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More than $110,000 in investments awarded to startups at Inventures 2023

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

The Calgary conference wrapped up its fourth in-person event with more than 3,000 attendees. Read more ›

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Soar reveals its Indigenous entrepreneur-focused accelerator’s first cohort

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit 2 place · 06/07/2023 14:11 EDT

The program is delivered in partnership with Square, BDC, and Futurpreneur. Read more ›

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Shopify plans to “aggressively pursue” ID of funders in cases against “patent trolls”

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 06/07/2023 12:54 EDT

Company filed motion in Texas court demanding Lower48 IP LLC reveal third-party interests. Read more ›

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York University partners with OneEleven to launch joint venture studio for new tech MBA degree

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit 3 place · 06/07/2023 08:00 EDT

York’s Schulich School of Business is set to launch the program this fall semester. Read more ›

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A|I: The AI Times – Public letter escalation: Bengio & Hinton sign another warning

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

Plus: Canadian AI computing startup Tenstorrent and LG partner to build chips. Read more ›

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Saskatoon startups Rivercity, 7shifts team up to enhance food temperature monitoring for restaurants

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 06/06/2023 15:09 EDT

RCI integrates its cold chain monitoring sensors into 7shifts’ restaurant management platform. Read more ›

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BC regulator suspends ex-Blok Technologies CEO, CFO from investment market for misrepresenting 2018 share sale

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 06/06/2023 13:23 EDT

The suspensions come in response to how a past Blok private placement was publicly communicated. Read more ›

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GSoft secures $125-million CDPQ investment to pursue growth through acquisitions

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit 3 place · 06/06/2023 12:40 EDT

GSoft’s February acquisition of Quebec City’s Didacte was the company’s first. Read more ›

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Rhino Ventures leads Twig Fertility’s $8 million Series A to improve fertility experience with tech

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 06/06/2023 07:30 EDT

Twig is developing a proprietary platform to optimize treatment plans and opening more clinics in Canada. Read more ›

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Oamo emerges from stealth with White Star Capital backing to build decentralized data brokerage

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 3 place · 06/06/2023 06:00 EDT

Oamo’s team features Kraken, Polygon, Figment, Eventbrite, and Morgan Stanley alumni. Read more ›

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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Is Salesforce repositioning itself as a data company?

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 06/06/2023 05:59 EDT

Plus: Growth equity firm PSG takes a big bite out of Toronto startup Hostaway. Read more ›

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Vietnam’s FPT and Quebec’s Mila renew three-year strategic partnership, vow to practice responsible AI

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Charles Mandel @ BetaKit · 06/05/2023 15:07 EDT

Organizations plan to collaborate on large language models and natural language processing. Read more ›

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Interac appoints Jeremy Wilmot as new president and CEO

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 06/05/2023 13:19 EDT

Interac is set to serve as exchange provider for Canada’s RTR system. Read more ›

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PacifiCan invests over $4 million into Indigenous-led clean energy, tech upskilling projects

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 06/05/2023 11:50 EDT

First Nations Technology Council, BC Indigenous Clean Energy Initiative secure funding. Read more ›

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F|T: The FinTech Times – Stripe looks to enter the credit space

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 1 place · 06/05/2023 09:25 EDT

Plus: OSC advisory panel backs stronger crypto regulation. Read more ›

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Inside Canada’s new early-stage VC firm

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

Plus: Shopify facing $130M lawsuit for alleged attempts at slashing severance pay. Read more ›

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Canada is in a health care crisis. What’s the prescription?

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Douglas Soltys @ BetaKit · 06/04/2023 17:19 EDT

Brett Belchetz (Maple) and Alexandra Greenhill (Careteam) diagnose the failings of Canada's health care system. Read more ›

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As crypto markets consolidate, Bitbuy debuts new staking offering

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Charles Mandel @ BetaKit 3 place · 06/04/2023 06:00 EDT

Shakepay also joins the list of regulated crypto platforms in Canada. Read more ›

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With Collision nearing a one-year Toronto extension, efforts are mounting for a West Coast alternative

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 1 place · 06/02/2023 17:48 EDT

Vancouver group advocates for Collision, as SAAS NORTH organizers look to offer a locally run alternative. Read more ›

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A survey of the challenges women founders face when fundraising (and how to overcome them)

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Douglas Soltys @ BetaKit 2 place · 06/02/2023 17:16 EDT

40 women founders from 25 different countries share their views for other women entrepreneurs fundraising. Read more ›

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