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OSC advisory panel backs stronger regulation of crypto platforms

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Charles Mandel @ BetaKit · 06/01/2023 14:50 EDT

Report cautions OSC against fostering innovation at the expense of protecting investors. Read more ›

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Over $1 million in cash available for Canadian startups in FinTech, sciences, and more

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 06/01/2023 14:34 EDT

Startups can now apply for a chance to get funding from Momentum, Innovate BC, and Platform Calgary. Read more ›

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Doormat raises $1.25 million to make real estate legal services easier

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 06/01/2023 11:41 EDT

Doormat is currently available in Ontario and plans to expand into British Columbia and Alberta. Read more ›

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Platformatic secures $3.5 million, launches tech to simplify back-end development for enterprises

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 2 place · 06/01/2023 09:05 EDT

Platformatic is backed by Decibel, Panache, and developer and open-source angels. Read more ›

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R|T: The Retail Times – Loblaw axes its third-party seller driven e-commerce marketplace

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 3 place · 06/01/2023 06:00 EDT

Plus: Alibaba pushes back on layoff rumours. Read more ›

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Shopify facing $130-million lawsuit for alleged attempts to slash post-layoff severance pay

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 05/31/2023 16:19 EDT

Lawsuit claims severance packages were reduced by “tens of thousands of dollars.” Read more ›

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PSG makes investment in Hostaway to expand its vacation-rental software amid travel rebound

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 05/31/2023 12:44 EDT

Sources indicate PSG took majority ownership of Hostaway as part of the deal. Read more ›

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Report: 2021 VC boom in Canada was short-lived as market resets to pre-pandemic levels

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit 1 place · 05/31/2023 07:30 EDT

Canada saw 12 VC-backed company IPOs in 2021; in 2022, that shrunk to zero. Read more ›

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A|I: The AI Times – AbCellera and BenchSci secure big funding

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 1 place · 05/31/2023 06:00 EDT

Plus: Ex-OpenAI execs raise $450 million for rival Anthropic. Read more ›

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SAAS NORTH producer reveals new Vancouver-based INNOVATEwest tech conference

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 3 place · 05/30/2023 15:38 EDT

INNOVATEwest will take place April 16 to 17, 2024 at the Vancouver Convention Centre. Read more ›

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Geoffrey Hinton, Yoshua Bengio warn “risk of extinction from AI” in public letter

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 05/30/2023 12:55 EDT

Geoffrey Hinton and Yoshua Bengio warn of “risk of extinction” from AI as more industry leaders ring the alarm to regulate the technology. Read more ›

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Communications startup Vrify secures $6-million Series A to help attract mining investment

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Charles Mandel @ BetaKit 3 place · 05/30/2023 07:00 EDT

Vrify creates 3D visualization technology and 360-degree virtual tours of mining sites. Read more ›

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Ex-Panache, ScaleUp partners team up to launch new early-stage VC fund CMD Capital

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 1 place · 05/30/2023 06:00 EDT

As funding has dried up, David Dufresne and Matt Roberts say they plan to lead and price early-stage rounds. Read more ›

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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Microsoft launches Fabric, mCloud looks to go private

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 2 place · 05/30/2023 05:59 EDT

Plus: Novisto closes $27-million Series B. Read more ›

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Saskatoon startups SolusGuard, BetterCart win a combined $75,000 at Uniting the Prairies 2023

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 05/29/2023 14:38 EDT

The investment prizes are new for this year’s conference. Read more ›

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Picketa raises $1.4 million CAD to help farmers analyze plant tissue in real time

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit 3 place · 05/29/2023 11:38 EDT

Picketa “releaves” farmers of long turn-around times for agricultural testing. Read more ›

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F|T: The FinTech Times – Now in Canada: Hiive’s VC secondary trading platform

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 2 place · 05/29/2023 06:00 EDT

Plus: QED closes on $925M to back FinTech startups globally. Read more ›

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Canadian startup news of the week (5/28/23)

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 3 place · 05/29/2023 05:00 EDT

Plus: What’s on the table for Alberta's tech sector this election? Read more ›

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A wake for BuzzFeed, Gawker, Vice with CANADALAND’s Jonathan Goldsbie

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Douglas Soltys @ BetaKit · 05/28/2023 18:31 EDT

Digital media publications are dropping left and right these days. BuzzFeed News is gone, Gawker died for the second time, and Vice just filed for bankruptcy. Now, this isn’t tech news specifically, but it is impacted by tech, with new media startups adopting tech’s VC-fuelled approach to rapid scaling (as well as its batting average for success) and sinking or swimming based upon the priorities of Big Tech’s algorithms. More... Read more ›

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Three SaaS companies hiring software developers in Canada

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 1 place · 05/26/2023 15:48 EDT

Autodesk, Ceridian, and Opentext are looking to hire software developers in Canada. Read more ›

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