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Unbounce to merge with California-based Insightly following CEO change

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 3 place · 07/17/2024 13:33 EDT

The combined company will have more than 200 employees across Europe and North America, Unbounce says Read more ›

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ReliON secures $3 million as the first company incubated out of Diagram Ventures ClimateTech fund

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 3 place · 07/17/2024 07:59 EDT

Diagram led the round as ReliON looks to bolster its EV charger operation and maintenance platform. Read more ›

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Fifteen years after spinning out Hootsuite, Invoke gets with the Incrowd

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit · 07/17/2024 06:02 EDT

How the digital agency founded by Ryan Holmes returned to its product-building roots. Read more ›

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Emissions Reduction Alberta commits $44.4 million to 21 cleantech projects

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 07/16/2024 17:35 EDT

Startups such as Wyvern and Arolytics received funding from ERA’s Emerging Innovators Challenge. Read more ›

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After facing “challenging operating conditions,” Jasper Commerce sells operating business to Digital Commerce Payments

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit · 07/16/2024 15:50 EDT

Jasper to keep some equity and future earnings, but otherwise has "no active business." Read more ›

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RainStick Showers soaks up $2.6 million CAD as it eyes expansion in Canada and the US

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit 2 place · 07/16/2024 07:00 EDT

The startup's product was named one of TIME's Best Inventions of 2023. Read more ›

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Scanning new horizons for healthtech expansion

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit · 07/16/2024 06:30 EDT

How ventureLAB is helping a Brazilian medical device startup build credibility in the Canadian market. Read more ›

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Ceragen closes $2.7 million CAD to boost greenhouse food production with “probiotics for plants”

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 2 place · 07/16/2024 06:00 EDT

After developing tomato and lettuce products, Ceragen aims to grow into cucumbers and strawberries. Read more ›

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Ocean Startup Project enters third phase with $8 million and economic growth goals

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 3 place · 07/15/2024 16:58 EDT

Canada’s Ocean Supercluster wants to grow the nation's ocean economy by a factor of five by 2035. Read more ›

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PathFactory acquires fellow B2B marketing platform Uberflip in stock-for-stock deal

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 07/15/2024 13:56 EDT

PathFactory says the combined entity’s customer list includes firms such as Nvidia, Amazon, and Thomson Reuters. Read more ›

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Accelerator Centre appoints alum Ruth Casselman as permanent CEO

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit 2 place · 07/15/2024 06:01 EDT

Casselman, whose startup completed the accelerator's program in 2017, has been interim CEO since March. Read more ›

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Summer camp for Canadian tech

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Douglas Soltys @ BetaKit 2 place · 07/15/2024 05:00 EDT

Plus: Vena becomes Canada’s latest centaur. Read more ›

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Québec is executing its innovation plan. Will it pay off?

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Douglas Soltys @ BetaKit 3 place · 07/14/2024 17:59 EDT

Unpacking the province’s targeted bets at Startupfest 2024 with MAIN’s Louis-Felix Binette. Read more ›

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Xatoms, Juno win big at Startupfest 2024 

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit 1 place · 07/12/2024 19:02 EDT

Xatoms wins three awards totalling $250,000, while Juno scores $100,000, plus BDC matching offers. Read more ›

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GPs and LPs at Startupfest expect gradual recovery with 2024 on pace to be worst for Canadian VC in a decade

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 2 place · 07/12/2024 18:36 EDT

Industry leaders expect more turnover, fundraising challenges for emerging managers. Read more ›

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Québec Tech’s new mission prompts ecosystem vibe check at Startupfest

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit 3 place · 07/12/2024 14:53 EDT

New focus on late-stage, export-ready scaleups sparks debate on how best to support tech in province. Read more ›

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Three companies hiring tech workers in Montréal

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit · 07/12/2024 13:20 EDT

Did Startupfest pique your curiosity about Montréal tech? LGS, Genpact, and Intact are hiring in the city. Read more ›

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After reaching $100 million USD in revenue, Vena becomes Canada’s latest “centaur” company

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit 1 place · 07/12/2024 06:15 EDT

Vena says it is benefitting from "strong, predictable growth." Read more ›

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Katherine Homuth has a problem

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Siri Agrell @ BetaKit · 07/12/2024 06:00 EDT

The SRTX founder wants more companies to tackle big challenges. Read more ›

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Armed with $782,000 CAD in pre-seed funding, MedReddie eyes new markets

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit · 07/11/2024 18:11 EDT

Startup aims to speed up the technology procurement process for healthcare providers. Read more ›

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