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Vantage points: Canadian startups choose between growth and profitability

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Bianca Bharti @ BetaKit 1 place · 06/21/2024 18:04 EDT

Leaders from Paper, Klue, Borrowell, and ApplyBoard share their strategies for navigating the post-ZIRP era. Read more ›

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“Buckle up.” The promise of AI will transform healthcare, housing and your job

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Jacqueline Loganathan @ BetaKit 2 place · 06/21/2024 16:01 EDT

More than 250 attend BetaKit Talks: AI in Action, hosted by Intuit. Read more ›

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CRA issues guidance on new cleantech investment tax credits

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit 1 place · 06/21/2024 15:13 EDT

Tax credits expected to drive new demand for Canadian cleantech solutions. Read more ›

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Here are 10 programs to help you find your next job opportunity in Canada’s tech sector

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit 3 place · 06/21/2024 14:05 EDT

Plus: 10 open roles at tech companies in Canada. Read more ›

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Nesto acquires mortgage-lending giant CMLS Group

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 2 place · 06/21/2024 13:43 EDT

Nesto says the combined entity will have more than $60 billion in mortgages under administration. Read more ›

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VoxCell BioInnovation takes the crown at the last-ever Collision PITCH competition

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 06/21/2024 10:29 EDT

Victoria-based healthtech startup VoxCell BioInnovation was declared the winner of Collision’s last-ever PITCH competition in Toronto on Thursday afternoon.  Collision said that only 70 of the more than 560 startups that applied for the PITCH competition were chosen to present. The competition is open to any early-stage startups exhibiting at Collision that have received less than $5 million in funding to date and have not had a discernible change in... Read more ›

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H|T: The Healthtech Times – BC’s Kardium secures $143M CAD for heart treatment

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 3 place · 06/21/2024 04:46 EDT

Plus: Telehealth execs charged with fraud. Read more ›

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“The reality check is happening now”: AI leaders on the state of the market at Collision

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 06/20/2024 18:17 EDT

Experts at Collision 2024 weighed in on the AI hype cycle, enterprise adoption, and doomsday scenarios. Read more ›

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Binance is appealing $6-million CAD fine from FINTRAC, report says

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 06/20/2024 15:15 EDT

Canada’s anti-money laundering agency fined the crypto exchange in May for registration and reporting failures. Read more ›

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Healwell AI accelerates M&A strategy with acquisitions of VeroSource Solutions and BioPharma Services

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit · 06/20/2024 14:55 EDT

The deals, if successful, will have a combined value of over $36 million. Read more ›

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Accelia Capital promotes Julien Letartre to become its third partner

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 06/20/2024 13:40 EDT

Letartre joined Accelia in 2022, bringing experience from Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec. Read more ›

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Report: Canada’s quantum talent pool punches above its weight

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit · 06/20/2024 13:00 EDT

Despite a pool of just 4,000, Canada still represents five percent of the world's quantum talent. Read more ›

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Putting their chips on the table

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit · 06/20/2024 12:28 EDT

How ventureLAB is helping a Chilean quantum tech startup break into the Canadian market. Read more ›

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Here’s what VCs are saying about the fundraising environment at Collision

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Bianca Bharti @ BetaKit 1 place · 06/20/2024 09:05 EDT

VCs at Collision 2024 speak about AI and valuations in the post-post-boom times. Read more ›

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R|T: The Retail Times – Shopify achieves $1 trillion GMV

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 1 place · 06/20/2024 04:37 EDT

Plus: Canada’s competition watchdog has Amazon in its crosshairs. Read more ›

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Propulso raises strategic funding to facilitate US expansion

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 06/19/2024 17:02 EDT

Propulso says the funding has already allowed it to double its workforce. Read more ›

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Everyone at Collision is talking about Web Summit Vancouver

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 06/19/2024 16:53 EDT

Feds, province, City of Vancouver pledge up to $14.8 million over three years to Collision’s successor. Read more ›

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Canadian OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever launches new company focused on safe AI development

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit · 06/19/2024 16:45 EDT

New company follows the recent exodus of safety-focused employees at OpenAI. Read more ›

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PragmaClin, Willful, NovaResp among nearly 30 healthtech startups backed by CABHI

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 06/19/2024 14:16 EDT

Each startup is receiving between $150,000 to $500,000 based on company stage, needs, and evaluation processes. Read more ›

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BDC earmarks $250 million CAD to support underserved entrepreneurs

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit 2 place · 06/19/2024 05:59 EDT

Commitment includes two $100-million CAD platforms to support Indigenous, Black-led businesses. Read more ›

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