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Why scaling requires more than speed

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Trevor Nichols @ BetaKit 1 place · 06/05/2026 16:27 EDT

IDEA Mississauga’s Step-Up Program helps founders build the strategy and systems for growth. Read more ›

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Properly founders exit as company and tech are sold in separate transactions

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Charles Mandel @ BetaKit 2 place · 09/11/2023 15:15 EDT

America real-estate giant Compass buys out Properly founders; unnamed Canadian firm acquires brokerage. Read more ›

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As enterprises dip their toes into generative AI, Plurilock finds gains in selling safety

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit 2 place · 09/11/2023 06:02 EDT

Regulatory changes are putting greater pressure on compliance, says CEO Ian Paterson. Read more ›

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GHGSat closes Series C1 to launch more greenhouse gas emissions-monitoring satellites

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Charles Mandel @ BetaKit 3 place · 09/11/2023 06:00 EDT

The Montréal-based startup secured $59.9 million CAD but did not disclose equity/debt split. Read more ›

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F|T: The FinTech Times – Circle is losing to Tether, Square merchants lose connectivity

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 09/11/2023 05:30 EDT

Plus: Meet the Y Combinator Summer 2023 cohort startups with Canadian connections. Read more ›

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Cultivator hits $100M milestone as Conexus loses VC Sean O’Connor

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 09/11/2023 05:00 EDT

Plus: How this multi-millionaire "pirate" entrepreneur kicked his self-destructive habits. Read more ›

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Three companies hiring front-end software developers across Canada

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 09/10/2023 12:54 EDT

eClerx, Procom, and Accenture are looking to hire front-end developers across the country. Read more ›

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How “pirate” entrepreneur Lloyed Lobo kicked his self-destructive habits

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Douglas Soltys @ BetaKit · 09/10/2023 09:00 EDT

Boast.ai and Traction co-founder shares the journey that led him to write his new book on community-led growth. Read more ›

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Attabotics, Urbx settle litigation over robotic storage patents

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Charles Mandel @ BetaKit 1 place · 09/08/2023 18:01 EDT

Following mutual resolution, both startups agree to no more public statements. Read more ›

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Immervision lands $5.7 million CAD government contract to make military imaging systems

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Charles Mandel @ BetaKit 1 place · 09/08/2023 16:51 EDT

Contract with Canada's military research department will focus on tech like aerospace cameras. Read more ›

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MedStack gears up to help digital health startups in Europe navigate GDPR compliance

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 3 place · 09/08/2023 14:43 EDT

To date, MedStack has largely operated in Canada and the US. Read more ›

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VentureLab appoints semiconductor industry leader Hugh Chow as CEO

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 3 place · 09/08/2023 08:20 EDT

Hong Kong-born Chow sees room for VentureLab to extend itself globally. Read more ›

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Future workforce: where Gen Z wants to work and how startups can support them

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Stefan Palios @ BetaKit · 09/08/2023 06:00 EDT

Waterloo’s Work-Learn Institute data finds Gen Z is looking for growth, impact, security, and balance. Read more ›

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H|T: The Healthtech Times – Prognosis bankruptcy for Babylon, Imagia Canexia

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 09/08/2023 06:00 EDT

Plus: Amazon threatened with legal action over sales of "unapproved" drugs. Read more ›

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R|T: The Retail Times – Shopify and Amazon strike a deal

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 09/08/2023 05:00 EDT

Plus: Benitago files for bankruptcy. Read more ›

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CDL-Vancouver preps fall innovation mining and minerals conference following launch of minerals stream

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Charles Mandel @ BetaKit · 09/07/2023 15:14 EDT

Conference will take place October 25 at the Vancouver Convention Centre. Read more ›

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Cultivator’s incubated startups surpass $100 million in private funding

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit · 09/07/2023 10:36 EDT

Prairie tech hub hits major milestone coinciding with new connections to the Valley. Read more ›

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Space-tech startup Mission Control shoots for the Moon (and Mars) with funding from GreenSky

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 3 place · 09/07/2023 06:00 EDT

Mission Control’s customers have included the Canadian Space Agency, NASA, and MDA. Read more ›

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A|I: The AI Times – Cohere reportedly hunting for fresh funding as OpenAI passes $1B revenue pace

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 09/07/2023 05:00 EDT

Plus: Xanadu, TMU to develop quantum computing educational program. Read more ›

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Rockwell Automation signs agreement to acquire Waterloo-based Clearpath Robotics

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 2 place · 09/06/2023 17:36 EDT

Clearpath’s mission statement is to automate “the world’s dullest, dirtiest, and deadliest jobs.” Read more ›

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Sean O’Connor steps down as managing director of Conexus Venture Capital, Emmertech

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 09/06/2023 16:02 EDT

Under O’Connor’s leadership, Conexus has helped fuel the growth of tech in Saskatchewan and across the Prairies. Read more ›

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