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Audette raises $12.8 million CAD to ‘level up’ decarbonization of buildings

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 11/03/2022 10:59 EDT

The Victoria-based startup plans to expand from five to 150 North American cities. Read more ›

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1Password acquires Texas-based Passage to fuel push into passkeys

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 2 place · 11/03/2022 08:59 EDT

1Password envisions a future beyond passwords. Read more ›

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How Canada can get a big slice of the trillion-dollar global semiconductor market

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Stefan Palios @ BetaKit 3 place · 11/03/2022 06:00 EDT

Leaders explain why hardware is cool again ahead of HardTech Conference. Read more ›

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R|T: The Retail Times – Solving Shopify: lost swagger? Or “enormous opportunity ahead?”

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Michael Edgar @ BetaKit · 11/03/2022 05:30 EDT

Plus: Lightspeed promotes CRO JD St-Martin to president as leadership overhaul continues. Read more ›

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Dapper Labs lays off 22 percent of staff

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Meagan Simpson @ BetaKit 3 place · 11/02/2022 16:54 EDT

Vancouver tech startups Dapper and Hootsuite both made layoffs this week. Read more ›

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Hootsuite makes additional staff cuts following August layoffs

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 11/02/2022 14:17 EDT

August cuts impacted one-third of company; latest round hit approximately 5 percent. Read more ›

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Snowflake opens Toronto HQ, engineering hub to expand investment in Canada

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 11/02/2022 13:31 EDT

Billion-dollar US company makes it snow early in Toronto. Read more ›

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Report: Atlantic Canada 10th strongest blue economy startup ecosystem globally

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 11/02/2022 11:59 EDT

Vancouver follows closely at 14, with Calgary 27, and Toronto-Waterloo at 35. Read more ›

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Hopeful Evernote competitor Nook raises $2.39 million CAD pre-seed round

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Meagan Simpson @ BetaKit 3 place · 11/02/2022 06:00 EDT

Ottawa note-taking app’s investors include angels from Apple, LinkedIn, Rewind, Shopify. Read more ›

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A|I: The AI Times – U of T gets an AI nod from Eric Schmidt

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Michael Edgar @ BetaKit · 11/02/2022 05:30 EDT

Plus: CIFAR appoints 8 new AI chairs. Read more ›

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BDC commits $400 million for second cleantech-focused fund

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Charles Mandel @ BetaKit · 11/02/2022 00:01 EDT

Climate Tech Fund II focuses on reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Read more ›

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Voilà! closes $13.75 million Series A to help combat labour shortages across Canada, United States

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Michael Edgar @ BetaKit · 11/01/2022 13:53 EDT

Voilà! claims it can drop absenteeism by 35 percent. Read more ›

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Technation launches cybersecurity taskforce, calls on Canadian governments to “recognize cybersecurity as a matter of national security”

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 11/01/2022 13:32 EDT

Taskforce has leaders from CGI, Cisco, eSentire, Darktrace, Infosys, Microsoft, Skyhive. Read more ›

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Three big takeaways from BFUTR 2022

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Douglas Soltys @ BetaKit · 11/01/2022 12:45 EDT

Creating opportunities for Black talent is still a disruptive idea in tech. Read more ›

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TouchBistro secures $150 million to move upmarket and pursue strategic M&A as it braces for more economic uncertainty

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 1 place · 11/01/2022 05:59 EDT

Amid the prospect of recession and stiff competition, TouchBistro sets sights on growing efficiently. Read more ›

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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – A brutal week for Big Tech

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Michael Edgar @ BetaKit · 11/01/2022 05:30 EDT

Plus: Meet the new Chief Twit. Read more ›

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Shopify acquires Remix to bolster its headless commerce framework

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 10/31/2022 17:38 EDT

Latest acquisition meant to remix Shopify’s own framework tool for building storefronts. Read more ›

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Mogo at risk of being delisted from Nasdaq for sub-$1 USD share price

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 10/31/2022 16:48 EDT

The Vancouver FinTech startup has 180 days to get over $1 USD. Read more ›

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BC venture funding fell to a seven-quarter low in Q3 2022

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit 3 place · 10/31/2022 13:07 EDT

Investor sentiment goes from FOMO to fussy as deal volume falls to three-year low. Read more ›

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Making future bets on Shopify, Wealthsimple & the metaverse

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Douglas Soltys @ BetaKit 3 place · 10/31/2022 07:00 EDT

Come on the podcast, Tobi. Read more ›

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