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National Bank acquires $1-billion CAD Silicon Valley Bank commercial loan portfolio

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Charles Mandel @ BetaKit 2 place · 08/01/2023 10:47 EDT

The $1-billion CAD portfolio includes $325 million CAD in outstanding loan commitments. Read more ›

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With initial $8-million close for Nex Gen VC Partners, KJSM Ventures’ team targets more early-stage tech startups

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 3 place · 08/01/2023 06:00 EDT

After deal flow exceeded their family office’s capacity, the McKays built a VC fund. Read more ›

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F|T: The FinTech Times – Stripe to power Shopify’s new business credit card

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 08/01/2023 05:57 EDT

Plus: How the partnership between Apple and Goldman Sachs soured. Read more ›

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Oil and gas-backed Climate Investment leads $12-million CAD round into SensorUp’s methane leak-detecting platform

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Charles Mandel @ BetaKit 3 place · 07/31/2023 17:01 EDT

Climate Investment is a specialist investor funded by OGCI, an organization of oil and gas CEOs. Read more ›

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Luge Capital’s David Nault on making investment decisions through the AI hype cycle

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 07/31/2023 16:45 EDT

Nault: AI is the “latest shiny thing that a lot of people are running after. Read more ›

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Part3 serves North American construction mega-projects. With new funding, “the vision is bigger”

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 2 place · 07/31/2023 06:00 EDT

Toronto startup has secured $2.8 million, backing from Levelset founder to streamline construction admin. Read more ›

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Canada’s H-1B visa play strikes a nerve as feds pick tech companies for Hypergrowth

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 07/31/2023 05:00 EDT

Plus: Shopify reveals new AI suite, corporate credit card, and more. Read more ›

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BDC’s Climate Tech Fund backs Carbon Upcycling in new $34.4 million CAD round

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit 3 place · 07/31/2023 04:00 EDT

Calgary startup claims to reduce the amount of resource-intensive cement used in concrete production by up to 20 percent. Read more ›

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Jesse Wente wants Canada to “tax the hell” out of Big Tech, but he’s open to cutting deals

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Douglas Soltys @ BetaKit · 07/30/2023 16:53 EDT

Forget arguments over algorithms: Wente wants the money to build something better. Read more ›

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Three companies hiring software engineers at $100K+ salaries in Canada

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 1 place · 07/28/2023 16:33 EDT

Ceridian, TribalScale, and Software International are enticing software engineers with 100K+ salaries. Read more ›

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Alberta tech is on track to outpace 2022 with lively Q2 2023

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit 2 place · 07/28/2023 06:02 EDT

Alberta tech companies raised $123.8 million through six deals in the second quarter of 2023. Read more ›

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DeFi company Wellfield inks deal to acquire crypto custodian Brane Trust

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 2 place · 07/28/2023 06:00 EDT

Canadian crypto consolidation continues with Toronto, Ottawa firms set to join forces. Read more ›

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H|T: The Healthtech Times – Ora Medical gets the BDC Bump

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 07/28/2023 05:00 EDT

Plus: Halifax's 3D BioFibR secures $3.52M for automated collagen fibre manufacturing. Read more ›

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East coast latest Canadian region to act to protect its intellectual property with new program

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Charles Mandel @ BetaKit 1 place · 07/27/2023 17:38 EDT

Region lags in IP protection when it comes to tech commercialization, Springboard CEO says. Read more ›

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Neo Financial goes all-in on embedded finance with new suite of credit cards

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Charles Mandel @ BetaKit · 07/27/2023 17:34 EDT

The FinTech startup is partnering with Tim Hortons, Cathay Pacific to offer rewards. Read more ›

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Foxquilt raises $12 million to expand small business insurance solution in North America

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 07/27/2023 14:15 EDT

Foxquilt uses data analytics and AI to match businesses with insurance products. Read more ›

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Hopper to power travel portal for Brazilian digital banking giant Nubank

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit 2 place · 07/27/2023 09:00 EDT

Hopper brought travel booking to Uber UK and is now targeting Nubank’s 80 million customers. Read more ›

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R|T: The Retail Times – Shopify looks for a Faire deal, Temu sues Shein

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 1 place · 07/27/2023 06:00 EDT

Plus: Bolt, ex-CEO Ryan Breslow face SEC probe. Read more ›

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Vital Biosciences reveals desktop blood-testing device with funding from OpenAI, Salesforce CEOs

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 07/26/2023 18:16 EDT

After the bloody mess at Theranos, Vital is among the new wave of startups developing accessible diagnostics. Read more ›

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Sun Life Canada to acquire Dialogue Health Technologies for $277 million CAD

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Charles Mandel @ BetaKit 3 place · 07/26/2023 11:22 EDT

Dialogue will maintain its head office in Montréal and operate as a standalone entity as part of Sun Life Canada. Read more ›

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