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Brad Rollo

By Charles Mandel January 28, 2022

Ottawa entrepreneur Brad Rollo remembered for his passion and enthusiasm

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Toronto skyline

By Isabelle Kirkwood January 27, 2022

Techstars Toronto’s all-international cohort prompts discussion on role of city-based accelerators

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By Meagan Simpson January 26, 2022

Inovia Capital promotes Hugues Lalancette to partner on growth investment team

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briefed.in report BC

By Isabelle Kirkwood January 25, 2022

With nearly $4 billion raised, BC tech “stepped into the spotlight” in 2021

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Maple leaf

By Josh Scott January 24, 2022

Three Canadian regions ranked among the best global cleantech ecosystems by Startup Genome

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Canadian Startup NewsJanuary 28, 2022<January 28, 2022

Venture funding for Montréal tech sector grew steadily in 2021, with $1.6 billion raised

by Isabelle Kirkwood

Montreal venture funding grew 33 percent in 2021.

Brad Rollo

Canadian Startup NewsJanuary 28, 2022<January 28, 2022

Ottawa entrepreneur Brad Rollo remembered for his passion and enthusiasm

by Charles Mandel

“This is not just a loss for the Ottawa tech sector; it’s a loss for Canada.”

Waterloo Hockeystick

Canadian Startup NewsJanuary 28, 2022<January 28, 2022

New report reveals worrying trends about venture funding in Waterloo Region

by Isabelle Kirkwood

Faire and Applyboard accounted for 85 percent of the total funding raised in the Waterloo Region during 2021.

Canadian Startup NewsJanuary 28, 2022<January 27, 2022

Why Canadian tech is finally accessing the global talent market

by Matt Cohen

Ripple Venture’s Matt Cohen explains how Canadian tech can take advantage.

Canadian Startup NewsJanuary 28, 2022<January 28, 2022

H|T: The Healthtech Times – A bumpy ride for Peloton

by Josh Scott

Plus: Zymeworks stock hits three-year low.

Mila

Canadian Startup NewsJanuary 27, 2022<January 27, 2022

Mila, Vector Institute announce, extend partnerships with Canadian banks

by Charlize Alcaraz

Both work with CIFAR part of the Pan-Canadian AI Strategy.

Nathalie Gaveau and Dale Murray (1)

Canadian Startup NewsJanuary 27, 2022<January 27, 2022

Lightspeed adds global tech entrepreneurs Nathalie Gaveau and Dale Murray to its board

by Charlize Alcaraz

The two appointments bring the board’s female representation to 44 percent.

Canadian Startup NewsJanuary 27, 2022<January 28, 2022

Bench CEO and founder Ian Crosby out, company brings in president

by Charles Mandel

Jean-Philippe Durrios has been named Bench’s new president and CFO.

Canadian Startup NewsJanuary 27, 2022<January 27, 2022

MintList secures $2.76 million to fuel growth of online auto sales platform

by Josh Scott

The BC startup wants to capture a slice of the hot used car market.

Canadian Startup NewsJanuary 27, 2022<January 26, 2022

Techstars Toronto’s all-international cohort prompts discussion on role of city-based accelerators

by Isabelle Kirkwood

Is this what Toronto tech was expecting from a local Techstars accelerator?

Shopify

Canadian Startup NewsJanuary 27, 2022<January 27, 2022

R|T: The Retail Times – Shopify’s sinking shares

by Josh Scott

Plus: What Sonder can teach the hospitality industry.

Paystone

Canadian Startup NewsJanuary 26, 2022<January 26, 2022

Marking its sixth acquisition, Paystone acquires Canadian Payment Services

by Charlize Alcaraz

Paystone CEO claims its the company’s largest deal to date.

Canadian Startup NewsJanuary 26, 2022<January 26, 2022

Agtech Accelerator, Volta receive new funding from federal government

by Charlize Alcaraz

The two innovation hubs received a cumulative $1.3 million in total funding.

Emma character by Ziva Dynamics

Canadian Startup NewsJanuary 26, 2022<January 26, 2022

Ziva Dynamics acquired by Silicon Valley’s Unity Technologies

by Charlize Alcaraz

Ziva Dynamics tech was used to create characters in Game of Thrones, Godzilla vs. Kong.

MaRS Toronto

Canadian Startup NewsJanuary 26, 2022<January 26, 2022

MaRS launches new $100 million Graphite IAF fund

by Charles Mandel

New fund backed by OMERS, Province of Ontario.

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Bessemer Venture Partners' Alexandra Sukin sitting across BetaKit editor-in-chief Douglas Soltys for the BetaKit podcast episode

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MindFrame Connect

Wheelhouse Live

Conduit startup DeFi

Bessemer Venture Partners' Alexandra Sukin sitting across BetaKit editor-in-chief Douglas Soltys for the BetaKit podcast episode

Chris Albinson Communitech CEO

Developer DAO meme

MindFrame Connect

Wheelhouse Live

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Conduit makes the case for DeFi

by Douglas Soltys

DeFi – that’s a Web3 thing, right?

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by Douglas Soltys

A collection of the best bits from all interviews recorded at the BetaKit Podcast booth during SAAS NORTH.

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Communitech CEO Chris Albinson shares his plan to help Canadian tech own the podium

by Douglas Soltys

Chris Albinson wants to help create 14 more Shopify’s. How the hell is that going to happen?

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Shopify’s crypto bros, and anti-growth is cool now

by Douglas Soltys

“gm fren!”

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The CDL mentoring session that gave Brice Scheschuk imposter syndrome

by Douglas Soltys

Who teaches mentors how to mentor entrepreneurs? Shouldn’t we spend more time thinking about that?

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by Douglas Soltys

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