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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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What impact do provincial budgets have on Canadian tech?

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Douglas Soltys @ BetaKit · 03/21/2022 10:38 EDT

What are Canada’s provincial governments saying about tech? And what are they willing to pay for? Read more ›

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Bootstrapped since 2008, Helcim raises $16 million for Stripe-style payment solution

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Charles Mandel @ BetaKit 1 place · 03/21/2022 07:59 EDT

Pivot in 2020 turned reseller into fast-growing payments FinTech. Read more ›

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How Optimity’s Jane Wang turned a personal tragedy into a life optimization platform

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit 1 place · 03/21/2022 06:01 EDT

Wang is on a quest to democratize access to wellness and wealth. Read more ›

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F|T: The FinTech Times – Vitalik Buterin has concerns

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 03/21/2022 05:30 EDT

Plus: The push for open banking progress Read more ›

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Canadian startup news of the week (3/20/22)

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 2 place · 03/21/2022 05:30 EDT

Inside the province-wide push to make BC a global leader in cleantech Read more ›

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While some Canadian tech companies move to support Ukrainians, others cut ties with Russia

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Charles Mandel @ BetaKit 1 place · 03/18/2022 16:01 EDT

In addition to support, some startups are following the Canadian government’s lead on sanctioning Russia. Read more ›

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Ottawa-based Fullscript acquires Emerson Ecologics to bring integrative medicine into the mainstream

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit 2 place · 03/18/2022 14:33 EDT

The acquisition nearly doubles Fullscript’s annual revenue and users. Read more ›

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Alberta NDP tables bill to create new provincial venture fund for tech

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Charles Mandel @ BetaKit 3 place · 03/18/2022 12:34 EDT

NDP noted Alberta attracted less venture capital than other provinces last year. Read more ›

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MinuteBox scores $5 million CAD to accelerate growth of its legaltech solution

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 1 place · 03/18/2022 06:00 EDT

Lawyer-led MinuteBox helps law firms manage their operations. Read more ›

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H|T: The Healthtech Times – Don’t Google that rash

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 03/18/2022 05:30 EDT

PLUS: ADHD drugs are convenient to get online. Maybe too convenient Read more ›

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Creative Destruction Lab’s space stream goes global, expands to Atlanta, Paris

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 03/17/2022 17:08 EDT

“This means twice the potential, and twice the possibilities for participating ventures.” Read more ›

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Bank of Canada to collaborate with MIT on digital currency research project

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 2 place · 03/17/2022 15:42 EDT

Canada explores digital currency as Biden calls for US to examine its own options. Read more ›

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Walmart launches global tech hub in Toronto, plans to hire hundreds

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit 3 place · 03/17/2022 14:07 EDT

The initial hiring phase for Toronto includes 45 full-time roles. Read more ›

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Platform Innovation Centre in Calgary receives $2 million from the Government of Canada

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Charles Mandel @ BetaKit · 03/17/2022 13:45 EDT

The long-awaited innovation hub is set to officially open its doors in 2022. Read more ›

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Microsoft leads MedMe’s $3.4 million CAD seed round to help pharmacies expand beyond retail

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 2 place · 03/17/2022 08:59 EDT

Microsoft’s VC arm buys into MedMe’s vision to transform pharmacies into community healthcare hubs. Read more ›

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HonestDoor closes $2.2 million in aim to bring accuracy to real estate valuations

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Meagan Simpson @ BetaKit 3 place · 03/17/2022 06:59 EDT

HonestDoor wants to be the largest search portal for real estate valuations in Canada. Read more ›

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Wisedocs closes $4.1 million to bring medical document analysis to “entire” insurance ecosystem

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 03/17/2022 06:00 EDT

Wisedocs’ “bread and butter” is helping insurance orgs work with medical records. Read more ›

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R|T: The Retail Times – Calico aces fundraising

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 03/17/2022 05:30 EDT

The Retail Times is a weekly newsletter covering retail tech news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to R|T using the form at the bottom of this page to ensure you don’t miss out on the most important retail tech news every week! Led by Serena Williams’ venture fund, Calico closes $2.6 million CAD to help D2C fashion brands manage their supply chain (BETAKIT) Kathleen Chan, Calico’s founder and... Read more ›

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Mila partners with Twitter’s data and machine learning team

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 03/16/2022 17:41 EDT

Twitter wants Mila to ML your tweets. Read more ›

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New Ventures BC opens application for 22nd annual competition

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 03/16/2022 11:38 EDT

This year’s competition includes a new $10,000 sustainability prize. Read more ›

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