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By Josh Scott March 28, 2023

Federal #Budget2023 includes cleantech commitments, little else for innovation

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By Meagan Simpson March 28, 2023

RenoRun files for creditor protection after failed pursuit of “Hail Mary” deals to save company from insolvency

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Magnet Forensics CEO Adam Belsher and founder Jad Saliba in front of the TSX sign | BetaKit

By Josh Scott March 23, 2023

Magnet shareholders approve $1.8 billion Thoma Bravo acquisition as campaign against deal proves unsuccessful

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Canada Drives | BetaKit

By Charlize Alcaraz March 21, 2023

Canada Drives undergoing restructuring as it files for creditor protection

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By Isabelle Kirkwood March 20, 2023

How 1Password plans to build a passwordless future

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Canadian Startup NewsMarch 28, 2023<March 28, 2023

Federal #Budget2023 includes cleantech commitments, little else for innovation

by Josh Scott and Meagan Simpson

Budget 2023 includes $500 million to SIF for cleantech projects, billions in clean energy tax credits.

Canadian Startup NewsMarch 28, 2023<March 28, 2023

RenoRun files for creditor protection after failed pursuit of “Hail Mary” deals to save company from insolvency

by Meagan Simpson and Douglas Soltys

The filling follows four attempts to raise bridge financing and multiple rounds of layoffs.

Canadian Startup NewsMarch 28, 2023<March 27, 2023

Carbon Neutral Club secures $1.4 million to incentivize employees to help companies meet climate targets

by Josh Scott

Startup sees employee action as missing piece for orgs looking to reduce emissions.

NewslettersMarch 28, 2023<March 27, 2023

F|T: The FinTech Times – FreshBooks cuts 10 percent of staff to target profitability

by Alex Riehl

Plus: Jack Dorsey’s Block accused of facilitating fraud.

Semiconductor

Canadian Startup NewsMarch 27, 2023<March 27, 2023

Canadian government ups semiconductor focus, invests $36 million in Ranovus

by Charles Mandel

Ranovus investment part of a $100-million project to advance Canadian semiconductor manufacturing, production.

Doug Ford

Canadian Startup NewsMarch 27, 2023<March 27, 2023

Ontario budget gains kudos for streamlining procurement, increasing access to skilled talent

by Charles Mandel

“Minister Bethlenfalvy and the Ontario government has listened to many of our members’ concerns.”

Canadian Startup NewsMarch 27, 2023<March 27, 2023

Valhalla Private Capital partners with Plug and Play Alberta to boost exposure of startup companies to investors

by Ryan O'Connor

Plug and Play opened its first Canadian location in 2020.

Canadian Startup NewsMarch 27, 2023<March 27, 2023

UBC, BC Cancer researchers develop AI model to predict cancer survival rates

by Charlize Alcaraz

The AI model can predict survival outcomes within six months, 36 months, 60 months.

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Canadian Startup NewsMarch 27, 2023<March 24, 2023

Coveo CEO Louis Têtu wants to take risk out of generative AI

by Charles Mandel

“We’re very confident of our advance here,” says the CEO.

NewslettersMarch 27, 2023<March 26, 2023

Canadian startup news of the week (3/26/23)

by Alex Riehl

Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s most important news, features,…

Michelle Scarborough Managing Partner BDC Women in Tech fund

PodcastsMarch 26, 2023<March 27, 2023

Michelle Scarborough explains why BDC is thinking bigger with Thrive Platform

by Douglas Soltys

In late September, at a private BDC event taking place during Elevate—the same day the Crown Corporation announced its new…

Rewind CEO Mike Potter

Canadian Startup NewsMarch 24, 2023<March 24, 2023

Rewind cuts 27 percent of staff as its growth slows in parallel to Shopify

by Josh Scott

Amid downturn, e-commerce slowdown, Rewind targets breakeven.

Amii

Canadian Startup NewsMarch 24, 2023<March 24, 2023

Alberta Innovates invests $30 million into Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute to spur research

by Charles Mandel

New funding will attract investment and create jobs, says innovation minister.

TransCrypts

Canadian Startup NewsMarch 24, 2023<March 24, 2023

Backed by Mark Cuban-led $2.4 million round, TransCrypts uses blockchain to help Ukrainian refugees access health records securely

by Charlize Alcaraz

TransCrypts is also expanding to help those impacted by earthquakes in Turkey.

Mercator AI

Canadian Startup NewsMarch 24, 2023<March 23, 2023

Mercator AI raises $5.1 million CAD as it develops early project detection tool for construction

by Charlize Alcaraz

Mercator helps business developers find leads in construction projects faster using AI.

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Michelle Scarborough explains why BDC is thinking bigger with Thrive Platform

by Douglas Soltys

In late September, at a private BDC event taking place during Elevate—the same day the Crown Corporation announced its new…

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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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