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Future Summit 2025 to host leaders from NVIDIA, AWS Canada, Alberta government, and more

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit 1 place · 11/03/2025 07:00 EDT

A closer look at the sessions and power players shaping Future Summit’s inaugural gathering on Nov 18 to 20. Read more ›

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Firehood hands out $100,000 in prizes as the DMZ, CVCA announce women of year awards

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit 2 place · 03/09/2023 11:04 EDT

Apricotton, Areto Labs, PragmaClin secure $100,000 in total prize money from pitch competition. Read more ›

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Zenhub closes $10 million to make platform for managing software projects more accessible

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 3 place · 03/09/2023 07:00 EDT

Yaletown-backed Zenhub aims to take the silos out of software development. Read more ›

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Yaletown Partners hits $200 million final close for Innovation Growth Fund II

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 03/09/2023 06:30 EDT

Yaletown saw four exits in 2022, including Tasktop, Circle Cardiovascular Imaging. Read more ›

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R|T: The Retail Times – The Shopify divide: manager or crafter?

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 03/09/2023 05:00 EDT

Plus: Amazon pauses long awaited construction Read more ›

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Web3 startup Helika closes $4 million seed round led by Diagram Ventures

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Ryan O'Connor @ BetaKit · 03/08/2023 15:16 EDT

Diagram: "We see Helika at the forefront of a rapidly evolving industry.” Read more ›

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Wattpad lays off 15 percent of workforce

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Meagan Simpson @ BetaKit · 03/08/2023 13:43 EDT

Interim president says cuts come despite best efforts to limit economic impact. Read more ›

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Magnet shares independent advisor report recommending $1.8 billion acquisition as some shareholders push to halt deal

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Meagan Simpson @ BetaKit · 03/08/2023 12:03 EDT

One of Magnet’s largest investors says $1.8 billion price tag “simply too low.” Read more ›

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Ten things worth reading on International Women’s Day

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BetaKit @ BetaKit · 03/08/2023 09:30 EDT

Read, share, and amplify. Read more ›

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An incomplete list of Canadian tech programs and organizations supporting women’s initiatives

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BetaKit @ BetaKit · 03/08/2023 09:30 EDT

An evolving resource for women entrepreneurs. Read more ›

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Dwindling tech deal volume remained a thorn in the Waterloo Region’s side in 2022

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit 3 place · 03/08/2023 06:02 EDT

Venture funding in Waterloo Region dipped from 2021 peak, but still surpassed pre-bull market years. Read more ›

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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Salesforce’s ‘one big family’ is showing cracks. Can Slack’s new CEO hold it together?

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 2 place · 03/08/2023 05:00 EDT

Plus: Not the first LastPass breach Read more ›

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Daily Blends raises $2.7 million CAD, signs Metrolinx deal to deploy smart vending machines

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit 3 place · 03/07/2023 16:16 EDT

Healthy vending machines are coming to public transit stations, college campuses across Canada. Read more ›

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Six months after petition launch, federal minister calls market benefits plan “essential” to Global Talent Stream visa

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Meagan Simpson @ BetaKit · 03/07/2023 15:59 EDT

Employees at VanHack, Hopper, Dapper Labs, others signed a petition that calls the plan “cumbersome.” Read more ›

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Cohere among first investments from Salesforce’s new $250 million AI fund

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit 3 place · 03/07/2023 13:29 EDT

Salesforce invests in Toronto startup as part of broader generative AI strategy. Read more ›

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Loopio co-founder launches Barley to help make employee compensation easier, more equitable

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 03/07/2023 06:00 EDT

Golden Ventures-backed Barley has raised $5.4 million CAD to date. Read more ›

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Adaptis secures $2 million CAD to help building owners move to net zero with AI

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Charles Mandel @ BetaKit 3 place · 03/07/2023 06:00 EDT

“Using deep tech to do deep carbonization is really where we think the gap is.” Read more ›

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F|T: The FinTech Times – Bad news comes in threes for Dapper Labs

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 03/07/2023 05:00 EDT

Plus: Roham on the hot seat. Read more ›

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Drug discovery startup Congruence Therapeutics closes $20 million CAD extension of Series A

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Meagan Simpson @ BetaKit · 03/06/2023 14:12 EDT

BDC Capital's Thrive Venture Fund joined to lead the extension. Read more ›

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Toronto venture funding saw a “return to sanity” in 2022

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit 1 place · 03/06/2023 06:02 EDT

Toronto tech startups raised a collective $3.7 billion through 154 deals in 2022. Read more ›

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Canadian startup news of the week (3/05/23)

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 2 place · 03/06/2023 05:00 EDT

Plus: Canadian VCs had second highest year on record. Read more ›

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