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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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Former Bench CEO Ian Crosby joins Shopify Balance as product director

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 02/22/2022 14:57 EDT

The Bench co-founder described Shopify Balance as “a phenomenal product.” Read more ›

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Michele Romanow becomes Clearco CEO as Andrew D’Souza moves to Executive Chair

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Douglas Soltys @ BetaKit · 02/22/2022 13:24 EDT

Clearco lost its CFO to Clio in January. Read more ›

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Co-founder Lisa Zarzeczny named Elevate CEO with in-person festival to return this fall

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 02/22/2022 12:31 EDT

Randy Lennox steps down from his role as executive chair. Read more ›

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RouteThis secures $25 million to take the headache out of home internet

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Douglas Soltys @ BetaKit · 02/22/2022 09:00 EDT

Company sadly can’t bypass nation’s telco oligopoly. Read more ›

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Village Wellth raises $400,000 CAD seed round for its business acquisition platform

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Charles Mandel @ BetaKit 3 place · 02/22/2022 08:59 EDT

Village Wellth aims to “democratize” the acquisition process for buyers. Read more ›

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eSentire to be valued at $1.1 billion USD following $325 million deal

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Meagan Simpson @ BetaKit · 02/22/2022 06:59 EDT

Only $100 million in primary capital will go to the company. Read more ›

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Busbud closes $14 million CAD, acquires Recorrido to fuel Latin American expansion

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 1 place · 02/22/2022 06:00 EDT

Chilean energy firm COPEC’s venture arm led the round. Read more ›

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Operto raises $15.3 million CAD to help hosts manage short-term rentals, hotels

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 02/22/2022 05:59 EDT

Operto is eyeing international expansion and new verticals like hotels. Read more ›

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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Wattpad’s widening end zone

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 02/22/2022 05:30 EDT

Plus: Checking in with BC's SaaS Unicorns. Read more ›

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Canadian startup news of the week (2/21/22)

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 02/22/2022 05:30 EDT

Plus: Allen Lau drafts a new plan for Wattpad. Read more ›

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F|T: The FinTech Times – Things at Better are getting worse

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 02/22/2022 05:30 EDT

Plus: Canadian tech salaries jumped 38 percent since 2019, but attracting talent is tough. Read more ›

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Three Developer/Software Engineer roles available in Canada now

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Raj Dhaliwal @ BetaKit · 02/21/2022 17:33 EDT

ResQ, CBC/Radio Canada, and Valeyo are all hiring right now. Read more ›

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What does the Joe Rogan Experience teach us about tech platforms?

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Douglas Soltys @ BetaKit · 02/21/2022 17:00 EDT

Tech platforms or publishers? What's the difference? Read more ›

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Canadian tech salaries jumped 38 percent since 2019, but attracting talent is tough: reports

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Charles Mandel @ BetaKit 1 place · 02/18/2022 12:22 EDT

Deel report pegged Canadian rise in salaries as second fastest globally. Read more ›

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Signal intelligence monitoring firm Pipeline Signals raises $507,000 CAD pre-seed round

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit 2 place · 02/18/2022 12:04 EDT

Pipeline uses LinkedIn to help sales teams with lead generation. Read more ›

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Paramedic tech provider Prehos secures $7.2 million in seed funding

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit 2 place · 02/18/2022 10:28 EDT

Ambulance services provider Dessercom is an investor in Prehos. Read more ›

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Roach Capital closes $6.4 million CAD for first fund from prominent VCs, Shopify execs

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 1 place · 02/18/2022 06:00 EDT

Golden Ventures and partners from Tiger Global and Garage Capital also invested in the Shopify alum-led fund. Read more ›

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H|T: The Healthtech Times – Canadian biotech leader Clarissa Desjardins secures the bag

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 02/18/2022 05:30 EDT

Plus: Peloton is cutting 20 percent of workforce as CEO steps down. Read more ›

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RideCo drives up expansion with $20 million Series A

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit 3 place · 02/17/2022 16:51 EDT

The financing marks RideCo’s first investment round since it launched in 2015. Read more ›

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Mila partners with AI Sweden to bolster AI R&D in Canada and Sweden

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 02/17/2022 14:03 EDT

AI Sweden has established a physical presence in Montréal. Read more ›

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