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Ubisoft closes Winnipeg office, laying off another 65 staff

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 1 place · 06/12/2026 17:48 EDT

French game developer continues cost-cutting measures just months after closing Halifax office. Read more ›

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Starting with Ontario, Kruzee aims to become North America’s leading online driving school

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 3 place · 06/07/2022 06:00 EDT

Ratehub, Juno College alum-led Kruzee gears up for launch with $500,000. Read more ›

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Mash raises $7.5 million CAD to help builders, developers, and creators monetize

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Charles Mandel @ BetaKit · 06/07/2022 06:00 EDT

Mash wants to help creators generate cryptocurrency revenue. Read more ›

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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Sheryl Sandberg leans out

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Michael Edgar @ BetaKit 3 place · 06/07/2022 05:00 EDT

Plus: BC startups Kardium, HTEC, Kobalt, Symvivo receive cumulative $11.1 million from feds. Read more ›

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Clearco expands to Germany while cutting staff in Ireland

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Meagan Simpson @ BetaKit · 06/06/2022 14:57 EDT

The cuts come three months after Clearco promised to hire 125 people in Ireland. Read more ›

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Accelerator Centre secures $10 million from FedDev Ontario for venture studio program

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 06/06/2022 13:40 EDT

Participating startups can receive up to $100,000 in seed funding. Read more ›

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CanCode doles out $1.1 million to digital literacy training group Grandir Sans Frontières

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

GSF aims to create over 8,000 tech training opportunities for youth. Read more ›

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F|T: The FinTech Times – Canada’s FinTech super app is here

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Michael Edgar @ BetaKit · 06/06/2022 05:30 EDT

Plus: Pine comes out of stealth to build the “Wealthsimple for home buying". Read more ›

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Canadian startup news of the week (6/5/22)

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Michael Edgar @ BetaKit · 06/06/2022 05:00 EDT

Plus: Shopify finds conflict minerals in its third-party manufactured components. Read more ›

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Why Canadian tech founders need better mentors

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Douglas Soltys @ BetaKit · 06/05/2022 17:12 EDT

Who teaches mentors how to mentor entrepreneurs? Read more ›

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Shopify finds conflict minerals in its third-party manufactured components

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Charles Mandel @ BetaKit 1 place · 06/03/2022 16:15 EDT

US, EU require conflict minerals reporting; Canada does not. Read more ›

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Nasdaq to acquire Montréal ESG software provider Metrio

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit 1 place · 06/03/2022 14:28 EDT

Nasdaq’s last Canadian acquisition was Verafin for $2.75 billion USD. Read more ›

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Parvis raises $2.6 million seed round for blockchain-enabled real estate investment management platform

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit 2 place · 06/03/2022 11:46 EDT

Parvis’ direct-to-investor platform is set to launch later this summer. Read more ›

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Québec’s innovation minister “not happy” with province’s R&D commercialization

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 3 place · 06/03/2022 06:05 EDT

With new $7.5 billion SQRI2 strategy, Minister Pierre Fitzgibbon aims to close the productivity gap with Ontario. Read more ›

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With Canadian tech IPOs on pause, private markets face a higher bar

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Laura Gabor @ BetaKit 1 place · 06/03/2022 06:00 EDT

The pendulum swings back to the private market. Read more ›

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H|T: The Healthtech Times – Inside Canada’s Indeed for doctors

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Michael Edgar @ BetaKit · 06/03/2022 05:00 EDT

Plus: MFine is not fine. Read more ›

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Penny AI raises $33.9 million CAD Series B to expand direct sales solution

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit 2 place · 06/02/2022 15:58 EDT

Penny’s platform supports sales consultants in over 60 countries and 25 languages. Read more ›

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Alberta Innovates invests cumulative $9.1 million to 15 projects focused on tech ecosystem growth

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 06/02/2022 13:15 EDT

Alberta Innovates also set to invest $2 million into program for reusing plastics. Read more ›

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Lightspeed turns NuOrder acquisition into new B2B supplier network

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 2 place · 06/02/2022 08:00 EDT

Lightspeed B2B “last step” in Lightspeed’s plan to turn bevy of acquisitions into new products. Read more ›

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R|T: The Retail Times – “Ready-to-eat” gets funding fuel while grocery delivery grinds to a halt

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Michael Edgar @ BetaKit 2 place · 06/02/2022 05:00 EDT

Plus: Shopify takes heat from ISS over plan to give CEO more power. Read more ›

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Wealthsimple launches FinTech super app, combining startup’s financial products

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 06/01/2022 18:25 EDT

What’s “better than a bank?” Mike Katchen thinks it's a super app. Read more ›

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