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PLATO secures additional $2 million from Raven Indigenous Capital Partners

PLATO wants to build a network of 1,000 Indigenous software testers across Canada.

Plus: Applications close May 31 for Amii’s AI program for women and gender-diverse people.

Plus: Certn raises $65.1 million CAD to scale background check tech beyond Canada.

Montréal’s Lighthouse Labs aims to “be the Google” for virtual worlds. What the hell does that mean?

Wealthsimple had Paul Desmaris to fuel its growth; Neo has Peter Thiel.

Amid a sea of top-down network security solutions, Tailscale’s bottom-up approach is paying dividends.

As wave of construction tech solutions target contractors, Part3 serves architects.

Stablecorp wants to increase transparency, security in blockchain transactions.

Vancouver came ninth, while Toronto-Waterloo finished 11th.

Do digital nomads solve Canada’s tech talent gap?

Unwilling to settle for a simple no, Lapierre pushed investors for feedback.

How Spacecadet is becoming the brand marketing, early-stage deal hunters for some of North America’s biggest VCs.

Toronto broke another venture funding record in Q1, but what’s going on under the hood?

Impression bet early on Wealthsimple and won. Now the firm wants to make bigger bets.

Plus: CloudMD, Think Research announce changes to executive suites.