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Canada won’t pursue national semiconductor strategy, AI minister says

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 1 place · 05/08/2026 13:41 EDT

Canada is the only G7 country without a standalone strategy. Industry groups are urging action. Read more ›

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F|T: The FinTech Times – Consumer payments startup Braid shuts down, Goldman Sachs drops BNPL

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 3 place · 10/16/2023 05:30 EDT

Plus: Ten Key Labs secures $10.5 million, launches AI equity management tool for founders. Read more ›

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First VCCI inclusive growth stream recipients get funding as Quantum Industry Canada appoints first-ever CEO

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 10/16/2023 05:00 EDT

Plus: Exploring the forgotten history of Canadian venture capital. Read more ›

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Exploring the forgotten history of Canadian venture capital

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Douglas Soltys @ BetaKit · 10/15/2023 18:28 EDT

CMD Capital’s Matt Roberts investigates the curious case of the missing Canadian dotcom crash. Read more ›

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Neo Financial, Jobber, WaitWell among winners of sixth annual Start Alberta Tech Awards

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 1 place · 10/13/2023 14:23 EDT

Neo Financial was recognized as scaleup of the year while Jobber was awarded for its $100 million Series D. Read more ›

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Ten Key Labs secures $10.5 million, launches AI equity management tool for founders

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 2 place · 10/13/2023 06:00 EDT

Extreme Venture Partners, Xtreme Labs alum secures backing from Craft Ventures, Shopify angels, Wave co-founder. Read more ›

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H|T: The Healthtech Times – A collective $29 million committed to Canadian AI healthtech integration

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 3 place · 10/13/2023 05:30 EDT

Plus: US mental health startup Headway raises $125 million at $1 billion valuation. Read more ›

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R|T: The Retail Times – Hopper makes deep staff cuts, pulls back from Asia to pursue profitability

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 10/13/2023 05:00 EDT

Plus: Canada looks at limiting number of Airbnbs to free up rentals. Read more ›

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HaiLa Technologies closes $14 million CAD strategic investment featuring Japanese manufacturer Murata Electronics

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 3 place · 10/12/2023 16:53 EDT

HaiLa says funding will fuel R&D for its IoT chips and solutions. Read more ›

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Buddybuild founder is back with new code-assist platform Unblocked

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 1 place · 10/12/2023 12:55 EDT

Amplify Partners, Slack founder Stewart Butterfield among Unblocked's investors. Read more ›

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Quantum Industry Canada appoints Lisa Lambert as first-ever CEO following fed investment

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 3 place · 10/12/2023 06:00 EDT

Quantum Industry Canada received $1.4 million as part of Canada’s National Quantum Strategy in January. Read more ›

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A|I: The AI Times – Anthropic in talks to raise another $2B, a16z discussed backing Midjourney rival

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 10/12/2023 05:00 EDT

Plus: Samsung to manufacture chips from AI chip startup Tenstorrent. 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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