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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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Government of Canada launches $15 million Inclusive Women Venture Capital Initiative

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 04/25/2022 17:03 EDT

IWVC is part of the feds’ $6 billion Women Entrepreneurship Strategy. Read more ›

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Alberta allocates $30 million to AI as part of new innovation strategy

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 04/25/2022 16:29 EDT

Amount part of $73 million total promised to provincial tech plan in 2022 budget. Read more ›

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How being open to feedback helped Stephany Lapierre scale TealBook

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Stefan Palios @ BetaKit · 04/25/2022 16:04 EDT

Unwilling to settle for a simple no, Lapierre pushed investors for feedback. Read more ›

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TD chief AI officer, CDL-Toronto lead team up with health expert for new healthtech startup, Signal 1

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 04/25/2022 13:41 EDT

Signal 1 secured $12.7 million from Geoffrey Hinton, former Rogers CEO, others. Read more ›

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Québec venture funding turned a new corner in Q1 2022 with $1.4 billion raised

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit · 04/25/2022 06:30 EDT

Québec’s later-stage tech startups make waves while early-stage funding loses steam. Read more ›

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Meet the Canadian marketing VCs that help vet Marc Andreessen’s memes

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 04/25/2022 06:00 EDT

How Spacecadet is becoming the brand marketing, early-stage deal hunters for some of North America’s biggest VCs. Read more ›

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F|T: The FinTech Times – Canada’s crypto consolidation

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Cameron Chaddad @ BetaKit · 04/25/2022 05:30 EDT

Plus: Beanstalk cryptocurrency project robbed after hacker votes to send themself $182 million. Read more ›

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Canadian startup news of the week (4/24/22)

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Cameron Chaddad @ BetaKit · 04/25/2022 05:30 EDT

Plus: Impression Ventures secures $64 million for fourth fund, continues to bet on seed-stage FinTech. Read more ›

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Do Canadian FinTechs want bank kickbacks or competition?

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Douglas Soltys @ BetaKit 1 place · 04/22/2022 15:15 EDT

Can a "whole of government" approach to competition break Canada's oligopolies? Read more ›

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Brim co-founder raises $10 million for new “smart card” startup Savvii

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit 1 place · 04/22/2022 14:34 EDT

A new, but familiar player has entered the Canadian consumer cards game. Read more ›

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Amid WonderFi deal, Coinberry reaches settlement in Cinaport lawsuit following failed TSXV takeover​​

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 3 place · 04/22/2022 14:17 EDT

Cinaport to receive 3.1 million common shares in WonderFi. Read more ›

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Canvass Analytics secures $5.7 million from federal government to double Toronto workforce

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 04/22/2022 13:27 EDT

Canvass' no-code platform lets manufacturers predict the future. Read more ›

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Venus Williams to headline Elevate, Startupfest shares lineup as both tech events prep for in-person 2022 returns

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 3 place · 04/22/2022 07:00 EDT

Waabi founder among Elevate’s speakers, while Startupfest’s lineup includes Phoenix Fire co-founders, Paper CEO. Read more ›

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Alberta’s tech sector coming of age as province sets new venture funding record in Q1 2022

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit 1 place · 04/22/2022 06:30 EDT

Local and global investors opened their pockets to a growing crop of Alberta tech startups. Read more ›

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H|T: The Healthtech Times – Dialogue leads to deals

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Cameron Chaddad @ BetaKit · 04/22/2022 05:30 EDT

Plus: Peloton's plan to staunch bleeding: Slash Bike prices, raise subscription cost. Read more ›

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Responsive receives $3.5 million in Co-operators-backed Series A round for US, Europe expansion

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit 3 place · 04/21/2022 15:04 EDT

Co-operators joins Responsive’s board of directors. Read more ›

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Cycle Capital, Demeter announce new $244.5 million CAD cleantech fund

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Charles Mandel @ BetaKit · 04/21/2022 12:00 EDT

The Montréal and European investors are focused on mitigating climate change. Read more ›

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Shopify makes strategic investment in US AI recommendation startup Crossing Minds

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 2 place · 04/21/2022 08:59 EDT

Crossing Minds plots Canadian expansion with new Toronto office. Read more ›

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BC venture funding starts 2022 strong, but are later-stage companies raising at yesterday’s prices?

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit 1 place · 04/21/2022 07:01 EDT

VCs say price uncertainty creating a “standstill” between investors and late-stage firms. Read more ›

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How Lending Loop pivoted from peer-to-peer lending to a cross-border banking platform for e-commerce

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Meagan Simpson @ BetaKit 1 place · 04/21/2022 06:01 EDT

Loop’s focus on cross-border payments puts it in stark contrast to the competition. Read more ›

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