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Five trends shaping the future of FinTech: Insights from the Canada Fintech Forum

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit 1 place · 10/29/2025 07:00 EDT

Startups, banks and regulators contend with stressed customers, stalled stablecoin, and accelerated threat timelines. Read more ›

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Ethica secures $2.3 million to deliver “enterprise-grade” internet access to emerging markets

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 1 place · 07/19/2024 06:00 EDT

GreenSky-backed Ethica aims to improve internet reliability across Africa, India, other regions. Read more ›

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WonderFi working on Ethereum-based products with new innovation and development arm

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 07/18/2024 14:15 EDT

Dubbed WonderFi Labs, the new arm is working on a Layer 2 blockchain and non-custodial wallet. Read more ›

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Acel Power raises $13.6 million CAD to ramp up production of battery-powered boat motors

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit 3 place · 07/18/2024 14:08 EDT

Startup plans to bring 150- and 250-horsepower motors to market in the fall. Read more ›

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Corporate events and travel startup Planned closes $35-million Series B, adds Hopper CEO to board

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Bianca Bharti @ BetaKit · 07/18/2024 12:17 EDT

The startup plans to automate “tragically old school industry” and expand internationally. Read more ›

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Former DeepMind researchers secure $17 million CAD to bring generative AI to video games with Artificial Agency

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 07/18/2024 05:00 EDT

Toyota and Radical Ventures-backed Alberta startup aims to transform NPCs, game systems with AI. Read more ›

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Shoppers Drug Mart strikes commercial partnership with Weston-backed blood-testing startup Truvian Health

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 07/17/2024 15:25 EDT

The San Diego-based startup is looking to secure FDA and Health Canada clearance for its blood-testing platform. Read more ›

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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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