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By Meagan Simpson March 15, 2023

Regulators force Silicon Valley Bank Canada into liquidation, paving way for auction

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SVB | BetaKit

By Charles Mandel March 13, 2023

As regulators take over SVB Canada, companies still have questions about impact

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Dan Breznitz

By Douglas Soltys March 11, 2023

Dan Breznitz unmuzzled: Canada Innovation Corporation architect explains how we got here

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women in tech

By BetaKit March 8, 2023

An incomplete list of Canadian tech programs and organizations supporting women’s initiatives

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women at work

By BetaKit March 8, 2023

Ten things worth reading on International Women’s Day

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Canadian Startup NewsMarch 20, 2023<March 20, 2023

Amazon won’t confirm how many Canadians impacted by forthcoming 9,000 employee layoffs

by Charles Mandel

Worldwide cuts will impact AWS, PXT, advertising, and Twitch teams.

Canadian Startup NewsMarch 20, 2023<March 20, 2023

DMZ Demo Day event to hand out $300,000 in prizes for startups

by Ryan O'Connor

Entrepreneurs will get to pitch and network with hand-picked global investors.

Canadian Startup NewsMarch 20, 2023<March 20, 2023

Ericsson sets up new quantum research hub in Montréal

by Josh Scott

Telecom tech provider has also partnered with University of Ottawa and Sherbrooke.

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Canadian Startup NewsMarch 20, 2023<March 20, 2023

How 1Password plans to build a passwordless future

by Isabelle Kirkwood

Now in a key 18-month window, 1Password plans to ramp up its shift to passkeys in 2023.

Canadian Startup NewsMarch 20, 2023<March 20, 2023

Proptech startup Operto raises $34.4 million CAD to open the door to new markets, literally

by Charles Mandel

Operto eyes bringing its electronic check-in and check-out experience to more hotels.

NewslettersMarch 20, 2023<March 19, 2023

Canadian startup news of the week (3/19/23)

by Alex Riehl

Plus: Québec and Alberta tech investment bucked 2022 trends.

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PodcastsMarch 17, 2023<March 17, 2023

Raine Maida and Senator Deacon discuss Big Tech’s control over digital creators (and the news)

by Douglas Soltys

Big Tech controls the discovery and distribution of Canadian content. What’s a democracy to do?

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Canadian Startup NewsMarch 17, 2023<March 17, 2023

BC government extends tax credit for digital media companies to cut employment costs

by Charlize Alcaraz

Minister of Innovation says tax credit will help nearly 250 companies in the province.

child literacy

Canadian Startup NewsMarch 17, 2023<March 17, 2023

Paper acquires literacy tool Readlee to help curb pandemic-fuelled literacy crisis among children

by Olivia Collette

Readlee was created by Harvard researchers and masters teachers.

ShinyDocs

Canadian Startup NewsMarch 17, 2023<March 17, 2023

Shinydocs raises $16.25 million to make it easier to find buried files, media, documents

by Charlize Alcaraz

Shinydocs’ platform automates information management for organizations.

Cryptocurrency

Canadian Startup NewsMarch 17, 2023<March 17, 2023

After losing $10,000 in crypto, Staging Labs co-founder developing solutions to protect digital assets

by Charlize Alcaraz

Staging Labs secures $1.1 million to protect crypto wallets against scams, fraud.

Canadian Startup NewsMarch 17, 2023<March 16, 2023

Vendasta acquires customer engagement platform Broadly

by Charles Mandel

Deal marks an acceleration of strategic growth plans for both startups.

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NewslettersMarch 17, 2023<March 16, 2023

A|I: The AI Times – Embark Trucks explores liquidation, AI beer invades Alberta

by Alex Riehl

Plus: How the Silicon Valley Bank shutdown might impact Canadian tech

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NewslettersMarch 17, 2023<March 17, 2023

H|T: The Healthtech Times – CAN Health Network expanding… across Canada

by Alex Riehl

Plus: How the Silicon Valley Bank shutdown might impact Canadian tech.

Canadian Startup NewsMarch 16, 2023<March 16, 2023

CVCA CEO: Tech still needs influx of capital given possible investor pullback, even as liquidity concerns calm

by Josh Scott and Meagan Simpson

Longer-term impact of SVB fallout has some in Canadian tech worried.

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Raine Maida Our Lady Peace

Dan Breznitz

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AI chatbots run amok

Indigo bookstore

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Podcasts

Raine Maida and Senator Deacon discuss Big Tech’s control over digital creators (and the news)

by Douglas Soltys

Big Tech controls the discovery and distribution of Canadian content. What’s a democracy to do?

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Dan Breznitz unmuzzled: Canada Innovation Corporation architect explains how we got here

by Douglas Soltys

What the CIC is missing, who might make a good CEO, and why the Crown corp. comes with carrots and sticks.

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Panache’s Chris Neumann on FounderFuel’s return and “shitty” VC behaviour

by Douglas Soltys

“Myself and every other investor I know has a long list of people we will not deal with again.”

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Generative AI will test what’s worse: biased data or user bad faith

by Douglas Soltys

Is AI ready for users willing to fuck around and find out? Are we?

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The Indigo hack is bad. Will AI make cyber threats worse?

by Douglas Soltys

Plurilock CEO Ian Paterson discusses the economics of AI cyber threats and Canada’s response with Bill C-26.

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What comes after the attention economy?

by Douglas Soltys

Kate Bush and Girl Talk point to new outcomes and priorities.

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