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Mortgage startup Perch raises $4 million with continued backing from venture arm of National Association of Realtors

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Meagan Simpson @ BetaKit · 10/18/2022 06:00 EDT

Perch wants to use data to change mortgages and real estate. Read more ›

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ChainSafe closes $25.7 million CAD Series A to build blockchain-agnostic Web3 tools

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 3 place · 10/18/2022 05:59 EDT

COO: fundraising in current market “separates the true builders from the noise.” Read more ›

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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Miovision, Auvik piling up the acquisitions

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Michael Edgar @ BetaKit 3 place · 10/18/2022 05:30 EDT

Plus: Google faces EU antitrust charges over adtech business. Read more ›

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Vendasta acquires “complementary” US sales enablement tech firm Yesware

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 10/17/2022 12:38 EDT

Vendasta CEO says deal “pushes both companies’ product roadmap ahead significantly.” Read more ›

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Element AI co-founder launches Waverly to fix the internet by changing the way people consume content

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Meagan Simpson @ BetaKit 1 place · 10/17/2022 06:00 EDT

Philippe Beaudoin wants to fix the internet. But what if the internet is a rigged game that can't be fixed? Read more ›

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F|T: The FinTech Times – FinTech startups say what’s happening in Canada is “not normal”

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Douglas Soltys @ BetaKit 3 place · 10/17/2022 05:45 EDT

Plus: Abraham Tachjian says open banking work "absolutely" on track. Read more ›

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Canadian startup news of the week (10/17/22)

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Douglas Soltys @ BetaKit · 10/17/2022 05:30 EDT

Plus: Payments Canada delays Real-Time Rail payment system launch (again). Read more ›

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Three companies hiring in Canada right now

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Raj Dhaliwal @ BetaKit · 10/16/2022 17:06 EDT

Personify, Canadian Premier, and Canada Goose are hiring. Read more ›

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Boom to bust cycles & why there’s no Canadian techlash

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Douglas Soltys @ BetaKit 1 place · 10/14/2022 20:33 EDT

The Canadian companies best adopting big-tech strategies aren't "tech" companies. Read more ›

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Amid questions on progress, Canada’s open banking lead says implementation “absolutely” remains on track

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 1 place · 10/14/2022 13:48 EDT

Abraham Tachjian says 2021 open banking report is his “roadmap.” Read more ›

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26 Canadian tech startups added to list of firms on path to $1 billion in annual revenue

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 2 place · 10/14/2022 13:07 EDT

Communitech list points to Paper, Talent.com, Brim, Miovision, Neo, Dapper Labs. Read more ›

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Alberta tech CEOs sign letter claiming restrictions over “software engineer” title hampering province’s talent gains

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Charles Mandel @ BetaKit 3 place · 10/14/2022 09:59 EDT

Open letter to premier addresses “classic example of regulator overreach.” Read more ›

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H|T: The Healthtech Times – Can a hackathon build ArriveCan for less than $54 million?

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Michael Edgar @ BetaKit 3 place · 10/14/2022 05:45 EDT

Plus: Digital health funding in Q3 slides to 2019 levels. Read more ›

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NorthOne raises $92.1 million CAD to build new working capital, credit products

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 10/13/2022 16:36 EDT

Toronto-founded NorthOne moved its HQ to New York to serve its American client base. Read more ›

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Auvik acquires international SaaS firms Saaslio, Boardgent

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 10/13/2022 14:32 EDT

The acquisitions follow Auvik securing $312 million from majority shareholder Great Hill Partners. Read more ›

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Shinydocs, Encircle, Proto receive cumulative $7.5 million from FedDev Ontario

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 10/13/2022 11:39 EDT

The investment into the three Kitchener-Waterloo startups is expected to create 75 jobs. Read more ›

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MaRS hosting seven UK startups in manufacturing incubation program

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Charles Mandel @ BetaKit · 10/13/2022 11:15 EDT

The program helps UK ventures gain better understanding of North American needs. Read more ›

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VMware launches new AI centre in Montréal

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Charles Mandel @ BetaKit · 10/13/2022 06:30 EDT

Next G-AI Research and Innovation Centre adds to Montréal AI cluster. Read more ›

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CareerBeacon acquires employer branding platform provider Ruutly

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit 2 place · 10/13/2022 06:00 EDT

Ruutly founder and CEO will become CareerBeacon’s head of product. Read more ›

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R|T: The Retail Times – Shein’s value dips, Lightspeed taps Google alum

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Michael Edgar @ BetaKit · 10/13/2022 05:45 EDT

Plus: Amazon freezes corporate hiring in retail business. Read more ›

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