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By Josh Scott November 21, 2023

Active Impact Investments launches third climate tech seed fund with $70 million in initial commitments

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By Alex Riehl November 20, 2023

A|I: The AI Times – Everything you need to know about the sudden firing of Sam Altman

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By Isabelle Kirkwood November 15, 2023

Q3 2023 marked a three-year low for venture deal volume in Canada

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Tax | BetaKit

By Jared Lindzon November 10, 2023

Tax Court disqualifies government loan spending from SR&ED, with potentially devastating implications for Canadian tech

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LATEST NEWS

Canadian Startup NewsDecember 1, 2023<December 1, 2023

InBC leads $13.5-million financing round for ThoughtExchange

by Isabelle Kirkwood

The startup claims its revenues have grown fivefold in the last five years.

Canadian Startup NewsDecember 1, 2023<December 1, 2023

Diagram Ventures announces new $60-million VC fund to build and back early-stage cleantech startups

by Josh Scott

The ClimateTech Fund is co-anchored by Québec and Sagard.

Canadian Startup NewsDecember 1, 2023<December 1, 2023

Two years after Graphite Ventures spinout, MaRS IAF is ready to invest again

by Josh Scott

With new hires, managing director says IAF has achieved “critical mass.”

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NewslettersDecember 1, 2023<December 1, 2023

H|T: The Healthtech Times – PointClickCare’s Mike Wessinger on how Canada’s tech sector stacks up globally

by Alex Riehl

Plus: Semantic Health acquired by US-based AAPC.

Getting Hybrid Work Right BetaKit Live

Canadian Startup NewsNovember 30, 2023<November 30, 2023

Getting hybrid work right requires building a long-term plan

by Stefan Palios

Experts from Intel, Softchoice, and the University of Toronto explained what it will take to make hybrid work successful in…

Vancouver skyline

Canadian Startup NewsNovember 30, 2023<November 30, 2023

Vancouver, Toronto-Waterloo, Calgary among the top 50 global cleantech ecosystems

by Isabelle Kirkwood

Atlantic Canada ranks third in top North American oceantech startup ecosystems.

proptech

Canadian Startup NewsNovember 30, 2023<November 30, 2023

Real estate investment startup Willow.ca acquired by rental platform Guiker

by Isabelle Kirkwood

Majority of Willow’s team “offboarded” prior to acquisition, CEO to join Guiker.

NewslettersNovember 30, 2023<November 30, 2023

R|T: The Retail Times – How Hopper’s Fred Lalonde went from hacker to tech titan

by Alex Riehl

Plus: AI-powered marketing platform Birdseye closes $4.1 million CAD seed round.

Spring Impact 2023

Canadian Startup NewsNovember 29, 2023<November 29, 2023

Spring Impact Capital launches $20-million fund to back cleantech, healthtech startups

by Josh Scott

New impact fund sprung out of Spring to focus on “human and planetary health.”

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Canadian Startup NewsNovember 29, 2023<November 29, 2023

Shopify merchants set $9.3-billion sales record over Black Friday, Cyber Monday

by Isabelle Kirkwood

Over 61 million consumers globally made purchases from Shopify sellers.

Remote work, COVID

Canadian Startup NewsNovember 29, 2023<November 29, 2023

How talent across Canada can break into tech

by Stefan Palios

ComIT’s Team-UP program helps individuals gain the real-world skills necessary to transition into tech.

Canadian Startup NewsNovember 29, 2023<November 29, 2023

Calgary startups AITHR, ENA Solution, and OraQ awarded at Launch Party 2023

by Alex Riehl

Calgary Innovation Week wraps up with a celebration of local startups.

SaaS

NewslettersNovember 29, 2023<November 29, 2023

S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Investment in Canadian SaaS almost doubled from 2022 to 2023

by Alex Riehl

Plus: Marc Benioff just can’t make up his mind on RTO.

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Canadian Startup NewsNovember 28, 2023<November 28, 2023

Sun Life makes $9.5-million investment into digital pharmacy Pillway

by Isabelle Kirkwood

Sun Life’s Pillway deal echoes early strategy with now-acquired Dialogue Health.

BetaKit x Good Future

Canadian Startup NewsNovember 28, 2023<November 28, 2023

BetaKit partners with Good Future

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Strategic partnership will fuel the growth of Canada’s leading startup and technology publication.

The BetaKit Podcast

BetaKit Podcast SAAS NORTH 2023

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Hanna Zaidi, Wealthsimple on The BetaKit Podcast

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Matt Roberts CMD Capital BetaKit Podcast

BetaKit Podcast SAAS NORTH 2023

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Hanna Zaidi, Wealthsimple on The BetaKit Podcast

Tenstorrent and Hyundai

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Podcasts

Why are there 100,000 fewer Canadian entrepreneurs?

by Douglas Soltys

Satish Kanwar and Katy Yam join for a special episode recorded live on the BetaKit Keynote Stage at SAAS NORTH.

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Buffer’s Chief Product Officer on how it connects a fractured internet

by Douglas Soltys

The post-social media era requires a headless ecommerce equivalent for content.

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Open banking is dead, Techno-Optimists want a war

by Douglas Soltys

Marc Andreessen’s manifesto is flawed. But it shows a greater sense of the moment than our politicians.

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Wealthsimple’s Hanna Zaidi on the “lack of political will” harming FinTech innovation

by Douglas Soltys

Wealthsimple CCO says FinTech startups are a “second-class citizen” when accessing key infrastructure.

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Why Korean car makers want Tenstorrent’s AI hardware

by Douglas Soltys

Getting nerdy with the Canadian hardware company attracting global interest.

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Exploring the forgotten history of Canadian venture capital

by Douglas Soltys

CMD Capital’s Matt Roberts investigates the curious case of the missing Canadian dotcom crash.

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