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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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Canadian startup news of the week (9/5/22)

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Michael Edgar @ BetaKit · 09/06/2022 05:00 EDT

Plus: Clearco hands overseas business to Outfund. Read more ›

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Shopify plans to contest $40 million Express Mobile patent infringement verdict

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 1 place · 09/02/2022 14:06 EDT

Express Mobile has also sued Google, Meta, and Amazon for infringing its patents. Read more ›

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Telus acquires TSX-listed HR tech firm LifeWorks for $2.3 billion CAD

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit 1 place · 09/02/2022 12:49 EDT

Telus acquires LifeWorks to bolster its employee wellness solutions. Read more ›

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Learning from embedded FinTech leaders at Traction

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Douglas Soltys @ BetaKit 2 place · 09/02/2022 09:55 EDT

CEOs of Mercury Bank and Lendflow explain how to embed FinTech into your startup. Read more ›

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H|T: The Healthtech Times – Vitalik Buterin gives financial boost to 🇨🇦 doctors tracking carbon dioxide levels

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Michael Edgar @ BetaKit · 09/02/2022 05:30 EDT

Plus: The many hurdles life sciences startups must overcome to commercialize. Read more ›

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WonderFi to acquire Blockchain Foundry in all-stock deal

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit 3 place · 09/01/2022 17:43 EDT

WonderFi continues acquisition spree of Canadian crypto companies. Read more ›

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Information VP, National Bank invest in US FinTech FX HedgePool’s $8 million Series A round

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit 3 place · 09/01/2022 15:12 EDT

FX HedgePool secures support from a pair of Canadian VCs. Read more ›

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Ripple Ventures promotes Dominic Lau to partner as it preps for next fund

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 09/01/2022 12:28 EDT

Ripple’s first hire, Lau founded firm’s startup and investor fellowship program. Read more ›

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Thoughtwire, Finaeo make staff cuts as Canadian tech continues to face economic headwinds

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Meagan Simpson @ BetaKit · 09/01/2022 06:00 EDT

Both companies are staying mum on the number of employees cut. Read more ›

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R|T: The Retail Times – Apple faces likelihood for DOJ lawsuit

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Michael Edgar @ BetaKit 3 place · 09/01/2022 05:30 EDT

Plus: Top Amazon seller Packable begins liquidating, job cuts after failed SPAC attempt. Read more ›

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Canadian-founded healthtech startup Power emerges from stealth with $7 million

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 08/31/2022 17:01 EDT

Power wants to bring the process of discovering and accessing clinical trials into the future. Read more ›

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Supply chain analytics SaaS startup Lytica secures over $13 million in Series A round

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 08/31/2022 15:43 EDT

Lytica uses AI to help companies reduce costs and mitigate risks in their supply chain. Read more ›

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Essential Accessibility merges with Level Access to combine accessibility solutions

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 08/31/2022 11:43 EDT

The combined firm will be based in the US, retaining offices in Toronto and Argentina. Read more ›

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How startups can avoid the “Frankenstein data stack” trap

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Stefan Palios @ BetaKit · 08/31/2022 07:00 EDT

Learn to count the data you have or risk creating a monster. Read more ›

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Five months in, details on Canada’s new Innovation and Investment Agency remain sparse

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Charles Mandel @ BetaKit 1 place · 08/31/2022 06:00 EDT

What’s the feds’ plan? Only Dan Breznitz seems to know. Read more ›

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A|I: The AI Times – AI companies secure massive funding despite economic downturn

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Michael Edgar @ BetaKit · 08/31/2022 05:30 EDT

Plus: D-Wave, Coveo, Canada Drives among companies receiving collective $50 million for Scale AI projects. Read more ›

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SAAS NORTH unveils speaker lineup for 2022 conference

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 08/30/2022 16:08 EDT

Presenters include executives from Shopify, Unbounce, Hootsuite, Wattpad. Read more ›

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Google selects Canadian startups Node, Beam.city, HumanSquad for third Black Founders accelerator

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 08/30/2022 12:30 EDT

All three startups hail from Toronto and have worked with the DMZ. Read more ›

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Clearco hands overseas business to Outfund to focus on North American market

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 2 place · 08/30/2022 11:55 EDT

The market exit comes less than a year after Clearco began expanding its international operations. Read more ›

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LumiQ raises $5 million to expand CPA training podcast platform to US

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 1 place · 08/30/2022 06:00 EDT

LumiQ aims to build on “tremendous” pandemic growth since pivot to podcasts. Read more ›

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