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Hootsuite appoints former Mailchimp exec as CPO, as Wealthsimple snags Snap VP as COO

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 04/13/2022 16:59 EDT

Natalia Williams and Radhika Kakkar join Hootsuite and Wealthsimple as both companies expand their offerings. Read more ›

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Volta opens applications for second Scale AI-supported supply chain program

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit 3 place · 04/13/2022 15:49 EDT

Scale AI also works with innovation hub MaRS on a supply chain program. Read more ›

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Dialogue to acquire UK-based Tictrac for up to $56 million

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit 2 place · 04/13/2022 11:51 EDT

Dialogue’s largest acquisition continues company’s pre-and-post-IPO spree. Read more ›

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Plooto wants to solve the problem keeping entrepreneurs up at night

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit · 04/13/2022 06:02 EDT

Following pivots and product-market fit, Plooto launches new feature as it preps for prime time Read more ›

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Emma closes $6 million Series A to take online insurance products across Canada

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 1 place · 04/13/2022 06:00 EDT

When Emma expanded from a broker to building its own insurance products, “everything started clicking.” Read more ›

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A|I: The AI Times – Meta’s AI exodus, OpenAi’s revolution

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Cameron Chaddad @ BetaKit · 04/13/2022 05:30 EDT

Plus: Meta’s A.I. exodus: Top talent quits as the lab tries to keep pace with rivals. Read more ›

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Alberta launches new innovation strategy focused on attracting tech talent, capital

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 04/12/2022 15:49 EDT

Plan contains minimal details on how budget funding will be allocated. Read more ›

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Hookdeck raises $2.65 million CAD to connect the information that “rules the web”

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Charles Mandel @ BetaKit · 04/12/2022 14:59 EDT

Technical staff from Shopify, Gorgias, Checkout, and Designstripe all invest in Matrix Partners-led round. Read more ›

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Boxhub closes Delivery Hero CEO-led $2.7 million seed round

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 04/12/2022 13:06 EDT

Boxhub aims to make the buying and selling of shipping containers as easy as booking a hotel. Read more ›

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What businesses are getting wrong about SR&ED tax credit claims

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Laura Gabor @ BetaKit · 04/12/2022 13:04 EDT

Mistakes and lack of planning cost businesses hundreds of millions of dollars a year. Read more ›

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MeetAmi secures $36.5 million to help wealth management firms navigate digital assets

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

MeetAmi looks to relieve the pressure wealth management firms are feeling amid the crypto boom. Read more ›

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Wavy raises $2.5 million to combat remote work, burnout, talent churn

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Charles Mandel @ BetaKit 1 place · 04/12/2022 06:59 EDT

Beer tastings? Yoga? Wellness workshops? There’s a Wavy experience for that. Read more ›

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VentureLab secures $2.5 million in provincial funding to expand semiconductor incubator

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 04/12/2022 05:59 EDT

Funding enables VentureLab to build a new medtech lab in Vaughan. Read more ›

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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – No one Musk should have all that power

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Cameron Chaddad @ BetaKit · 04/12/2022 05:30 EDT

Plus: Federal #Budget2022 surprisingly heavy on innovation policy. Read more ›

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Amid mounting competition, Float’s CEO believes company has what it takes to win in Canada

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 04/11/2022 16:07 EDT

With army of customer evangelists, Float aims to capture Canadian market before international competitors swoop in. Read more ›

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Shopify proposes governance changes to protect CEO Tobi Lütke’s voting power

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Charles Mandel @ BetaKit 3 place · 04/11/2022 11:54 EDT

Shopify also acquired influencer marketing startup Dovetale. Read more ›

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University of Alberta spinout DrugBank closes $9 million from Brightspark, Amplitude, Theodorus to fuel drug discovery with its data platform

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 3 place · 04/11/2022 08:59 EDT

DrugBank wants to ‘be the shovel’ in a gold rush of new medical innovation. Read more ›

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Scale AI moves to scale supply chain AI startups with new funding, partnerships

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Charles Mandel @ BetaKit 3 place · 04/11/2022 06:00 EDT

Cluster partners with MaRS to support second Supply AI cohort. Read more ›

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Canadian startup news of the week (4/10/22)

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Cameron Chaddad @ BetaKit · 04/11/2022 05:30 EDT

Plus: Sid Paquette will now head RBC Ventures and RBCx. Read more ›

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F|T: The FinTech Times – RBCX-TRA

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Cameron Chaddad @ BetaKit · 04/11/2022 05:30 EDT

Plus: OpenSea ‘Sitting on Ticking Bomb’ as lawsuits pile up over stolen Apes. Read more ›

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