BetaKit - Canadian Startup News & Tech Innovation - Part 106

Canadian Startup News & Tech Innovation

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By Madison McLauchlan February 19, 2025

Megadeals kept Canadian VC funding afloat in 2024: report

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By Douglas Soltys February 18, 2025

Local leaders launch Toronto Tech Week to accelerate city’s ambitions

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By Madison McLauchlan February 18, 2025

BDC Capital targets late-stage tech companies with nearly $1 billion in new fund commitments

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By Douglas Soltys February 17, 2025

AI’s new moat with Coveo’s Louis Têtu

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By Josh Scott February 13, 2025

Major media companies sue Cohere for alleged copyright infringement

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By Alex Riehl November 1, 2023

A|I: The AI Times – Google & Nvidia are betting on this Canadian startup to boost ML model performance

Plus: Hinton and Bengio among leaders signing new AI policy letter.

By Alex Riehl October 31, 2023

Richard Lynch will replace John Chen as interim CEO as BlackBerry prepares to split company

BlackBerry has been attempting to revive shareholder interest over the past year.

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By Isabelle Kirkwood October 31, 2023

Promise Robotics nets $20.8-million CAD Series A to speed up home building with robots

The startup turns standard industrial robots into plug-and-play homebuilding systems.

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By Alex Riehl October 31, 2023

PLATO’s Keith McIntosh among EY’s Entrepreneur Of The Year 2023 regional winners

McIntosh was recognized for building Indigenous representation among PLATO’s workforce.

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By Stefan Palios October 31, 2023

Bridge the gap: SMB cybersecurity challenges threaten customer trust and business viability

New data from Mastercard shows customers increasingly prioritize companies that care about cybersecurity.

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By Alex Riehl October 31, 2023

S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Databricks nabs Arcion for $100M, 1Password detects “suspicious activity”

Plus: CentML gets Google and Nvidia backing to boost ML model performance.

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By Charles Mandel October 30, 2023

Kento Health raises $4.1 million CAD to bring AI to cardiovascular care

Dialogue alumni’s new startup is gearing up to strike hard in the battle against the leading cause of death.

By Alex Riehl October 30, 2023

Damon Motors revs up to go public on the Nasdaq via reverse merger

The reverse merger will be completed with a UK-based spinoff of Inpixon.

By Josh Scott October 30, 2023

BDC Capital recommits to leading seed deals in startups across Canada with new $50-million fund

VCs applaud BDC’s commitment to direct seed funding, ask for more emerging manager support.

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By Alex Riehl October 30, 2023

F|T: The FinTech Times – Is open banking in Canada dead?

Plus: How a Fintech reckoning Is rippling through a small bank in Washington.

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By Alex Riehl October 30, 2023

Ecobee’s Stuart Lombard retires, AI “godfathers” sign new policy letter

Plus: Wealthsimple’s CCO says a “lack of political will” harming FinTech innovation.

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By Douglas Soltys October 29, 2023

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

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

By Charles Mandel October 27, 2023

BenchSci, Inovia, Ada among #CDNtech orgs pledging to fight workplace hate in wake of Israel-Hamas war

The pledge holds signatories to four commitments aimed at fostering safe and inclusive workplaces.

By Stefan Palios October 27, 2023

How to navigate the “imperfect storm” of startup cybersecurity

Experts from Mastercard, Rogers Cybersecure Catalyst, and Digital Main Street offer strategies for startup leaders.

Version One Ventures

By Stefan Palios October 27, 2023

Version One Ventures explains how to fundraise when capital is no longer a commodity

GP Angela Tran says a constrained venture capital landscape requires founders to be better storytellers.

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Just Evil Enough: The Subversive Marketing Handbook

Maayan Ziv AccessNow

Louis Tetu CEO and Chairman Coveo

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Just Evil Enough: The Subversive Marketing Handbook

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Rejecting the rejection of DEIA with AccessNow’s Maayan Ziv

by Douglas Soltys

AccessNow’s CEO shares her response to governments, corporations, and fellow tech leaders sending the message that inclusion…

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How is Canadian tech responding to the trade war?

by Douglas Soltys

Did someone poke the beaver and unleash Canada’s quiet patriotism? A 3-2 overtime hockey win says yes.

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AI’s new moat with Coveo’s Louis Têtu

by Douglas Soltys

Coveo’s outgoing CEO says the company’s applied AI offering is a “market taker.”

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Is Canada a secret video game powerhouse?

by Douglas Soltys

Canada must diversify its economy. Why not start with the industry contributing $5.1 billion to GDP?

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Why Alistair Croll wants Canadian startups to be more evil

by Douglas Soltys

Co-author of Just Evil Enough: The Subversive Marketing Handbook wants to shake up Canada’s go-to-market approach.

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