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Shopify makes strategic investment in US AI recommendation startup Crossing Minds

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 2 place · 04/21/2022 08:59 EDT

Crossing Minds plots Canadian expansion with new Toronto office. Read more ›

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BC venture funding starts 2022 strong, but are later-stage companies raising at yesterday’s prices?

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit 1 place · 04/21/2022 07:01 EDT

VCs say price uncertainty creating a “standstill” between investors and late-stage firms. Read more ›

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How Lending Loop pivoted from peer-to-peer lending to a cross-border banking platform for e-commerce

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Meagan Simpson @ BetaKit 1 place · 04/21/2022 06:01 EDT

Loop’s focus on cross-border payments puts it in stark contrast to the competition. Read more ›

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R|T: The Retail Times – Shopify circles the wagons

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Cameron Chaddad @ BetaKit · 04/21/2022 05:30 EDT

Plus: Boxhub closes Delivery Hero CEO-led $2.7 million seed round. Read more ›

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QuadFi inks agreement for up to $127 million CAD to provide loans to underserved individuals

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 04/20/2022 15:14 EDT

QuadFi targets young people, immigrants, and other demographics with a “thin credit history but bright prospects.” Read more ›

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WorkTango acquired by Texas-based Kazoo to scale employee experience platform

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit 2 place · 04/20/2022 14:15 EDT

To innovate in HR tech, it takes two to WorkTango. Read more ›

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Thentia secures additional $10 million from BDC Capital, opens HQ in Oklahoma

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 04/20/2022 13:57 EDT

Thentia finds a sweet home in Oklahoma. Read more ›

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Venture funding in Waterloo Region moved “in the right direction” in Q1 2022

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit · 04/20/2022 06:02 EDT

Q1 2022 represented the most active quarter for the Waterloo Region in the last year. Read more ›

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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Atlassian outage outrage

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Cameron Chaddad @ BetaKit · 04/20/2022 05:30 EDT

Plus: Hootsuite appoints former Mailchimp exec as CPO. Read more ›

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Microprinting tech firm VueReal closes $14.4 million Series B round

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 04/19/2022 17:11 EDT

Economic Development Canada, BDC Capital’s Cleantech Practice invested in the round. Read more ›

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CFO behind Q4 Inc. IPO, Ryan Levenberg, steps down

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 04/19/2022 16:02 EDT

COO Donna de Winter will assume the role of interim CFO. Read more ›

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Vetster raises $30 million in Series B, partners with investor Pet Meds

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit 3 place · 04/19/2022 14:35 EDT

Vetster puts its paws on a new partnership. Read more ›

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Telus backs new social impact fund focused on community safety and wellness in Edmonton

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 04/19/2022 13:28 EDT

ScaleGood Fund to invest in grads of the Telus Community Safety and Wellness Accelerator. Read more ›

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Toronto venture funding continued to reach new heights in Q1 2022, but tech valuations may be due for a cooling

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit 2 place · 04/19/2022 06:02 EDT

Toronto broke another venture funding record in Q1, but what’s going on under the hood? Read more ›

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Impression Ventures secures $64 million for fourth fund, continues to bet on seed-stage FinTech

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Meagan Simpson @ BetaKit 1 place · 04/19/2022 06:00 EDT

Impression bet early on Wealthsimple and won. Now the firm wants to make bigger bets. Read more ›

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A|I: The AI Times – Scale AI everywhere

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Cameron Chaddad @ BetaKit · 04/19/2022 05:30 EDT

Plus: Scale AI moves to scale supply chain AI startups with new funding, partnerships. Read more ›

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Teachers’ Innovation Platform rebrands as Teachers’ Venture Growth, aims to double size of its portfolio investments

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Charles Mandel @ BetaKit 3 place · 04/19/2022 03:00 EDT

Is now the right time for Ontario Teachers' to expand its venture play? Read more ›

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Versapay expands accounts receivable solutions with DadeSystems acquisition

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 04/18/2022 16:51 EDT

After being its long-term tech partner, Versapay goes all-in on DadeSystems. Read more ›

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Startup Montréal unveils 2022 Revelations cohort

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 04/18/2022 14:54 EDT

Revelations marks the Grant+ program’s pivot to innovation and tech companies. Read more ›

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WonderFi to acquire Coinberry for $38.5 million in all-stock deal as Canada’s crypto space continues to consolidate

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 2 place · 04/18/2022 07:00 EDT

Kevin O’Leary-backed WonderFi will soon own two of Canada’s six registered crypto trading platforms. Read more ›

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