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With only four deals closed, Q2 2022 was Waterloo Region’s least active funding quarter in three years

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit 2 place · 07/19/2022 14:02 EDT

Only another Faire megadeal rescued Waterloo Region from its lowest investment quarter in a year. Read more ›

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Shopify launches YouTube Shopping integration in latest social commerce push

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit 1 place · 07/19/2022 09:00 EDT

New Shopify partnership lets customers press play and pay on YouTube. Read more ›

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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Microsoft layoffs, Google hiring slowdown, Uber broke laws

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Michael Edgar @ BetaKit · 07/19/2022 05:00 EDT

Plus: Uber Sued by More Than 500 Female Passengers Over Sexual Assault Complaints. Read more ›

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Intelligent City puts scaffolding in place to scale sustainable building solution

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Meagan Simpson @ BetaKit · 07/19/2022 00:01 EDT

Intelligent City has secured $22 million CAD from investors like BDC. Read more ›

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Funding party is over as Toronto tech stumbles in Q2 2022

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit 3 place · 07/18/2022 16:06 EDT

Investment in Q2 2022 fell 69 percent from record-setting first quarter. Read more ›

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BlackBerry, L-SPARK unveil third cohort for connected car accelerator

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 07/18/2022 15:19 EDT

Third cohort sees return of Deeplite, Sensor Cortek. Read more ›

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Stradigi.ai vows to continue despite laying off more than two-thirds of its staff

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Charles Mandel @ BetaKit 3 place · 07/18/2022 06:01 EDT

Musician will.i.am is among the investors in the Québec AI startup. Read more ›

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F|T: The FinTech Times – A Caisse of bankruptcy

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Michael Edgar @ BetaKit · 07/18/2022 05:30 EDT

Plus: Stripe Cuts Internal Valuation by 28%. Read more ›

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Canadian startup news of the week (7/17/22)

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Michael Edgar @ BetaKit · 07/18/2022 05:00 EDT

Plus: Meet Startup Atlantic. Read more ›

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Solving the lack of access to capital for Indigenous entrepreneurs

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Douglas Soltys @ BetaKit · 07/17/2022 18:49 EDT

What has changed in the Reconciliation Economy in the last year? Read more ›

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Three Canadian companies hiring right now

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Raj Dhaliwal @ BetaKit · 07/17/2022 17:46 EDT

Canadian Premier, Shoplogix, and Array are hiring senior roles. Read more ›

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Permalution, Magnestar, Ohh! Foods among winners of Startupfest 2022 pitch competitions

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit 1 place · 07/15/2022 17:54 EDT

The tech at Startupfest varied from harvesting fog to “inclusive snacking.” Read more ›

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Atlantic Canadian innovation players launch new Startup Atlantic brand at Startupfest

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 1 place · 07/15/2022 16:20 EDT

ACOA, Propel, Ignite, Genesis, CDL, Innovacorp, Sandpiper Ventures among orgs supporting Startup Atlantic. Read more ›

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EQ Bank latest bank to join Flinks’ open banking environment

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit 3 place · 07/15/2022 15:50 EDT

Another bank signs an open banking deal with a FinTech firm as Canada’s system is underway. Read more ›

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Toronto, Vancouver tech talent pools saw highest growth in latest CBRE report

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 07/15/2022 12:58 EDT

Ottawa is on par for highest concentration in tech talent with the San Francisco Bay Area. Read more ›

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Multilingual chatbot startup Proto secures $5.6 million for global expansion

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit 3 place · 07/15/2022 06:00 EDT

Proto’s polyglot chatbot was created to improve inclusion, protection of customers. Read more ›

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H|T: The Healthtech Times – Theranos exec Sunny Balwani found guilty of fraud

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Michael Edgar @ BetaKit · 07/15/2022 05:00 EDT

Plus: Medical billing startup Cedar cuts 24% of workforce as market constricts. Read more ›

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Fieldless Farms secures $17.5 million to expand indoor farm, leafy greens product line

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit 2 place · 07/14/2022 15:55 EDT

The Ottawa startup claims growing demand for lettuce amid global shortage. Read more ›

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Financial rates comparison platform Ratehub receives “major” investment from Novacap

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit 3 place · 07/14/2022 12:24 EDT

Novacap buys into financial education platform Ratehub amid increasing mortgage rates. Read more ›

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Hackers are smart but lazy. Here’s how startups can take advantage

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Stefan Palios @ BetaKit 2 place · 07/14/2022 08:00 EDT

There’s more to security planning than multi-factor authentication. Read more ›

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