BetaKit - Canadian Startup News & Tech Innovation - Part 250

Canadian Startup News & Tech Innovation

OpenAI, Chat GPT | BetaKit

By Alex Riehl November 29, 2024

Major Canadian news orgs sue OpenAI for copyright infringement

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Google banner | BetaKit

By Alex Riehl November 28, 2024

Canada’s Competition Bureau targets Google for anti-competitive practices

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Charles fire banner | BetaKit

By Douglas Soltys November 27, 2024

Charles Mandel always filed on time

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Women in tech banner | BetaKit

By Madison McLauchlan November 19, 2024

Women VCs are now earning more at the highest levels (if they can reach them)

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Montreal banner | BetaKit

By Madison McLauchlan November 14, 2024

‘It’s life or death’: Québec ecosystem frustrated after IQ suspends early-stage program

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Wyvern founders

By Charlize Alcaraz February 10, 2022

Wyvern secures $4 million from SDTC to use satellite tech for farming

Wyvern previously raised $4.5 million in pre-seed, seed funding.

DMZ

By Charles Mandel February 10, 2022

Dream Legacy Foundation, DMZ launch coaching program for Black founders

Program designed to help founders overcome barriers to business.

By Josh Scott February 10, 2022

Montréal Inc and Bonjour Startup Montréal merge, become Startup Montréal

The new org will have “a substantially greater impact,” says Startup Montréal.

By Charlize Alcaraz February 10, 2022

Gatineau-based Cilex granted $230,000 from federal government to enhance tech incubation services

Cilex will create new incubation, acceleration services for cybersecurity.

By Charles Mandel February 10, 2022

Hospitality platform 7shifts secures $101.6 million CAD to increase staffing, product development

Startup says it added more than 10,000 restaurants to its platform last year.

By Josh Scott February 10, 2022

Odaia secures $17.5 million CAD to help pharma firms focus their sales and marketing with AI

Odaia aims to be a “one-stop shop” for pharma data analysis.

Micruity platform

By Meagan Simpson February 10, 2022

Micruity aims to “pensionize” 401(k) plans as it lands $6.5 million CAD seed round

Franklin Templeton and Allianz Life both made strategic investments in Micruity.

By Charles Mandel February 10, 2022

Cubbi secures $1.35 million CAD to expand its food delivery and storage platform

The food delivery startup comes from same city as SkipTheDishes.

Lightspeed JP Chauvet and Dax Dasilva

By Josh Scott February 10, 2022

R|T: The Retail Times – Lightspeed’s Age of Dax is over

Plus: Amazon confronts pandemic costs and raises the price of Prime.

By Charlize Alcaraz February 9, 2022

Axya raises $3.9 million in seed extension to scale deployment of supply chain software

The initial round closed in March and raised $1.5 million.

By Josh Scott February 9, 2022

SVB reports Canadian tech startups drew record $16 billion in investment in 2021

Canadian tech almost tripled 2020’s funding numbers.

By Charlize Alcaraz February 9, 2022

Newton Crypto now valued at $253 million following $25 million CAD Series B round

Tiny Capital, Shopify co-founder Tobias Lütke’s Snowdevil Capital helped fuel the financing.

Raquel Urtasun, founder and CEO of Waabi.

By Meagan Simpson February 9, 2022

Raquel Urtasun’s Waabi unveils “revolutionary” autonomous vehicle testing simulator

Waabi claims it’s the “ultimate school for self-driving vehicles.”

By Josh Scott February 9, 2022

A|I: The AI Times – Cruise cruises to deployment

Plus: DeepMind’s AlphaCode AI writes code at a competitive level.

Louis Têtu, Coveo

By Josh Scott February 8, 2022

Coveo sees 39 percent year-over-year revenue growth in “record” Q3

This is the first earnings report since Coveo went public on the TSX.

CANADIAN TECH JOBS

The BetaKit Podcast

Marie Chevrier Schwartz speaking at SAAS NORTH 2024.

SAAS NORTH 2024 Inovia Chris Arsenault

Elevate FinTech Stage 2024

Xatoms' Diana Virgovicova and Matt Damon

BetaKit Town Hall: Vancouver, Jack Newton Clio

Marie Chevrier Schwartz speaking at SAAS NORTH 2024.

SAAS NORTH 2024 Inovia Chris Arsenault

Elevate FinTech Stage 2024

Xatoms' Diana Virgovicova and Matt Damon

BetaKit Town Hall: Vancouver, Jack Newton Clio

Podcasts

The DOJ wants to take Google Chrome away, Rob Kenedi wants to decelerate tech

by Douglas Soltys

After a decade of quiet dominance, the browser space is suddenly filled with uncertainty.

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Podcasts

The story of Sampler (live at SAAS NORTH 2024)

by Douglas Soltys

“I’m using failure with intent today, because I don’t want to be ashamed of saying failure.”

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Podcasts

The state of Canadian software in 2024

by Douglas Soltys

Inovia’s Chris Arsenault came to SAAS NORTH armed with data and perspective.

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Canadian Startup News, Podcasts

Addressing Canada’s speed of financial innovation

by Douglas Soltys

Koho, Borrowell, Manzil—plus the Department of Finance—talk product velocity, risks & opportunity.

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Podcasts

Alexis Ohanian and Matt Damon can help Xatoms clean water around the world

by Douglas Soltys

Diana Virgovicova explains how she’s using quantum chemistry, grants, and celebrity to solve a global problem.

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Clio’s Jack Newton can build another Shopify without building like Shopify

by Douglas Soltys

Practical patriotism is cool now.

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