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OSC introduces new initiatives to boost capital access for angel investors and startups

Regulator enacts new dealer registration exemptions for angel investor groups, early-stage companies.

Plus: Ottawa firm acquires mental health platform for first responders.

What leaders from Ada, Communitech, Growclass, Highline Beta, Knix, and others said at the event.

CCI gathered approximately 2,000 signatures protesting the tax changes in a different letter last month.

Schulich’s Detlev Zwick wants more business leaders to think like entrepreneurs.

NowVertical’s revenue for 2023 also increased by 91 percent year-over-year to $51.7 million.

Company plans to remain focused on building for long-term growth and profitability.

Shopify CEO asks for a conversation about “courage” and “ambition” at BetaKit Town Hall.

Plus: A mysterious “gpt-2” chatbot came online and vanished just as quickly.

Tobi Lütke tells founders: “There’s less competition if you reach higher.”

Chad Bayne talks Verafin, Cognos, and Wealthsimple.

Wealthsimple partners with the “Wealthsimple for home buying” to help customers avoid a “sucker rate.”

R&D-stage startup is using AI and quantum chemistry to purify the world’s most precious resource.

Plus: 1Password’s new product looks to secure unmanaged devices.

Grants of up to $300,000 are available to BC initiatives in cleantech, energy, mining, agriculture.