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Applications are open for Google’s startup accelerators for women and Black founders

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 06/13/2023 08:00 EDT

Three Canadian startups were selected for each program last year. Read more ›

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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Instabase notches $2 billion valuation on the back of AI

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 06/13/2023 05:00 EDT

Plus: Montreal-based HR platform GSoft secures $125M. Read more ›

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Tech talent-sourcing network VanHack secures $3 million for global expansion

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 06/12/2023 16:26 EDT

While bootstrapped, VanHack said it grew to over 400,000 members. Read more ›

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Reddit’s new API pricing kills Canadian app Apollo

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 06/12/2023 13:12 EDT

The app, founded in Halifax, was created to improve Reddit for iOS users. Read more ›

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AI prompting Is the new coding for kids

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Douglas Soltys @ BetaKit 2 place · 06/12/2023 06:00 EDT

BetaKit's original founder says understanding how to prompt an AI engine is not just a tech skill—it’s a life skill. Read more ›

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F|T: The FinTech Times – SEC sets sights on crypto firms Binance and Coinbase

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 06/12/2023 05:30 EDT

Plus: Interac appoints Jeremy Wilmot as CEO. Read more ›

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Three Canadian cities ranked in the global top 50 startup ecosystems

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 2 place · 06/12/2023 05:00 EDT

Plus: Led by ex-Google researchers, OpenAI rival Cohere secures $270M. Read more ›

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The Collision conversation is a microcosm for Canadian tech

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Douglas Soltys @ BetaKit · 06/11/2023 18:38 EDT

People across Canada are asking questions about Collision. The answers say a lot about Canadian tech. Read more ›

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Pick up the pace: federal agencies form new body aimed at collaborating on issues related to tech innovations

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Charles Mandel @ BetaKit 1 place · 06/09/2023 17:46 EDT

Competition Bureau, CRTC, and OPC to collaborate on digital markets, AI, data portability through the Canadian Digital Regulators Forum. Read more ›

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Three tech companies hiring remote workers in Canada

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 1 place · 06/09/2023 15:36 EDT

Wattpad, Fivetran, and Klue are looking to hire remote Canadian staff. Read more ›

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EvenUp raises $50.5 million in Clio-backed round for AI that turns raw files into legal documents for personal injury lawyers

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit 3 place · 06/09/2023 12:47 EDT

Bessemer led the round with participation from Bain Capital, Behance founder, among others. Read more ›

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Here’s how Canada’s top 10 cities rank in the global startup ecosystem

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 06/09/2023 06:00 EDT

StartupBlink’s report shows Canada maintains fourth place in global ranking. Read more ›

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H|T: The Healthtech Times – Pharma giant Bayer moves deeper into digital health

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 1 place · 06/09/2023 05:59 EDT

Plus: FemTherapeutics raises $2.5 million CAD to address pelvic floor disorders. Read more ›

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AlayaCare founder, Alberta Innovates and Strata Health Solutions executives honoured at e-Health Conference

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Charles Mandel @ BetaKit 3 place · 06/08/2023 13:02 EDT

Digital Health Canada hands out awards in six categories to medtech executives. Read more ›

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Vive Crop Protection adds $11.2 million CAD extension to Series C to improve efficiency of agricultural chemicals

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit 3 place · 06/08/2023 11:52 EDT

Vive recently made its fungicide available in Canada to help combat potato crop diseases. Read more ›

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Cohere announces $270 million Series C from Inovia, Nvidia, Oracle, Salesforce

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 2 place · 06/08/2023 10:07 EDT

Nvidia founder: Cohere has made “foundational contributions to generative AI.” Read more ›

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R|T: The Retail Times – Shopify’s birthday gift: a new class-action lawsuit

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

Plus: Temu is losing millions of dollars to break into the US. Read more ›

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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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