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Ubisoft closes Winnipeg office, laying off another 65 staff

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 1 place · 06/12/2026 17:48 EDT

French game developer continues cost-cutting measures just months after closing Halifax office. Read more ›

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Following recent acquisitions, LifeSpeak files to raise up to $450 million CAD

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 01/04/2022 17:52 EDT

LifeSpeak’s short-form base shelf prospectus comes less than six months after its TSX debut. Read more ›

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WonderFi acquiring Bitbuy, Canada’s first regulated crypto marketplace

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Charles Mandel @ BetaKit 3 place · 01/04/2022 16:02 EDT

WonderFi is backed by Kevin O’Leary. Read more ›

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Hardbacon acquires India-based financial calculator Findmytotal.com

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit 3 place · 01/04/2022 13:35 EDT

Last year, Hardbacon announced plans to list on a Canadian stock exchange. Read more ›

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Findings in SVB’s global healthtech report mirror 2021 trends in Canada

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit 2 place · 01/04/2022 06:00 EDT

Virtual care is here to stay. Read more ›

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League enters 2022 as Canada’s newest unicorn with TDM Growth Partners-led round

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Douglas Soltys @ BetaKit 1 place · 12/31/2021 18:17 EDT

League will watch the ball drop with a billion-dollar valuation. Read more ›

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Weedbox acquires ecommerce tech provider Goodtimes

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit 1 place · 12/29/2021 09:25 EDT

Weedbox intends to expand TokeText to Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Alberta, and British Columbia. Read more ›

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Xero to acquire Calgary’s TaxCycle in $75 million CAD deal to expand Canadian presence

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 2 place · 12/28/2021 11:46 EDT

Xero called the deal “an important step forward” in its commitment to Canada. Read more ›

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CDPQ invests $100 million CAD in AppDirect channel partner program

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 2 place · 12/27/2021 13:28 EDT

Through AppDirect Capital, the startup aims to help tech advisors using its platform grow. Read more ›

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CoinSmart second crypto trading platform to receive marketplace status this month

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit 2 place · 12/27/2021 11:49 EDT

Bitbuy also received marketplace approval in early December. Read more ›

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H|T: The Healthtech Times – Inside LifeSpeak’s largest acquisition to date

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 1 place · 12/24/2021 05:30 EDT

The Healthtech Times is a weekly newsletter covering healthtech news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to H|T using the form at the bottom of this page to ensure you don’t miss out on the most important healthtech news every week! LifeSpeak acquires Torchlight to expand digital education to caregivers (BETAKIT) LifeSpeak, a Toronto-based employee and customer wellness software company, has acquired caregiver support platform Torchlight for $17.25 million... Read more ›

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Why Benevity’s new CEO Kelly Schmitt is already thinking about her successor

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Stefan Palios @ BetaKit 1 place · 12/23/2021 13:15 EDT

How Benevity found the right fit after suffering from “organ rejection.” Read more ›

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Following Moka acquisition, Mogo launches stock trading app

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Charles Mandel @ BetaKit 2 place · 12/23/2021 07:00 EDT

Mogo is ready to go-go head-to-head with Wealthsimple. Read more ›

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R|T: The Retail Times – Tiggy to light up more dark stores

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 3 place · 12/23/2021 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! Tiggy raises $6.3 million to expand 15-minute grocery delivery service beyond Vancouver (BETAKIT) Tiggy said the round also attracted undisclosed investors from Europe, Russia, United States,... Read more ›

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Hubly raises $1.7 million CAD to help financial services firms improve their productivity

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 2 place · 12/22/2021 13:00 EDT

Hubly aims to capitalize on the wealth management sector’s pandemic-fuelled digital transformation. Read more ›

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CDL-Rockies promised $4.8 million from OCIF, federal government

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit 2 place · 12/22/2021 06:01 EDT

The investment will enable the creation of a fourth CDL-Rockies stream. Read more ›

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A|I: The AI Times – Valence’s new discoveries

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 3 place · 12/22/2021 05:30 EDT

The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big data, and automation news from around the globe. If you want to read A|I before anyone else, make sure to subscribe using the form at the bottom of this page. Valence Discovery announces $10.9 million CAD for AI-aided drug discovery and formulation (BETAKIT) The startup partners with leading pharmaceutical and biotech companies, using AI and machine... Read more ›

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Hybrid workers are vulnerable to cyberattacks. Here’s how employees can play defence at home and in the office

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Stefan Palios @ BetaKit 2 place · 12/21/2021 13:47 EDT

“Hybrid work is out of the box and there’s no putting it back.” Read more ›

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As 2021 breaks records, can the Canadian tech sector sustain its growth in 2022?

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit 1 place · 12/21/2021 06:01 EDT

There is a growing consensus that Canadian tech is facing an inflection point. Read more ›

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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – TealBook takes the reins

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 3 place · 12/21/2021 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! TealBook looks to become global leader in supply chain data with $50 million in new funding (BETAKIT) Since 2015, TealBook has been building its procurement intelligence platform... Read more ›

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Traction Guest acquired by US growth equity firm PSG

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit 2 place · 12/20/2021 11:18 EDT

Traction Guest was one of Traction on Demand’s first incubated products. Read more ›

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