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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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LayerZero Labs reaches $1 billion valuation in round backed by Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 03/30/2022 18:03 EDT

Tom Brady, Justin Timberlake, crypto leaders like Dapper Labs invested in the $135 million round. Read more ›

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Canadian startups in Y Combinator tie all-time high at Winter 2022 Demo Day

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 03/30/2022 17:30 EDT

For the second time, 16 Canadian startups participated in a YC cohort. Read more ›

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Government of Canada launches advisory group focused on harmful online content

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 03/30/2022 15:25 EDT

Advisory group a “reset button” to fed’s approach for online safety legislation. Read more ›

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Bonsai closes $21 million to scale embedded commerce solution for publishers like BuzzFeed, Vox

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 2 place · 03/30/2022 07:59 EDT

CEO says focus on net-new GMV sets Bonsai apart from competition in the checkout field. Read more ›

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With new funding, Athennian hopes to follow in Clio’s unicorn footsteps

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Meagan Simpson @ BetaKit · 03/30/2022 06:04 EDT

The legaltech startup's backers include Clio’s CEO. Read more ›

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A|I: The AI Times – Ford to the future

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

Plus: NYT calls Toronto a "quietly booming tech town." Read more ›

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Clearco commits to Dublin with $164.4 million CAD earmarked for Irish startups

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Charles Mandel @ BetaKit · 03/29/2022 19:09 EDT

Clearco's Dublin hub will back company's broader European expansion. Read more ›

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Following 2021 losses, Thinkific to lay off 100 employees

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 3 place · 03/29/2022 18:20 EDT

Layoffs to impact one-fifth of Thinkific’s 499-person team. Read more ›

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R|T: The Retail Times – Canada’s next e-commerce darling

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Amira Zubairi @ BetaKit · 03/29/2022 18:10 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! R|T is powered by: Colleen Johnston tapped to join Shopify’s board of directors “Colleen brings deep expertise in financial services, strategic growth, and organizational development,” said... Read more ›

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Meta to hire up to 2,500 workers in Canada, open engineering hub to build metaverse

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Meagan Simpson @ BetaKit · 03/29/2022 13:56 EDT

Meta said Toronto will play an important role in creating the metaverse. Read more ›

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Dapper Labs, Wealthsimple, WonderFi founding members of new Canadian Web3 Council

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 03/29/2022 13:12 EDT

As regulation looms, group calls for national strategy for crypto and digital assets. Read more ›

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Telus Health continues Canadian healthtech acquisition spree with Sprout

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 03/29/2022 12:02 EDT

Telus Health previously planted money into Sprout in 2015. Read more ›

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TransPod awaits government consent to secure $668.2 million CAD for proposed high-speed line between Edmonton and Calgary

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Charles Mandel @ BetaKit · 03/29/2022 07:00 EDT

If Alberta government fails to commit, TransPod's CEO said he'll move the project elsewhere. Read more ›

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theScore is ready for mobile sports betting to come to Ontario

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Kelsey Rolfe @ BetaKit · 03/29/2022 06:05 EDT

After two years of away games, theScore is set to launch its Canadian-developed sports betting platform on home turf. Read more ›

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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – ApplyBoard says ‘Panda, Panda, Panda’

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 03/29/2022 05:30 EDT

Plus: How SiriusXM bought and bungled a beloved podcast network. Read more ›

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Cybersecurity certifications are the prenups of the business world

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Meagan Simpson @ BetaKit 3 place · 03/28/2022 11:44 EDT

Before startups and large enterprises say 'I do,' they need the right cert to guarantee a match made in heaven. Read more ›

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Diagram and Real Ventures-backed Breathe Life acquired by US insurtech SE2

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 1 place · 03/28/2022 08:00 EDT

SE2 says Breathe Life’s Montréal HQ “creates springboard” for tech talent expansion. Read more ›

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How Canadian tech can help Ukrainians

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Douglas Soltys @ BetaKit 2 place · 03/28/2022 07:00 EDT

I often describe this podcast as one dedicated to talking about Canadian tech and tech from a Canadian perspective. It’s a framing that allows us to capture global context while still keeping focused on important conversations in Canadian tech. “There’s such a heavy emotional toll of uncertainty and not knowing what’s going to happen with your life.” But sometimes those conversations can’t be contained within such a limited context. Sometimes,... Read more ›

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