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Toronto’s rising tech stars have one big thing in common: they worked at Uber

How the global rideshare company provided “the best possible business education.”

Uber’s Canadian engineering hub is creating global products with the agility of a startup.

Koru, Vaco, Zebra Technologies are seeking talent in the GTA.

The new space opened three years after Stripe first established a physical presence in Toronto.

Plus: Why Big Tech launches unreliable AI apps.

Smaller Canadian cities make strides in 2024 as larger ecosystems lose some of their lustre.

More than 15,000 attendees and 550 speakers are at this year’s Consensus Web3 conference in Austin, Texas.

Canada retains fourth place in global rankings, but slips further from the three leading nations.

With SeaMonster, Forma.ai aims to help companies provide activity-based sales incentives.

Plus: Vector awards $2 million in AI scholarships for top Ontario graduate students.

Plus: Shopify’s Tobi Lütke headlines BetaKit Town Hall.

Karrot aims to expand North American presence with Ritual, GoodGood co-founder Robert Kim.

CTO Jeremy King says company aims to use AI and ML to make Pinterest more “shoppable.”

Plus: Healthcare startup Tempus preps for IPO.

Techstars Toronto has paused applications with leader Sunil Sharma transitioning away.