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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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After a three-year pause, TechPong bounces back for 2023 return

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit 3 place · 07/20/2023 12:58 EDT

The annual ping pong-powered charity event has raised $400,000 over six showings. Read more ›

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Checkfront merges with Australia’s Rezdy to scale online tourism reservations

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit 3 place · 07/20/2023 06:00 EDT

Both startups offer online booking platforms for tourism companies. Read more ›

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R|T: The Retail Times – Shopify wants to give you an AI Sidekick

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 07/20/2023 05:00 EDT

Plus: Sampler acquires Admass's tech to integrate UGC and AI into platform. Read more ›

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Bold Commerce reveals product that allows retailers to add checkouts to video and email

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 07/19/2023 17:51 EDT

CEO says Checkout Unleashed eliminates “middleman” product pages. Read more ›

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British Columbia moves to protect its intellectual property with new programs

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Charles Mandel @ BetaKit · 07/19/2023 16:53 EDT

The new provincial strategy hopes to help businesses navigate the complicated financial and legal aspects of IP. Read more ›

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Toronto and Montréal added the most tech jobs in Canada in the last five years: Report

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 07/19/2023 14:37 EDT

Ottawa’s tech talent concentration is higher than San Francisco’s Bay Area, CBRE says. Read more ›

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Cohere secures strategic investment from SAP as enterprise demand for generative AI grows

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 07/19/2023 13:31 EDT

Toronto-based Cohere has also partnered with McKinsey. Read more ›

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Construction software firm Vitruvi to be acquired by US-based Bow River Capital

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 1 place · 07/19/2023 06:00 EDT

Calgary-based Vitruvi’s team and leadership to stay on as part of deal. Read more ›

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A|I: The AI Times – FTC investigates OpenAI as Elon Musk launches competitor

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 07/19/2023 05:00 EDT

Plus: Shopify teases AI assistant for entrepreneurs, Sidekick. Read more ›

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Meet BC Tech’s first Innovators Hall of Fame inductees

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit 3 place · 07/18/2023 17:42 EDT

Honourees include leaders from BC Tech Association, CIBC, D-Wave. Read more ›

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ProShop ERP raises $32 million to help manufacturers digitize operations

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 07/18/2023 16:13 EDT

ProShop has previously been a founder-financed company for seven years. Read more ›

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Here’s how much Canada’s top public tech company CEOs were paid last year

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 07/18/2023 12:50 EDT

Shopify, OpenText, Telus, CGI, Descartes Systems Group, and Constellation Software all made the list. Read more ›

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YC-backed Reworkd secures $1.65 million CAD to build AI agents for business tasks

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 1 place · 07/18/2023 09:00 EDT

Founded by a trio of Vancouverites, Reworkd has nabbed funding from Panache. Read more ›

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Metafold 3D closes $2.35 million CAD to fuel industrial adoption of 3D printing

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 2 place · 07/18/2023 08:59 EDT

Toronto startup has interest from sportswear and biopharma clients for its 3D printing tech. Read more ›

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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Hypercontext’s HR pivot looks to accelerate performance reviews with AI

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 07/18/2023 06:00 EDT

Plus: UK probing Adobe's $20 billion Figma deal. Read more ›

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Startupfest 2023 awards Hutsy twice while Ora Medical receives BDC prize match

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit 3 place · 07/17/2023 14:39 EDT

Ora secured BDC, crowd matching investments on top of the $100K Women in Tech award. Read more ›

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Backed by Active Impact and Breakthrough, Othersphere secures $3 million to strategically locate climate tech projects

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 2 place · 07/17/2023 06:00 EDT

Victoria-based startup aims to drive industrial decarbonization with data analysis. Read more ›

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F|T: The FinTech Times – WonderFi completes three-way merger in landmark Canadian crypto deal

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 3 place · 07/17/2023 05:30 EDT

Plus: Dapper Labs makes third round of layoffs, Revolut loses $20M to theft. Read more ›

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Canada attracts 30,000 tech workers, BDC wants Thrive co-investment partners

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 2 place · 07/17/2023 05:00 EDT

Plus: Shopify is building entrepreneurs an AI Sidekick. Read more ›

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On the death of the Girlboss with Chelsea Fagan (The Financial Diet)

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Douglas Soltys @ BetaKit · 07/16/2023 18:20 EDT

The Girlboss is dead, but the need for better public archetypes of entrepreneurship for women—and especially men—remains. Read more ›

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