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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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A|I: The AI Times – Canada gets more Meta

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Cameron Chaddad @ BetaKit · 04/06/2022 05:30 EDT

Plus: An ex-employee at Google's AI firm DeepMind accused the company of mishandling her complaints of sexual harassment: 'The same stories keep recurring. Read more ›

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F|T: The FinTech Times – Canada’s losing talent

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Amira Zubairi @ BetaKit · 04/05/2022 17:55 EDT

Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you want to read F|T before anyone else, make sure to subscribe using the form at the bottom of this page. RBC launches Reach accelerator with Highline BETA Participants will get access to office space in Toronto’s financial district, and receive an initial investment of $100,000 from Highline BETA and RBC. Venmo... Read more ›

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In effort to cut costs, CSE-listed Legible lays off over a third of its employees

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 3 place · 04/05/2022 17:05 EDT

Legible becomes second publicly-traded Canadian tech firm to announce significant layoffs in the past week. Read more ›

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Xero appoints Chris O’Neill as company’s first chief growth officer

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit 3 place · 04/05/2022 15:07 EDT

Chris O’Neill has held leadership roles at Portage, Evernote, Google. Read more ›

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New report shares stories of the biases women entrepreneurs face raising capital

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Meagan Simpson @ BetaKit 3 place · 04/05/2022 12:49 EDT

“He said, ‘well, don't you just want to go get married and have babies now? Why are you fundraising?’” Read more ›

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Amid NFT boom, Liquid MarketPlace aims to turn physical sports and Pokémon cards into tokens

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 04/05/2022 12:45 EDT

Logan Paul-led startup joins growing list of firms using blockchain to facilitate fractional ownership of physical assets. Read more ›

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With $7.1 million in SDTC funds, Spark Microsystems aims to make wireless tech more energy efficient

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit 3 place · 04/05/2022 11:46 EDT

Spark is among seven Canadian companies that received a cumulative $27.2 million from SDTC. Read more ›

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Fintech Cadence receives $400,000 government grant to help Québec FinTechs scale

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Charles Mandel @ BetaKit · 04/05/2022 08:59 EDT

The FinTech incubator says the money will enable it to assist 125 entrepreneurs, startups. Read more ›

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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Tough cuts, big hopes

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

Plus: Antitrust bill targeting Amazon, Google, Apple gets support from DOJ. Read more ›

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Payments Canada announces global firm Tata Consultancy Services will lead the integration of the Real-Time Rail system

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Charles Mandel @ BetaKit · 04/04/2022 17:03 EDT

Real-Time Rail system is meant to modernize Canada’s payments infrastructure when completed. Read more ›

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Can an app be medicine?

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Douglas Soltys @ BetaKit · 04/04/2022 17:01 EDT

Worried you're hallucinating? There's an app for that! Read more ›

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Cognito Health secures $1.1 million for cross-Canada expansion of its mental health offering

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Charles Mandel @ BetaKit · 04/04/2022 14:57 EDT

Stumped over marketing, Cognitio generated a big buzz on Instagram. Read more ›

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Cosm Medical raises $4.7 million CAD for its custom gynecological prosthetics

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Charles Mandel @ BetaKit · 04/04/2022 09:00 EDT

Cosm wants to change the standard of care for pelvic floor disorders. Read more ›

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F|T: The FinTech Times -Sequoia, A16Z, and Tom Brady (Oh my)

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

Plus: Alberta proposes regulatory sandbox to attract FinTechs, crypto companies to the province. Read more ›

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Canadian startup news of the week (4/03/22)

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

Plus: Meta to hire up to 2,500 workers in Canada, open engineering hub to build metaverse. Read more ›

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Three Marketing, Sales, and Communications related roles available right now

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Raj Dhaliwal @ BetaKit · 04/03/2022 17:34 EDT

Ada, IMAX, and WITS are hiring right now. Read more ›

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Our Lady Peace’s Raine Maida says creators can’t afford “not to take advantage” of Web3, NFTs

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 1 place · 04/01/2022 14:54 EDT

But as Axie Infinity reveals a massive hack, can the same be said for game developers? Read more ›

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Athlete Tech Group aims to demystify tech for Black youth with second Tech Summit Black

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit 2 place · 04/01/2022 11:46 EDT

After “sparking curiosity” in 2021, second summit wanted to help Black youth build tech skills. Read more ›

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Emissions Reduction Alberta commits $50 million for challenge focused on transitioning to low-emissions economy

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit 3 place · 04/01/2022 11:20 EDT

Applications are open to previously initiated projects that stalled “due to the current economic situation.” Read more ›

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Alberta proposes regulatory sandbox to attract FinTechs, crypto companies to the province

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Charles Mandel @ BetaKit 2 place · 04/01/2022 11:00 EDT

Company applications for the sandbox could start as soon as July 1. Read more ›

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