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Douglas Soltys @ BetaKit 1 place · 11/18/2024 05:00 EDT

Plus: Neo’s backers, Wealthsimple’s value, and Shopify’s concerns. Read more ›

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Picketa raises $1.4 million CAD to help farmers analyze plant tissue in real time

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit 3 place · 05/29/2023 11:38 EDT

Picketa “releaves” farmers of long turn-around times for agricultural testing. Read more ›

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F|T: The FinTech Times – Now in Canada: Hiive’s VC secondary trading platform

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 2 place · 05/29/2023 06:00 EDT

Plus: QED closes on $925M to back FinTech startups globally. Read more ›

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Canadian startup news of the week (5/28/23)

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 3 place · 05/29/2023 05:00 EDT

Plus: What’s on the table for Alberta's tech sector this election? Read more ›

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A wake for BuzzFeed, Gawker, Vice with CANADALAND’s Jonathan Goldsbie

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Douglas Soltys @ BetaKit · 05/28/2023 18:31 EDT

Digital media publications are dropping left and right these days. BuzzFeed News is gone, Gawker died for the second time, and Vice just filed for bankruptcy. Now, this isn’t tech news specifically, but it is impacted by tech, with new media startups adopting tech’s VC-fuelled approach to rapid scaling (as well as its batting average for success) and sinking or swimming based upon the priorities of Big Tech’s algorithms. More... Read more ›

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Three SaaS companies hiring software developers in Canada

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 1 place · 05/26/2023 15:48 EDT

Autodesk, Ceridian, and Opentext are looking to hire software developers in Canada. Read more ›

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Cognosys raises $2-million seed round to create AI personal assistants

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Charles Mandel @ BetaKit 2 place · 05/26/2023 14:13 EDT

Vancouver startup attracts prominent investors, including Google Ventures, Cohere Read more ›

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Summer camp for Canadian tech is back: Startupfest returns July 12-14

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Charles Mandel @ BetaKit 1 place · 05/26/2023 13:42 EDT

This year: more Premium Fests, Investor Match-Ups, fan-favourite Grandma judges, and BetaKit. Read more ›

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H|T: The Healthtech Times – FTC signals tougher rules for health companies’ use of data

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 05/26/2023 06:00 EDT

Plus: MCI OneHealth divests five Calgary clinics to Well Health for $2 million. Read more ›

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Wingmate secures $1 million CAD to market and sell its lead-generation app for frontline staff

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Charles Mandel @ BetaKit 2 place · 05/26/2023 06:00 EDT

Wingmate says it aims to make “sales and service a team sport,” giving incentives to field staff to chase down leads. Read more ›

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R|T: The Retail Times – Shopify touts checkout conversion rates, ranks merchants

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 05/26/2023 05:59 EDT

Plus: Lightspeed Commerce recovers from tough third quarter. Read more ›

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Spellbook, formerly Rally, raises $10.9 million to automate legal contracts using generative AI

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 05/25/2023 16:48 EDT

The company is rebranding as part of a new focus on its AI tool and strategy. Read more ›

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BenchSci closes $95-million CAD Series D to expand AI drug-discovery platform

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 05/25/2023 15:06 EDT

BenchSci aims to help pharma companies speed up R&D using AI. Read more ›

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Locorum raises $1.2 million to help local service businesses grow through referrals

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 05/25/2023 13:20 EDT

Locorum’s platform rewards customers for hiring local service providers. Read more ›

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Evaluating UCP and NDP plans for tech as Alberta’s election day approaches

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 3 place · 05/25/2023 08:58 EDT

What’s on the table for the province’s tech sector? Read more ›

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Code for Canada ED: Laid-off tech employees are overlooking opportunities in public service

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Genna Buck @ BetaKit · 05/25/2023 07:00 EDT

Dorothy Eng argues tech professionals would enjoy the challenge of designing solutions for everyone in Canada, not just those who can afford them. Read more ›

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A|I: The AI Times – OpenAI’s Sam Altman says this Canadian city should become a hub for AI

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 1 place · 05/25/2023 06:00 EDT

Plus: ServiceNow commits $1 billion to AI-based enterprise startups. Read more ›

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AbCellera receives $300 million in combined government funding for biotech campus

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Douglas Soltys @ BetaKit · 05/24/2023 17:12 EDT

The $701-million project aims to build a “state-of-the-art” campus, add 400 jobs. Read more ›

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With regulatory approval, Hiive launches VC secondary trading platform in Canada

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 05/24/2023 13:29 EDT

Closed IPO window, “discount mentality” driving secondary trading. Read more ›

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Shopify extends point-of-sale hardware to Canadian retailers after initial US launch

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit 1 place · 05/24/2023 09:00 EDT

Shopify continues physical retail push as online sales fall from pandemic heights. Read more ›

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Novisto closes $27 million CAD Series B to help companies improve their ESG reporting

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 1 place · 05/24/2023 07:00 EDT

Novisto gears up for growth as shareholder ESG pressure heats up. Read more ›

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