel continued US expansion of earned wage access business

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 09/19/2023 15:14 EDT

ZayZoon nabs $34.5 million USD in debt and equity to help workers access a cash-advance alternative to payday loans. Read more ›

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