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03.11.2025 − 09.11.2025

Future Summit 2025 to host leaders from NVIDIA, AWS Canada, Alberta government, and more

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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White Star Capital, Coveo alum-led Lighthouse Labs closes $9.1 million CAD to build a search platform for the metaverse

Josh Scott @ BetaKit 2 place · 05/11/2022 08:59 EDT

Montréal’s Lighthouse Labs aims to “be the Google” for virtual worlds. What the hell does that mean? Read more ›

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Volley founder aims to leverage Andela experience to build similar model for sales talent

Josh Scott @ BetaKit 3 place · 05/11/2022 06:00 EDT

Volley aims to fill top-of-funnel sales talent gap for B2B SaaS companies. Read more ›

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Used vehicle marketplace Clutch secures $150 million in debt from Neuberger Berman to expand its fleet

Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 05/10/2022 18:25 EDT

Clutch claims thousands of pre-owned vehicles are for sale on its marketplace. Read more ›

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Certn raises $65.1 million CAD to scale background check tech beyond Canada

Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit 3 place · 05/10/2022 17:18 EDT

With fresh funds, Certn plans to hire 160 new roles this year. Read more ›

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Dapper Labs launches $725 million ecosystem fund for Flow blockchain innovation

Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 05/10/2022 16:17 EDT

The fund is a joint commitment with participation from a16z, Coatue, Coinfund, others. Read more ›

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Georgian backs Vention again in $123.7 million CAD in Series C round

Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 05/10/2022 15:20 EDT

This is the second Georgian-led round for the industrial tech startup. Read more ›

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Plusgrade to acquire TSX and Nasdaq-listed loyalty commerce startup Points

Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 05/10/2022 11:55 EDT

Points hopes to surf the wave of the post-pandemic travel boom. Read more ›

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OneEleven’s former ED Siri Agrell explains why she’s embracing tech (but not Twitter) in her run for public office

Siri Agrell @ BetaKit · 05/10/2022 10:05 EDT

Some politicians avoid social media because they don’t know how to use it. Agrell doesn’t think they should use it. Read more ›

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Maverix leads $83.5 million USD investment in Shopify-focused ecommerce aggregator Agora

Charles Mandel @ BetaKit 3 place · 05/10/2022 07:00 EDT

The investor that bet on Shopify is now betting on Shopify stores. Read more ›

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Celtic House venture partner Jonathan Graff joins LifeRaft Inc. as CEO

Charles Mandel @ BetaKit 3 place · 05/09/2022 15:22 EDT

Graff built digital media company, Kaboose, to over 500 employees. Read more ›

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Wattpad co-founder Allen Lau to step down as CEO, become executive advisor

Josh Scott @ BetaKit 3 place · 05/09/2022 14:17 EDT

Lau called the move both a “final curtain call” and the start of “a new story.” Read more ›

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Applications close May 31 for Amii’s AI program for women and gender-diverse people

Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 05/09/2022 11:43 EDT

Women make up only 32 percent of the AI workforce; Amii wants to change that. Read more ›

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OMERS Ventures’ Damien Steel wants you to stop reading tech headlines

Douglas Soltys @ BetaKit 3 place · 05/09/2022 07:05 EDT

What is the value of a valuation? Read more ›

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Tengiva closes $5 million to tackle supply chain issues in the textile industry

Josh Scott @ BetaKit 3 place · 05/09/2022 06:00 EDT

Investor says Tengiva is “at the right place at the right time.” Read more ›

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Thinkific sees revenue rise, net loss jump in Q1 2022, following recent layoffs

Josh Scott @ BetaKit 1 place · 05/06/2022 15:04 EDT

Thinkific attributes higher net loss to growth investments, restructuring costs. Read more ›

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Tilr secures $1.3 million grant from Ontario through Skills Development Fund

Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit 1 place · 05/06/2022 14:53 EDT

Tlir is one of over 200 companies financed in the second SDF round. Read more ›

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Platform Calgary opens applications for Calgary Fintech Awards

Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit 2 place · 05/06/2022 14:10 EDT

Participating startups get a chance to win up to $250,000. Read more ›

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Supportbench secures $1.9 million CAD to become Zendesk for B2B companies

Meagan Simpson @ BetaKit · 05/06/2022 06:00 EDT

First step? Convince investors that B2B customer support could be better. Read more ›

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H|T: The Healthtech Times – Zymeworks has the blues

Cameron Chaddad @ BetaKit · 05/06/2022 05:30 EDT

Plus: Think Research to continue acquisition spree with new $25 million credit facility. Read more ›

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Magnet Forensics acquires assets from Comae Technologies, posts 35 percent revenue growth in Q1 2022

Josh Scott @ BetaKit 3 place · 05/05/2022 15:49 EDT

Magnet acquired Comae’s memory analysis tech to bolster its cyber incident investigation capabilities. Read more ›