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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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Led by former Shopify executive, on-demand delivery service Trexity raises $5 million for Canadian expansion

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Charles Mandel @ BetaKit 2 place · 05/25/2022 10:00 EDT

Trexity helped pioneer a subscription delivery service for Kettleman's Bagel. Read more ›

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Unbounce expands leadership team with addition of Indochino, RBC Ventures, Mapbox alums

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 05/25/2022 09:59 EDT

Startup adds CMO, CPO, and VP of engineering for “next phase of growth.” Read more ›

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Canadian human resources startup Humi secures $31 million Series B

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Meagan Simpson @ BetaKit 2 place · 05/25/2022 06:29 EDT

HR execs from ADP and Gusto invested in Humi. Read more ›

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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Canadian-led Imply’s “multi-billion dollar opportunity.”

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Michael Edgar @ BetaKit · 05/25/2022 05:00 EDT

Plus: A timeline of Elon Musk's takeover of Twitter Read more ›

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Gig economy banking app Moves raises $5 million in OMERS-led seed round

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 05/24/2022 18:09 EDT

Moves wants to make the gig economy work for its workers. Read more ›

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Flying Fish Partners appoints Tiffany Linke-Boyko as principal for Canada, secures $7.5 million from Alberta

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 05/24/2022 15:36 EDT

“Given what we uncovered, it made sense to base our Canadian operations in Alberta.” Read more ›

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LimaCharlie closes $7 million CAD to allow companies to manage, develop cybersecurity strategies

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 2 place · 05/24/2022 09:00 EDT

Google, CSE alum-led startup sells “security-infrastructure-as-a-service.” Read more ›

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Wealthsimple among international group of companies joining anti-money laundering crypto standard

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Meagan Simpson @ BetaKit 2 place · 05/24/2022 08:00 EDT

Coinbase, Gemini among crypto companies leading the TRUST charge. Read more ›

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RBCx’s Anthony Mouchantaf explains why he’s concerned about the (potential) end of VCCI

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Douglas Soltys @ BetaKit 3 place · 05/24/2022 07:01 EDT

Tony Dagger told you so. Read more ›

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F|T: The FinTech Times – More markdowns and down rounds

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Michael Edgar @ BetaKit · 05/24/2022 06:00 EDT

Plus: Coinbase Slashes Costs, Freezes Hiring Amid Crypto Crash Read more ›

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Canadian startup news of the week (5/23/22)

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Michael Edgar @ BetaKit · 05/24/2022 05:00 EDT

Plus: Round13 launches new Web3 fund with initial $70 million USD. Read more ›

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Three marketing roles hiring right now

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Raj Dhaliwal @ BetaKit · 05/23/2022 15:20 EDT

Descartes, Yorkville University, and Manifest Climate are hiring marketing roles right now. Read more ›

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Converge Technology Solutions to acquire San Diego-based Technology Integration Group

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit 1 place · 05/20/2022 16:22 EDT

Technology Integration marks Converge’s 31st acquisition since 2017. Read more ›

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Shopify beta testing new rewards program, Shop Cash

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Charles Mandel @ BetaKit 1 place · 05/20/2022 16:15 EDT

Shopify’s latest move ratchets up competition with Amazon. Read more ›

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H|T: The Healthtech Times – Canadian healthtech stocks struggle to please shareholders

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Michael Edgar @ BetaKit 3 place · 05/20/2022 15:55 EDT

Plus: Peloton’s earnings are even worse than expected. Read more ›

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Haloo raises $2.9 million CAD to offer IP verification tech as solution for NFT theft, fraud

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit 1 place · 05/20/2022 13:41 EDT

Haloo sees a rise in NFT-related applications for trademarks. Read more ›

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Ex-Shopify GM leads ReturnBear into more Cadillac Fairview malls with national expansion

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 3 place · 05/20/2022 06:01 EDT

ReturnBear is bullish on consolidating returns processing for e-commerce retailers. Read more ›

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Brim Financial appoints former Marqeta VP Arthur Zhao as chief financial officer

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 05/20/2022 06:00 EDT

Arthur Zhao co-led Marqeta to its Nasdaq IPO last year. Read more ›

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R|T: The Retail Times – E-commerce Maverix

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Michael Edgar @ BetaKit · 05/20/2022 05:00 EDT

Plus: Chinese fast fashion giant Shein now has more monthly app downloads than Amazon Shopping and Shopify's Shop. Read more ›

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Pressto secures $1.5 million in pre-seed round to foster healthy relationship between students and media

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 05/19/2022 16:41 EDT

Pressto’s platform aims to make it easy for kids to make zines of their own. Read more ›

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