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Avatar Innovations targets $3 million for new decarbonization tech fund

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Meagan Simpson @ BetaKit · 12/01/2022 17:13 EDT

Avatar has secured Cenovus Energy as its lead investor. Read more ›

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Mozilla acquires Canadian-founded startups Pulse, Active Replica to fuel metaverse strategy

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 12/01/2022 13:46 EDT

The company behind web browser Firefox wants to deliver its own metaverse. Read more ›

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Durable aims to help solo entrepreneurs launch service-based businesses with AI

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 12/01/2022 08:00 EDT

Durable has closed $6.25 million USD to date from US investors. Read more ›

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H|T: The Healthtech Times – Can at-home nursing alleviate hospital crowding?

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Michael Edgar @ BetaKit · 12/01/2022 05:00 EDT

Plus: Will Sextech survive the tech downturn? Read more ›

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Cross-border payments startup Buckzy takes the smart money in downscaled $19.5 million CAD Series A

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 12/01/2022 00:01 EDT

In challenging market, Buckzy opts for smaller round to hit escape velocity in 2023. Read more ›

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Produce8 lands $6 million in seed funding to improve digital-first team productivity

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Michael Edgar @ BetaKit · 11/30/2022 14:01 EDT

Startup believes addressing burnout is the answer to a trillion-dollar question. Read more ›

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RailVision Analytics closes $5.5 million CAD to cut train emissions by curbing fuel consumption

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 2 place · 11/30/2022 05:59 EDT

Trucks choo-choo chooses RailVision following successful pilots with Via Rail, Metrolinx. Read more ›

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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – What’s old is new again: Microsoft faces antitrust scrutiny

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Michael Edgar @ BetaKit 2 place · 11/30/2022 05:00 EDT

Plus: Google employees have a bad feeling mass layoffs are coming. Read more ›

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ApplyBoard cuts back customer experience department

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Michael Edgar @ BetaKit · 11/29/2022 17:27 EDT

Layoffs impact six percent of ApplyBoard’s workforce. Read more ›

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UgoWork closes $22.8 million Series B to help expand the use of lithium-ion batteries in Fortune 500

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Michael Edgar @ BetaKit 3 place · 11/29/2022 14:55 EDT

Canada ranks second in lithium Bloomberg’s lithium supply chain ranking. Read more ›

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AgTech startup Ground Truth secures $4 million to improve grain analysis for farmers

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Charles Mandel @ BetaKit 3 place · 11/29/2022 13:59 EDT

Seed round: startup’s technology will allow farmers to make sound investment decisions. Read more ›

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Ha Nguyen named McRock Capital’s third partner as firm looks to raise $200 million fund

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Meagan Simpson @ BetaKit 1 place · 11/29/2022 06:01 EDT

Nguyen is the first McRock partner in addition to firm’s co-founders. Read more ›

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Nortel alum-turned-mystery novelist combines her tech and writing background with Fictionary

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 2 place · 11/29/2022 06:00 EDT

Fictionary’s $1.8 million round one of the first investments out of BDC’s Thrive Venture Fund. Read more ›

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F|T: The FinTech Times – Canadian crypto leaders want “consequences” after FTX fall

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Michael Edgar @ BetaKit · 11/29/2022 05:00 EDT

Plus: Pipe on the hunt for a new CEO. Read more ›

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Coveo’s Louis Têtu on market cycles, mentorship, and “recipes for failure”

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Charles Mandel @ BetaKit · 11/28/2022 17:32 EDT

Avoid “yes people.” Choose to be “the dumbest person in the room.” Read more ›

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Think Research reports increased revenues, debt in Q3

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Charles Mandel @ BetaKit · 11/28/2022 12:50 EDT

CEO maintains company well positioned to continue revenue growth. Read more ›

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Canadian startup news of the week (11/27/22)

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Michael Edgar @ BetaKit 2 place · 11/28/2022 08:13 EDT

Plus: CVCA notes more decline in Canadian venture funding. Read more ›

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Ada, 1Password, and Scotia Digital are all looking to hire engineers right now

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Douglas Soltys @ BetaKit 3 place · 11/27/2022 16:28 EDT

Engineers are still in demand despite the downturn. Read more ›

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Canadian tech talks down rounds, disasters, and “recipes for failure”

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Douglas Soltys @ BetaKit 1 place · 11/25/2022 20:06 EDT

Featuring interviews with luminaries from OMERS Ventures, Shopify, Coveo, Clio, Unbounce, and L-SPARK. Read more ›

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Prairie tech celebrates its own with Calgary Launch Party, Start Alberta Awards, Startup TNT Summit

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Meagan Simpson @ BetaKit 2 place · 11/25/2022 14:17 EDT

Calgary Innovation Week culminates in Launch Party’s full in-person return. Read more ›

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