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Four women-led startups receive a combined $135,000 at Uniting the Prairies 2024

A few non-Prairies companies were recognized at the Elevate Women+ finale at Uniting the Prairie.

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

Kara Swisher, Dax Dasilva, Amber Mac set to take the stage this year.

Plus: Thinkific has too much cash. That’s a real problem.

Plus: CloudMD to go private after acquisition spree dries liquidity.

Plus: OpenAI hemorrhages safety-conscious leaders, including Canadian Ilya Sutskever.

Beacon aims to become ‘the trusted brand for immigrants to Canada.’

Plus: Figma shareholders to sell at a discount in Adobe deal fallout.

After abandoning its brokerage vision, Blossom plans to remain a social platform.

Plus: The latest stats on Q1 startup funding.

Pre-seed, seed-stage VC funding declines as late-stage investment continues descent.

ZayZoon focused on servicing the United States after struggling to take on Canadian clients in 2016.

Lender-turned-software-startup targets growing private lending market.

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

Plus: Shopify’s Tobi Lütke to headline BetaKit Town Hall.