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Y Combinator website no longer lists Canada as a country it invests in

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 1 place · 01/26/2026 17:01 EDT

Change implies Canadian startups have to incorporate in the US, Cayman Islands, or Singapore to join accelerator. Read more ›

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Loop Energy alerts creditors to restructuring after layoffs, strategic review

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 07/23/2024 14:13 EDT

TSX-listed hydrogen fuel cell company owes creditors more than $13 million, including $9 million to PacifiCan. Read more ›

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Claudette McGowan closes $10-million Series A for cybersecurity startup Protexxa

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 1 place · 07/23/2024 08:00 EDT

Startup claims round is the largest secured by a Black woman founder in Canada. Read more ›

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Clio tops $4-billion CAD valuation with largest software funding round in Canadian tech history

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 2 place · 07/23/2024 08:00 EDT

New investors pool $900 million USD after legaltech hits $200 million in ARR. Read more ›

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How Symcor is helping Canada get ready for open banking

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit 1 place · 07/23/2024 06:00 EDT

Saba Shariff explains the crucial role of data exchange in Canada's open banking future. Read more ›

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Cohere Series D tops out at $500 million raised at $5.5-billion valuation

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 07/22/2024 13:44 EDT

BetaKit reported in June that Cohere had secured $450 million with hopes of raising more at a $5-billion valuation. Read more ›

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Predicting the perfect VC vintage

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Bianca Bharti @ BetaKit 1 place · 07/22/2024 05:00 EDT

Plus: We survived CrowdStrike. Read more ›

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BDC among those to experience interruptions as part of CrowdStrike outage

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit 1 place · 07/19/2024 16:02 EDT

Plurilock CEO: Businesses are necessarily quick with cybersecurity patches, but rapid updates also come with risks. Read more ›

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Are you an AI company or a company that uses AI?

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit 1 place · 07/19/2024 07:00 EDT

Panache Ventures’ Scott Loong on why startups shouldn’t reinvent the wheel. Read more ›

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Ontario is getting rid of ghost jobs

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit · 07/19/2024 06:02 EDT

Phantom positions are plaguing the tech industry. Here’s how to spot one. 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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