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Northside Ventures closes first early-stage VC fund at $15 million CAD

This emerging manager just met his target amid one of the worst fundraising environments in a decade.

Riot encouraged shareholders to “seriously question” timing of recent Stronghold acquisition.

Startup co-founded just three months ago is reportedly valued at $5 billion USD.

After surviving collapsed fundraise and class-action, Wombo contends with copyright concerns as it funds for growth.

BetaKit Talks: You Don’t Know Crypto will take place on Sept. 24, presented by WonderFi.

C100 announces 38 Canadian tech firms in new growth and latest early-stage cohorts.

University of Waterloo tops list of Canadian post-secondary institutions that produce future founders.

Hamid Abdollahi believes his startup has found the “k3y” to develop safer autonomous vehicles.

Plus: Shopify has a new CTO, Benevity has a new CEO, and Sagard poached from Georgian.

Alberta startups earned a slight edge over BC in venture funding for the first half of 2024.

Junglytics’ platform provides Amazon sellers with data analysis through a “GPT-style” interface.

Economic development agency dispenses $6.3 million across nine startups and ecosystem programs.

Alternative asset manager bets AI will play a big role in investing over the next decade.

FansUnite said it expects to retain approximately $500,000 CAD to “explore new business opportunities.”

Startup plans to bring plant-based salmon alternative to US, Canadian markets.