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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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A|I: The AI Times – Gatik and Loblaw give Canadians driverless deliveries

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Michael Edgar @ BetaKit · 10/13/2022 05:30 EDT

Plus: US said to plan new limits on China’s AI and supercomputing firms. Read more ›

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Payments Canada delays Real-Time Rail payment system launch (again)

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Charles Mandel @ BetaKit 3 place · 10/12/2022 17:34 EDT

PayTechs of Canada CEO calls process “disappointing” and “absurd.” Read more ›

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Miovision acquires Pittsburgh firm Rapid Flow to bolster its traffic management systems

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 10/12/2022 12:10 EDT

Rapid Flow’s Pittsburgh head office will become Miovision’s fifth global location. Read more ›

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CBC alumni secure $3 million to help musicians collaborate remotely with BeatConnect

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 1 place · 10/12/2022 06:00 EDT

BeatConnect plans to build a marketplace for creators to sell their sounds. Read more ›

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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – TikTok pushes for growth, Elon pushes for Twitter… again

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Michael Edgar @ BetaKit 1 place · 10/12/2022 05:30 EDT

Plus: L-SPARK selects six startups for latest B2B SaaS accelerator cohort. Read more ›

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Report: digital workers provide “immense” economic value, but talent shortage remains

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Meagan Simpson @ BetaKit · 10/12/2022 03:01 EDT

The report found 67 percent of Canadian businesses find it challenging to hire the digital workers they need. Read more ›

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Dapper Labs, Hootsuite, VodaSafe among winners of BC Tech’s 2022 Technology Impact Awards

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Meagan Simpson @ BetaKit · 10/11/2022 13:24 EDT

A record-setting 48 finalists and 12 winners were announced at the TIAs. Read more ›

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IP expert Peter Cowan tapped to head Intellectual Property Ontario

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Charles Mandel @ BetaKit 3 place · 10/11/2022 12:36 EDT

Cowan expected to shape province’s IP policy, ensure a competitive IP landscape. Read more ›

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Parity raises $8 million to target wasteful emissions in buildings

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Charles Mandel @ BetaKit 2 place · 10/11/2022 07:59 EDT

New legislation fighting climate change in US could benefit Parity. Read more ›

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Quandri raises $2 million CAD to automate time-consuming, repetitive tasks for insurance industry

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 3 place · 10/11/2022 06:00 EDT

CEO says Quandri has seen “insane growth” since investing in sales and marketing. Read more ›

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F|T: The FinTech Times – Wealthimple, Shakepay face class action allegations

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Michael Edgar @ BetaKit · 10/11/2022 05:45 EDT

Plus: Binance's half a billion crypto hack. Read more ›

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Canadian startup news of the week (10/10/22)

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Michael Edgar @ BetaKit · 10/11/2022 05:30 EDT

Plus: Meet the Google alumn joining Lightspeed. Read more ›

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How has the tech downturn affected founder mental health?

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Rob Kenedi @ BetaKit 1 place · 10/07/2022 18:47 EDT

Nervous founders. Nervous investors. Nervous… everyone. Read more ›

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BetaKit Live: Fighting back against cyber threats

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Raj Dhaliwal @ BetaKit 2 place · 10/07/2022 12:48 EDT

You're a target. Find out how to fight back on Monday, October 17th. Read more ›

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Startup Montréal hosts 7th annual Grande-messe startup showcase

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Meagan Simpson @ BetaKit 1 place · 10/07/2022 12:11 EDT

At the event, National Bank committed $1 million to Startup Montréal. Read more ›

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How TD is working to open-source equity education

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Stefan Palios @ BetaKit 2 place · 10/07/2022 07:30 EDT

Samantha Estoesta shares how to bring an “equity lens” to research and product development. Read more ›

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H|T: The Healthtech Times – Instacart to deliver health goods

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Michael Edgar @ BetaKit 3 place · 10/07/2022 05:30 EDT

Plus: Truepill conducts fourth round of layoffs in 2022. Read more ›

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RBC continues healthcare strategy with MDBilling acquisition

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit 3 place · 10/06/2022 14:49 EDT

MDBilling builds on RBC’s purchase of Dr.Bill in 2020. Read more ›

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Crypto lending startup Ledn to acquire Arxnovum to expand into asset investments

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 10/06/2022 12:34 EDT

The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of this year. Read more ›

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Canada Drives fuels up with $10 million extension to support growth amid economic headwinds

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 3 place · 10/06/2022 08:59 EDT

Despite scaling back hiring, co-CEO says Canada Drives is in “a strong position.” Read more ›

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