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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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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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Cognosys raises $2-million seed round to create AI personal assistants

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Charles Mandel @ BetaKit 2 place · 05/26/2023 14:13 EDT

Vancouver startup attracts prominent investors, including Google Ventures, Cohere Read more ›

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Summer camp for Canadian tech is back: Startupfest returns July 12-14

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Charles Mandel @ BetaKit 1 place · 05/26/2023 13:42 EDT

This year: more Premium Fests, Investor Match-Ups, fan-favourite Grandma judges, and BetaKit. Read more ›

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H|T: The Healthtech Times – FTC signals tougher rules for health companies’ use of data

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 05/26/2023 06:00 EDT

Plus: MCI OneHealth divests five Calgary clinics to Well Health for $2 million. Read more ›

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Wingmate secures $1 million CAD to market and sell its lead-generation app for frontline staff

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Charles Mandel @ BetaKit 2 place · 05/26/2023 06:00 EDT

Wingmate says it aims to make “sales and service a team sport,” giving incentives to field staff to chase down leads. Read more ›

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R|T: The Retail Times – Shopify touts checkout conversion rates, ranks merchants

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 05/26/2023 05:59 EDT

Plus: Lightspeed Commerce recovers from tough third quarter. Read more ›

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Spellbook, formerly Rally, raises $10.9 million to automate legal contracts using generative AI

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 05/25/2023 16:48 EDT

The company is rebranding as part of a new focus on its AI tool and strategy. Read more ›

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BenchSci closes $95-million CAD Series D to expand AI drug-discovery platform

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 05/25/2023 15:06 EDT

BenchSci aims to help pharma companies speed up R&D using AI. Read more ›

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Locorum raises $1.2 million to help local service businesses grow through referrals

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 05/25/2023 13:20 EDT

Locorum’s platform rewards customers for hiring local service providers. Read more ›

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