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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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New Brunswick Innovation Foundation launches AI fund with support from feds

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 2 place · 01/20/2022 13:58 EDT

The fund seeks to accelerate AI research and adoption in New Brunswick. Read more ›

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Ionomr Innovations lands over $18 million led by Shell Ventures

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit 3 place · 01/20/2022 13:40 EDT

Ionomr was recently named in Cleantech Group’s 2022 Global Cleantech 100 list. Read more ›

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Diversio secures $8.13 million CAD on journey to improve corporate diversity and inclusion

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Meagan Simpson @ BetaKit 3 place · 01/20/2022 10:21 EDT

Diversio uses AI to uncover bias in companies and recommend solutions. Read more ›

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Funnelytics snags $1.85 million to launch version 2.0 of its analytics platform

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Charles Mandel @ BetaKit 2 place · 01/20/2022 09:59 EDT

Funnelytics’ platform anonymizes consumer information as online privacy becomes paramount. Read more ›

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Shakepay secures $44 million Series A led by QED Investors to roll out more Bitcoin products

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 01/20/2022 05:59 EDT

The round gives the Montréal crypto startup a $313 million valuation. Read more ›

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R|T: The Retail Times – Unreserved bids on itself

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 01/20/2022 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! Unreserved closes $33 million seed round to build property auction platform (BETAKIT) After building a successful car auction platform, E Inc founder Ryan O’Connor has set... Read more ›

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Space data startup Wyvern reveals $4.5 million in pre-seed and seed funding

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 01/19/2022 16:18 EDT

The company is also set to join Y Combinator’s 2022 cohort. Read more ›

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Sonder makes Nasdaq debut following close of SPAC deal

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 01/19/2022 13:49 EDT

Sonder's CEO called the listing “a historic moment” for the company. Read more ›

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NowVertical, Emerge Commerce file base shelf prospectuses to fund acquisition plans

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 01/19/2022 12:12 EDT

NowVertical most recently entered a deal to acquire CoreBI. Read more ›

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1Password claims $744 million CAD round is largest in Canadian history

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Charles Mandel @ BetaKit · 01/19/2022 10:06 EDT

Hollywood stars, business leaders invested in the password manager startup. Read more ›

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Ikea expands EV partnership with Bolt following Series B investment

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit 2 place · 01/19/2022 07:59 EDT

Plans for an expansion into the United States are currently underway. Read more ›

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Amplitude Ventures, AltaML pen partnership to build AI, biotech companies

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Meagan Simpson @ BetaKit · 01/19/2022 06:59 EDT

The partnership gives Amplitude access to Alberta’s sizeable AI sector. Read more ›

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$1 million round caps off busy 2021 for legaltech startup Goodlawyer

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 3 place · 01/19/2022 06:00 EDT

Lawyer-turned-entrepreneur aims to make legal services accessible for startups. Read more ›

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A|I: The AI Times – The AI that makes you money

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 01/19/2022 05:30 EDT

The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big data, and automation news from around the globe. If you want to read A|I before anyone else, make sure to subscribe using the form at the bottom of this page. Boosted.ai raises $43.7 million CAD to scale AI platform for investment managers (BETAKIT) Boosted.ai currently has a client base of over 40, attracting global asset managers... Read more ›

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Shopify strikes partnership with JD.com to help US merchants sell to Chinese consumers

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 01/18/2022 14:34 EDT

The deal gives US Shopify sellers access to the world’s largest e-commerce market. Read more ›

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2048 Ventures bags $67 million USD Fund II for Canada, US investments

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Meagan Simpson @ BetaKit · 01/18/2022 12:00 EDT

The VC invests in emerging markets outside of Silicon Valley, including Canada. Read more ›

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Financial data and analytics firm Canalyst raises $70 million USD Series C

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 01/18/2022 11:57 EDT

The round brings Canalyst’s total funding to over $100 million. Read more ›

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Emmertech closes $60 million to grow “dominant” Canadian AgTech companies

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Meagan Simpson @ BetaKit · 01/18/2022 09:59 EDT

The final close adds $15 million and new LPs to the fund. Read more ›

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Aspire, DarwinAI project recognized as “outstanding” by United Nations’ AI research centre

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 1 place · 01/18/2022 08:29 EDT

The initiative was the only Canadian project to crack IRCAI’s top 10. Read more ›

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Maropost acquires Australia’s Retail Express in $50 million CAD deal

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 3 place · 01/18/2022 06:00 EDT

The deal marks Maropost’s second acquisition to date. Read more ›

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