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Startup Genome ranks Vancouver, Toronto-Waterloo among top global AgTech, new food ecosystems

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 04/27/2022 07:59 EDT

Vancouver came ninth, while Toronto-Waterloo followed closely behind at 11. Read more ›

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Technation receives $60 million from Government of Canada to support its student hiring program

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Charles Mandel @ BetaKit · 04/27/2022 06:30 EDT

Since its inception, the program has secured more than $230 million in overall funding. Read more ›

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A|I: The AI Times – Amazon gets agile

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Cameron Chaddad @ BetaKit · 04/27/2022 05:30 EDT

Plus: Canvass Analytics secures $5.7 million from federal government to double Toronto workforce. Read more ›

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Bonsai lays off a third of employees shortly after $21 million Series A, citing shift to growth strategy

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Meagan Simpson @ BetaKit · 04/26/2022 17:38 EDT

CEO says the move is about restructuring to focus on customer acquisition. Read more ›

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Think Research to continue acquisition spree with new $25 million credit facility

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 04/26/2022 17:16 EDT

Think Research has been actively purchasing companies since its TSXV debut. Read more ›

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Former Shopify CTO Jean-Michel Lemieux joins BenchSci advisory board

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 04/26/2022 16:48 EDT

BenchSci is on a mission to re-imagine biomedical research through AI. Read more ›

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CVCA argues SEC’s proposed disclosure requirements for private investment funds will hurt Canadian investors

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 04/26/2022 14:09 EDT

CVCA CEO expects new obligations to have “direct negative impact on Canadian investors.” Read more ›

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OSC reveals seven companies to join testing lab to improve client interactions

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 04/26/2022 12:32 EDT

Mako, TMX Group, others will test solutions made to know their clients, products better. Read more ›

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Québec government grants $16 million to support quantum innovation at Université de Sherbrooke

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 04/26/2022 12:10 EDT

PINQ2 aims to connect industries and the research community through quantum computing. Read more ›

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Can the feds build a talent strategy for digital nomads?

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Douglas Soltys @ BetaKit · 04/26/2022 06:01 EDT

Do digital nomads solve Canada's tech talent gap? Read more ›

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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Twitter takeover talks

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Cameron Chaddad @ BetaKit · 04/26/2022 05:30 EDT

Plus: CFO behind Q4 Inc. IPO Ryan Levenberg steps down. Read more ›

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OneVest secures $5 million to help companies like Neo Financial launch wealth management products

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 04/26/2022 00:00 EDT

“What Stripe has done for payments, we’re doing for wealth,” says CEO. Read more ›

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Government of Canada launches $15 million Inclusive Women Venture Capital Initiative

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 04/25/2022 17:03 EDT

IWVC is part of the feds’ $6 billion Women Entrepreneurship Strategy. Read more ›

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Alberta allocates $30 million to AI as part of new innovation strategy

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 04/25/2022 16:29 EDT

Amount part of $73 million total promised to provincial tech plan in 2022 budget. Read more ›

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How being open to feedback helped Stephany Lapierre scale TealBook

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Stefan Palios @ BetaKit · 04/25/2022 16:04 EDT

Unwilling to settle for a simple no, Lapierre pushed investors for feedback. Read more ›

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TD chief AI officer, CDL-Toronto lead team up with health expert for new healthtech startup, Signal 1

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 04/25/2022 13:41 EDT

Signal 1 secured $12.7 million from Geoffrey Hinton, former Rogers CEO, others. Read more ›

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Québec venture funding turned a new corner in Q1 2022 with $1.4 billion raised

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit · 04/25/2022 06:30 EDT

Québec’s later-stage tech startups make waves while early-stage funding loses steam. Read more ›

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Meet the Canadian marketing VCs that help vet Marc Andreessen’s memes

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 04/25/2022 06:00 EDT

How Spacecadet is becoming the brand marketing, early-stage deal hunters for some of North America’s biggest VCs. Read more ›

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F|T: The FinTech Times – Canada’s crypto consolidation

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Cameron Chaddad @ BetaKit · 04/25/2022 05:30 EDT

Plus: Beanstalk cryptocurrency project robbed after hacker votes to send themself $182 million. Read more ›

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Canadian startup news of the week (4/24/22)

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Cameron Chaddad @ BetaKit · 04/25/2022 05:30 EDT

Plus: Impression Ventures secures $64 million for fourth fund, continues to bet on seed-stage FinTech. Read more ›

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