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By Madison McLauchlan November 14, 2024

‘It’s life or death’: Québec ecosystem frustrated after IQ suspends early-stage program

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By Josh Scott November 14, 2024

Pender Ventures closes second B2B software, healthtech-focused VC fund at $100 million

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By Isabelle Kirkwood November 13, 2024

Clio boosted Canadian VC investment in Q3 2024, but early-stage funding reaches “worrisome” low

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By Madison McLauchlan November 11, 2024

As Google and Cohere expand multilingual AI offerings, experts warn of “plausible BS”

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By Alex Riehl November 8, 2024

Online legal database CanLII sues Caseway AI for copyright infringement

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By Alex Riehl November 20, 2024

Alberta Innovates is the second provincial innovation agency affected by cyberattack this year

A breach affected Invest Nova Scotia in May that resulted in $573,000 in stolen funds.

By Josh Scott November 20, 2024

Noble closes $15-million Series A to fuel the growth of its digital asset issuance platform

Web3 startup aims to help stablecoin issuers after the “carnage” wrought by Terra’s 2022 collapse.

By Alex Riehl November 20, 2024

Lightstrike raises $1.1 million CAD pre-seed round to commercialize AI-powered code mapper

Round leader Sprout Fund helped Lightstrike founders “mature at a breakneck pace.”

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By Isabelle Kirkwood November 20, 2024

TechTO acquires Peerscale to broaden support for later-stage tech entrepreneurs

New CEO Marie Chevrier Schwartz sees Peerscale as the “graduating class of the TechTO ecosystem.”

By Madison McLauchlan November 20, 2024

Five startups chosen for first round of Québec Tech’s export mission

Stage V initiative aims to propel companies to $10 million ARR in under four years.

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By Madison McLauchlan November 19, 2024

Women VCs are now earning more at the highest levels (if they can reach them)

Fifty percent of venture firms surveyed by BDC Capital have no women senior investors.

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By Isabelle Kirkwood November 19, 2024

Insurance giant Intact scoops up home maintenance startup Jiffy

Deal expected to expand Jiffy’s service to more Canadian markets.

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By Isabelle Kirkwood November 18, 2024

Sonaro, Celestra, Oasis Learning AI among competition winners at SAAS NORTH 2024

Startup winners collectively took home more than $600,000 from the conference.

By Alex Riehl November 18, 2024

Federal government reinvests in Scale-Up Platform with $47.5 million commitment to Invest Ottawa, MaRS, and Communitech

Scale-Up Platform offers regionally tailored programming for entrepreneurs in high-growth sectors.

By Josh Scott November 18, 2024

CIFAR leader expects CAISI to help inform AI policy in Canada and abroad

With its new AI safety institute, Canada aims to study the technology’s risks and collaborate with other countries.

By Douglas Soltys November 18, 2024

One chart that will make you feel good about Canadian tech

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

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By Douglas Soltys November 17, 2024

The state of Canadian software in 2024

Inovia’s Chris Arsenault came to SAAS NORTH armed with data and perspective.

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By Alex Kinsella November 15, 2024

University of Waterloo’s Velocity moves out of the Garage & into the Arena

Six years in the making, UW’s startup incubator has a new home in the Innovation Arena.

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By Isabelle Kirkwood November 15, 2024

Neo’s backers, Wealthsimple’s value, and Shopify’s concerns

Test your knowledge of Canadian tech news with The BetaKit Quiz for Nov. 15, 2024.

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By Isabelle Kirkwood November 15, 2024

UniUni secures additional $42.2 million CAD to strengthen US expansion

Three-year revenue growth of nearly 13,000 percent earned the startup a spot on Deloitte’s Technology Fast 50.

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