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Value of Power Corp’s FinTech portfolio drops as Wealthsimple faces second May markdown

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 05/16/2022 11:09 EDT

Power calls decrease in fair value of Wealthsimple stake “consistent” with broader stock market decline. Read more ›

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Spare, Lyft partner to offer flexible transportation for transit agencies

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Charles Mandel @ BetaKit 1 place · 05/16/2022 09:00 EDT

Spare tested the service in Texas ahead of a broader roll out. Read more ›

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Well Health Technologies posts record Q1 revenue, announces $30 million bought deal offering to fuel acquisitions

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 05/16/2022 06:00 EDT

Despite record revenues the last two quarters, Well’s share price has fallen nearly 43 percent over six months. Read more ›

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Canadian startup news of the week (5/15/22)

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Michael Edgar @ BetaKit · 05/16/2022 05:00 EDT

Plus: OMERS Ventures' Damien Steel wants you to stop reading tech headlines. Read more ›

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Payment network giant Affirm extends its partnership with Shopify

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Charles Mandel @ BetaKit 1 place · 05/13/2022 16:31 EDT

Multi-year agreement extension cements Affirm as exclusive Shopify provider. Read more ›

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Habitat Learn acquires Temmer to offer computerized note taking for students

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit 2 place · 05/13/2022 14:30 EDT

Temmer provides speech and print interpretation services to business, educational institutions, and individuals. Read more ›

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Fobi AI inks deal to acquire Basket and bolster coupon aggregator offering

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit 3 place · 05/13/2022 10:51 EDT

Fobi goes shopping for its second couponing solution. Read more ›

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Meet the biotech startup that received funding from both Garage Capital and Maple Leaf Foods

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 1 place · 05/13/2022 06:00 EDT

Evolved Meats claims to have “the meat people want.” Read more ›

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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Earnings week for Q4, Thinkific, Magnet Forensics

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Douglas Soltys @ BetaKit · 05/13/2022 05:03 EDT

Plus: Tailscale makes corporate VPNs as easy as ABC. Read more ›

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CarbiCrete tops up Series A funding to $23.5 million

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit 1 place · 05/12/2022 17:45 EDT

Originally developed at McGill University, CarbiCrete’s tech produces cement-free, carbon-free concrete. Read more ›

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Dialogue, LifeSpeak struggle to please shareholders with first quarter 2022 results

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Charles Mandel @ BetaKit 2 place · 05/12/2022 16:12 EDT

Both healthtech companies noted user-driven revenue growth while share prices continue to tumble. Read more ›

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FinTech earnings week: revenues up for Nuvei, Propel, Mogo, Payfare

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 05/12/2022 15:05 EDT

Net income is another matter. Read more ›

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Bolt Logistics rebrands to GoBolt, expands supply chain network to US

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit 1 place · 05/12/2022 14:13 EDT

GoBolt hopes third name’s the charm as it eyes new global markets. Read more ›

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Alberta IoT secures $1.5 million from PrairiesCan, Alberta Innovates for accelerator programs

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 05/12/2022 06:00 EDT

Alberta IoT’s funding is the latest in several government commitments to Alberta’s tech sector. Read more ›

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F|T: The FinTech Times – The Neo Unicorn

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Douglas Soltys @ BetaKit · 05/12/2022 05:16 EDT

Plus: Applications are open for the Calgary FinTech Awards. Read more ›

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Vector Institute awards nearly $2 million in scholarships for Ontario AI students

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 05/11/2022 16:35 EDT

Vector wants to take a bite out of the tech talent crunch. Read more ›

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Australia-based Spacer acquires WhereiPark to fuel North American expansion

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 05/11/2022 16:14 EDT

WhereiPark gets acquired as Spacer gears up for widening international footprint. Read more ›

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Alida set to expand into Alberta with new Edmonton office, plans to hire over 100

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 05/11/2022 15:58 EDT

Alida taps into Edmonton as SaaS startup bolsters international footprint. Read more ›

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White Star Capital, Coveo alum-led Lighthouse Labs closes $9.1 million CAD to build a search platform for the metaverse

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 2 place · 05/11/2022 08:59 EDT

Montréal’s Lighthouse Labs aims to “be the Google” for virtual worlds. What the hell does that mean? Read more ›

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Volley founder aims to leverage Andela experience to build similar model for sales talent

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 3 place · 05/11/2022 06:00 EDT

Volley aims to fill top-of-funnel sales talent gap for B2B SaaS companies. Read more ›

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