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Bank of Canada to collaborate with MIT on digital currency research project

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 2 place · 03/17/2022 15:42 EDT

Canada explores digital currency as Biden calls for US to examine its own options. Read more ›

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Walmart launches global tech hub in Toronto, plans to hire hundreds

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit 3 place · 03/17/2022 14:07 EDT

The initial hiring phase for Toronto includes 45 full-time roles. Read more ›

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Platform Innovation Centre in Calgary receives $2 million from the Government of Canada

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Charles Mandel @ BetaKit · 03/17/2022 13:45 EDT

The long-awaited innovation hub is set to officially open its doors in 2022. Read more ›

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Microsoft leads MedMe’s $3.4 million CAD seed round to help pharmacies expand beyond retail

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 2 place · 03/17/2022 08:59 EDT

Microsoft’s VC arm buys into MedMe’s vision to transform pharmacies into community healthcare hubs. Read more ›

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HonestDoor closes $2.2 million in aim to bring accuracy to real estate valuations

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Meagan Simpson @ BetaKit 3 place · 03/17/2022 06:59 EDT

HonestDoor wants to be the largest search portal for real estate valuations in Canada. Read more ›

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Wisedocs closes $4.1 million to bring medical document analysis to “entire” insurance ecosystem

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 03/17/2022 06:00 EDT

Wisedocs’ “bread and butter” is helping insurance orgs work with medical records. Read more ›

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R|T: The Retail Times – Calico aces fundraising

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 03/17/2022 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! Led by Serena Williams’ venture fund, Calico closes $2.6 million CAD to help D2C fashion brands manage their supply chain (BETAKIT) Kathleen Chan, Calico’s founder and... Read more ›

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Mila partners with Twitter’s data and machine learning team

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 03/16/2022 17:41 EDT

Twitter wants Mila to ML your tweets. Read more ›

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New Ventures BC opens application for 22nd annual competition

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 03/16/2022 11:38 EDT

This year’s competition includes a new $10,000 sustainability prize. Read more ›

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Samos launches insurance product for accidental death during surgery

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 1 place · 03/16/2022 08:59 EDT

Waterloo startup claims to offer “world’s first surgical accidental death insurance.” Read more ›

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A|I: The AI Times – Robots in space!

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Cameron Chaddad @ BetaKit · 03/16/2022 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. Ontario commits $25 million as Canadarm3 manufacturer MDA creates $100 million space robotics centre (BETAKIT) Ontario’s aerospace program just got a big shot in the arm... Read more ›

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With $150 million USD in fresh funding, Montréal’s Talent.com is ready to take on Indeed worldwide

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Douglas Soltys @ BetaKit 1 place · 03/16/2022 00:06 EDT

Co-CEO says startup wants to be Pepsi to Indeed's Coke. Read more ›

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Canadian FinTech leaders press Government of Canada for progress on open banking

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 3 place · 03/15/2022 17:18 EDT

Open letter calls on feds to appoint open banking lead, adopt recommendations outlined in last year’s report. Read more ›

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Inside the province-wide push to make BC a global leader in cleantech

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit · 03/15/2022 15:47 EDT

Faced with increased problems from climate change, cleantech stakeholders believe BC should think bigger still. Read more ›

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Oil and gas tech startup Validere closes $55 million CAD with BlackRock backing

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit 3 place · 03/15/2022 12:44 EDT

“In order to manage the energy transition well, environmental attributes cannot be managed in a silo.” Read more ›

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Impact.com acquires Pressboard to ramp up branded content program for publishers

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Charles Mandel @ BetaKit 1 place · 03/15/2022 08:59 EDT

Pressboard was formerly a customer of Trackonomics, an Impact.com company. Read more ›

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Scribble Data closes $2.2 million to help data science teams train machine learning models

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 2 place · 03/15/2022 07:59 EDT

Scribble Data aims to dip into Toronto’s machine learning talent pool. Read more ›

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Virtual Gurus closes $8.4 million amid US-driven demand for diversity-focused virtual assistants

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Meagan Simpson @ BetaKit 1 place · 03/15/2022 06:00 EDT

CEO Bobbie Racette one of the first Indigenous women in #CDNtech to close a Series A round. Read more ›

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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – M&A over IPO

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 03/15/2022 05:30 EDT

The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to S|W using the form at the bottom of this page to ensure you don’t miss out on the most important SaaS news every week! Clio and Trulioo say not now to IPOs as CEOs discuss unicorn M&A strategies (BETAKIT) At a recent event for BetaKit Patreon supporters, Clio CEO Jack Newton... Read more ›

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HubSpot opens first Canadian office in Toronto

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 03/14/2022 14:39 EDT

HubSpot aims to add over 50 employees in Ontario. Read more ›

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