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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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GoBolt closes $75 million Series C round to double down on EVs, North American expansion

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 12/07/2022 12:37 EDT

GoBolt spent the last year building a fleet of EVs from suppliers like Ford, Lion Six. Read more ›

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Harvest Builders announces Graeme Harrison as new president

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Michael Edgar @ BetaKit · 12/07/2022 12:06 EDT

Harrison to help studio connect with venture funds and startups throughout Western Canada and beyond. Read more ›

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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Inside Mozilla’s bid to enter the metaverse

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Michael Edgar @ BetaKit · 12/07/2022 05:00 EDT

Plus: Applyboard lays off customer experience employees. Read more ›

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FigBytes secures $14.5 million USD in venture funding and debt

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Michael Edgar @ BetaKit · 12/06/2022 15:24 EDT

FigBytes' funding comes as some countries are mandating ESG reporting. Read more ›

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Private wireless network startup Expeto closes $12 million Series B supported by Samsung Next, 5G Open Innovation Lab

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 12/06/2022 13:45 EDT

Expeto enables large enterprises to extend private networks via any type of cellular connectivity. Read more ›

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Former head of marketing at Klaviyo and Dropbox joins Lightspeed as chief marketing officer

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Charles Mandel @ BetaKit 3 place · 12/06/2022 08:59 EDT

Kady Srinivasan tasked with helping drive Lightspeed’s strategic growth and innovation. Read more ›

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Fintel Connect closes $4.8 million CAD to help financial institutions drive cost-effective growth

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 12/06/2022 06:00 EDT

BankTech Ventures, EDC-backed Fintel Connect eyes US expansion. Read more ›

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F|T: The FinTech Times – BlockFi bankruptcy, Buckzy takes the smart money, the Kraken is re-leashed

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Michael Edgar @ BetaKit 2 place · 12/06/2022 05:00 EDT

Plus: FTX collapse hits Gadze Finance. Read more ›

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Slack founding CEO Stewart Butterfield to depart company in January

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 12/05/2022 17:00 EDT

Slack’s leader becomes latest to leave the Salesforce organization. Read more ›

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Top Hat acquires STEM EdTech startup Aktiv Learning

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Michael Edgar @ BetaKit · 12/05/2022 16:56 EDT

Aktiv is Top Hat’s fifth acquisition, and its first outside of publishing. Read more ›

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Wattpad president Jeanne Lam resigns months after being tapped to lead company

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit 2 place · 12/05/2022 14:17 EDT

Naver Webtoon’s KB Nam has been appointed interim president. Read more ›

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Led by former Ada employees, Lancey secures $2 million to let B2B software buyers “try before you buy”

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 12/05/2022 06:00 EDT

YC grad Lancey is backed by group that includes Panache, Garage, and Ada’s CEO. Read more ›

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Canadian startup news of the week (12/4/22)

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Michael Edgar @ BetaKit · 12/05/2022 05:00 EDT

Plus: The 50 "most investable" Canadian cleantech firms. Read more ›

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A|I: The AI Times – Turing tested: ChatGPT is craaaazy

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Michael Edgar @ BetaKit · 12/05/2022 04:59 EDT

Plus: Private AI secures $10.7 million. Read more ›

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Dissecting the anatomy of a Canadian tech seed round with Two Small Fish, Calico & Wavy

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Douglas Soltys @ BetaKit 1 place · 12/02/2022 18:41 EDT

Eva Lau says don't value your round based upon your ARR when fundraising. Read more ›

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Provincial government taps Novari Health to help reduce pandemic-fuelled surgical backlog in Eastern Ontario

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 2 place · 12/02/2022 17:43 EDT

Novari Health-built platform aims to cut surgery wait times. Read more ›

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Montréal Startup Community Awards 2022 honours #MTLtech’s best and brightest

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Charles Mandel @ BetaKit 1 place · 12/02/2022 16:57 EDT

Winners include Real Ventures’ Katy Yam, Startup Montréal’s Liette Lamonde. Read more ›

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Private AI secures $10.7 million CAD to protect personal data from privacy breaches

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Charles Mandel @ BetaKit 2 place · 12/02/2022 14:30 EDT

Microsoft, BDC, Twilio alum are among Private AI’s investors. Read more ›

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How to keep yourself safe from cyber threats

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Stefan Palios @ BetaKit · 12/02/2022 13:44 EDT

The RCMP says even tech-savvy Canadians can do more to protect themselves. Read more ›

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Foresight 50 list names Canada’s “most investable” cleantech firms

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 3 place · 12/02/2022 13:16 EDT

Vancouver-based cleantech accelerator Foresight Canada has identified what it deems Canada’s 50 “most investable” cleantech companies. The 2022 Foresight 50 list recognizes leading Canadian cleantech innovators “moving the needle towards net-zero, connecting honourees to international investors. The chosen firms were evaluated based on criteria that included investability, potential environment and employment impact, and probability of success. The second annual Foresight 50 list names cleantech firms from. Read more ›

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