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Why scaling requires more than speed

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Trevor Nichols @ BetaKit 1 place · 06/05/2026 16:27 EDT

IDEA Mississauga’s Step-Up Program helps founders build the strategy and systems for growth. Read more ›

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1Password shuffles C-suite, with CPO replaced and CMO to depart

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 08/29/2022 16:05 EDT

Exec changes come as 1Password tracks slightly below its revenue growth targets. Read more ›

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Roblox acquires gamified employee engagement platform provider TriplePlay

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 08/29/2022 12:24 EDT

TriplePlay was co-founded by two engineers from Facebook, Wealthsimple. Read more ›

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SureBright raises $3.2 million CAD to reinvent retail insurance

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Charles Mandel @ BetaKit · 08/29/2022 06:00 EDT

SureBright has integrated its insurance and warranty solution with Shopify vendors. Read more ›

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Three generational companies actively hiring for multiple roles

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Raj Dhaliwal @ BetaKit · 08/29/2022 05:45 EDT

Canada Goose, Motion, and IMAX are all hiring for senior roles. Read more ›

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F|T: The FinTech Times – Canadian FinTech is in the tank, but this challenger bank thinks it can stay afloat with scale

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Michael Edgar @ BetaKit · 08/29/2022 05:30 EDT

Plus: Canadian tech companies continue to hire despite downturn. Read more ›

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Canadian startup news of the week (8/28/22)

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Michael Edgar @ BetaKit · 08/29/2022 05:00 EDT

Plus: How GrowthX found product-market fit across Canada's accelerators. Read more ›

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How GrowthX found product-market fit across Canada’s accelerators

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Douglas Soltys @ BetaKit · 08/28/2022 18:26 EDT

Generating revenue is back in fashion. GrowthX wants to help. Read more ›

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Bench taps current president and CFO, Jean-Phillipe Durrios, as new CEO

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 1 place · 08/26/2022 14:10 EDT

Bench board called Durrios the “clear choice.” Read more ›

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Benevity’s platform surpasses $10 billion in donations, brings on 124 clients

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit 2 place · 08/26/2022 13:03 EDT

Among Benevity’s new clients include Mondelēz InternationaL, LegalZoom. Read more ›

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Flow Venture partner Bryan Watson lands at Venbridge as SVP of business development

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Charles Mandel @ BetaKit 2 place · 08/26/2022 11:26 EDT

Watson will use his expertise in SR&ED credits to attract more business. Read more ›

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Vitalik Buterin fund gives financial booster shot to doctor’s startup assessing airborne COVID-19 risk

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Meagan Simpson @ BetaKit · 08/26/2022 06:00 EDT

Raven Clean Air tracks carbon dioxide levels in order to assess COVID-19 risk. Read more ›

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Jombone closes $3.3 million to modernize the blue-collar staffing industry

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 2 place · 08/26/2022 06:00 EDT

Jombone aims to offer businesses an alternative to incumbent staffing agencies. Read more ›

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H|T: The Healthtech Times – AlayaCare makes cuts as revenue doesn’t follow “aggressive investment”

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Michael Edgar @ BetaKit · 08/26/2022 05:30 EDT

Plus: Nurses say Amazon's ambitions clash with health best practices. Read more ›

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CIO Strategy Council wants to establish a national standard for cybersecurity workers

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 08/25/2022 13:28 EDT

The national standard is meant to lay out core requirements for the qualifications of cybersecurity workers. Read more ›

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BarrelWise secures $3.1 million CAD to modernize wine barrel management

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit 3 place · 08/25/2022 10:40 EDT

The Vancouver startup aims to tackle thousands of years of winemaking tradition. Read more ›

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R|T: The Retail Times – Shopify collabs with creators and Gorgias

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Michael Edgar @ BetaKit 1 place · 08/25/2022 05:30 EDT

Plus: Wayfair and Apple make more layoffs, Zellers is resurrected. Read more ›

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Amazon makes AWS EdStart accelerator available to Canadians, picks Springbay Studio as first participant

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 08/24/2022 15:55 EDT

Springbay Studio creates climate-focused educational games for children. Read more ›

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Q4 Inc. lays off eight percent of staff to accelerate “path to profitability”

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 08/24/2022 13:43 EDT

Restructuring impacts the company’s sales, marketing, R&D teams. Read more ›

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Three Canadian startups selected for Google’s latest Women Founders accelerator cohort

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 08/24/2022 12:22 EDT

Blossom Social, Emaww, MedEssist represent Canada in the third installation of Google’s accelerator. Read more ›

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The many hurdles life sciences startups must overcome to commercialize

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Stefan Palios @ BetaKit 2 place · 08/24/2022 09:24 EDT

Startups need cash, time, and connections. Read more ›

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