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Alberta launches tech worker immigration stream after calls from community

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Meagan Simpson @ BetaKit 2 place · 01/13/2022 16:26 EDT

New program hopes to fill gap in tech talent. Read more ›

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Boosted.ai raises $43.7 million CAD to scale AI platform for investment managers

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 01/13/2022 14:04 EDT

Boosted.ai claims $57.4 million CAD in total funding to date. Read more ›

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Provision Analytics raises $6 million CAD to improve food safety with its SaaS platform

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Charles Mandel @ BetaKit · 01/13/2022 12:37 EDT

Provision supplies digital record keeping, insights for food safety Read more ›

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Conduit’s ‘Stripe for DeFi’ approach bags startup $21.2 million CAD round led by Portage

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Charles Mandel @ BetaKit 2 place · 01/13/2022 08:00 EDT

Conduit wants to make DeFi “invisible” via its APIs. Read more ›

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Unreserved closes $33 million seed round to build property auction platform

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 1 place · 01/13/2022 06:00 EDT

E Inc founder aims to apply car auction model to homes. Read more ›

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FundThrough acquires invoice financing business from Silicon Valley’s BlueVine

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Meagan Simpson @ BetaKit · 01/13/2022 05:59 EDT

The purchase doubles FundThrough’s US customer base. Read more ›

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R|T: The Retail Times – How Shopify became the everywhere store

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 2 place · 01/13/2022 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! CDPQ invests $100 million CAD in AppDirect channel partner program (BETAKIT) AppDirect has announced a new $100 million CAD commitment from Caisse de dépôt et placement... Read more ›

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AmpMe accused of boosting app sales through fake reviews by noted App Store critic

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Charles Mandel @ BetaKit · 01/12/2022 17:48 EDT

App maker conceded “more oversight is needed.” Read more ›

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Neo Financial to bolster presence in Calgary with 113,000 square feet of new office space

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 01/12/2022 17:29 EDT

Its expansion within Calgary comes from the rapid growth of its team, doubling its workforce to over 400 employees in the past year. Read more ›

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Wagepoint makes first acquisition, purchasing Timesheet Mobile

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 01/12/2022 15:00 EDT

Wagepoint to launch “Wagepoint 2.0” by 2022 with enhanced features. Read more ›

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Maple acquires Wello to expand employee healthcare business

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 01/12/2022 12:58 EDT

Wello’s 350 customer base includes Fortune 100 companies Read more ›

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Unbounce acquires US-based marketing tech startup LeadsRx

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Meagan Simpson @ BetaKit · 01/12/2022 09:59 EDT

The deal marks Unbounce’s third acquisition to date. Read more ›

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Ecopia lands $3.39 million federal government contract for broadband mapping

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Charles Mandel @ BetaKit · 01/12/2022 06:00 EDT

Ecopia will use AI to identify locations for broadband internet in rural Canada. Read more ›

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A|I: The AI Times – Policing Toronto police’s AI usage

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 01/12/2022 05:30 EDT

Plus: Why it's so hard to regulate algorithms. Read more ›

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Platform Calgary and Innovate Edmonton launch new pre-accelerator, Alberta Catalyzer

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Charles Mandel @ BetaKit 3 place · 01/11/2022 11:30 EDT

Platform Calgary hopes to open new Innovation Centre in 2022. Read more ›

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Federal government calls for new proposals under the Women Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Fund

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Charles Mandel @ BetaKit · 01/11/2022 10:27 EDT

Government making $25 million available to aid underserved women entrepreneurs. Read more ›

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Vendasta makes second acquisition after dashed IPO plans, venture round

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Meagan Simpson @ BetaKit 2 place · 01/11/2022 09:59 EDT

The company chose a $119.5 million venture round over an IPO in May. Read more ›

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Telus Health launches virtual pharmacy service nationally

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 01/11/2022 06:00 EDT

The new service represents Telus Health’s latest move into the digital healthcare space. Read more ›

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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Clio claims Clearco’s CFO

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 01/11/2022 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! In preparation for IPO, Clio nabs Clearco CFO (BETAKIT) Clio has secured a new CFO from a fellow Canadian unicorn, marking the second exec departure in recent... Read more ›

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Y Combinator boosts size of standard deal to $500,000 USD

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 01/10/2022 18:50 EDT

The move stands to impact the growing number of Canadian startups joining YC. Read more ›

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