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Can an app be medicine?

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Douglas Soltys @ BetaKit · 04/04/2022 17:01 EDT

Worried you're hallucinating? There's an app for that! Read more ›

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Cognito Health secures $1.1 million for cross-Canada expansion of its mental health offering

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Charles Mandel @ BetaKit · 04/04/2022 14:57 EDT

Stumped over marketing, Cognitio generated a big buzz on Instagram. Read more ›

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Cosm Medical raises $4.7 million CAD for its custom gynecological prosthetics

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Charles Mandel @ BetaKit · 04/04/2022 09:00 EDT

Cosm wants to change the standard of care for pelvic floor disorders. Read more ›

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F|T: The FinTech Times -Sequoia, A16Z, and Tom Brady (Oh my)

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

Plus: Alberta proposes regulatory sandbox to attract FinTechs, crypto companies to the province. Read more ›

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Canadian startup news of the week (4/03/22)

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

Plus: Meta to hire up to 2,500 workers in Canada, open engineering hub to build metaverse. Read more ›

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Three Marketing, Sales, and Communications related roles available right now

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Raj Dhaliwal @ BetaKit · 04/03/2022 17:34 EDT

Ada, IMAX, and WITS are hiring right now. Read more ›

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Our Lady Peace’s Raine Maida says creators can’t afford “not to take advantage” of Web3, NFTs

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 1 place · 04/01/2022 14:54 EDT

But as Axie Infinity reveals a massive hack, can the same be said for game developers? Read more ›

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Athlete Tech Group aims to demystify tech for Black youth with second Tech Summit Black

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit 2 place · 04/01/2022 11:46 EDT

After “sparking curiosity” in 2021, second summit wanted to help Black youth build tech skills. Read more ›

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Emissions Reduction Alberta commits $50 million for challenge focused on transitioning to low-emissions economy

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit 3 place · 04/01/2022 11:20 EDT

Applications are open to previously initiated projects that stalled “due to the current economic situation.” Read more ›

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Alberta proposes regulatory sandbox to attract FinTechs, crypto companies to the province

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Charles Mandel @ BetaKit 2 place · 04/01/2022 11:00 EDT

Company applications for the sandbox could start as soon as July 1. Read more ›

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Citylitics closes $6.2 million CAD to help companies spot public infrastructure sales opportunities

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 3 place · 04/01/2022 06:01 EDT

After building presence in transportation, Citylitics plans to move into new verticals like power. Read more ›

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H|T: The Healthtech Times – Jane Wang is on a mission

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Cameron Chaddad @ BetaKit · 04/01/2022 05:30 EDT

The Healthtech Times is a weekly newsletter covering healthtech news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to H|T using the form at the bottom of this page to ensure you don’t miss out on the most important healthtech news every week! Read more ›

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CleanBC Industry Fund opens applications for round three of funding

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit 3 place · 03/31/2022 16:17 EDT

BC aims to reduce emissions as much as removing 130,000 cars from the road. Read more ›

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FutureFit AI raises $5.7 million to scale career navigation platform

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 03/31/2022 15:25 EDT

JPMorgan Chase, Acumen America co-led the round. Read more ›

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Acquisitions propel Well Health to record revenues, profits in 2021

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Charles Mandel @ BetaKit · 03/31/2022 15:15 EDT

Well Health Posts adjusted gross profits of $153.7 million CAD for 2021 Read more ›

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Thinkific CEO describes layoffs as effort to preserve cash amid tough capital-raising environment for public companies

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 03/31/2022 14:51 EDT

Company’s share price has risen 13 percent since layoffs were announced. Read more ›

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Evok Innovations targets cleantech investments with first close of $300 million CAD Fund II

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Charles Mandel @ BetaKit · 03/31/2022 13:13 EDT

LPs in Fund II include Export Development Canada, RBC, and TD. Read more ›

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With Series A funding, Manifest Climate can scale approach to helping companies see climate change as a strategic issue

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Meagan Simpson @ BetaKit 3 place · 03/31/2022 09:03 EDT

The $30 million round will help Manifest reach new markets. Read more ›

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PocketHealth secures $20 million CAD to put medical records in US patients’ pockets

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 03/31/2022 06:59 EDT

PocketHealth wants to help users access, share, and understand medical imaging. Read more ›

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R|T: The Retail Times – Wealthsimple goes shopping

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Cameron Chaddad @ BetaKit · 03/31/2022 05:30 EDT

Plus: MaxSold raises $16.1 million to expand online auctioning platform. Read more ›

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