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Pathway raises $5 million in seed funding, opens free access to healthcare guidance platform

The healthtech startup also unveiled its “most advanced” AI assistant to date. Montréal-based healthtech startup Pathway has raised $5 million in seed funding for…

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TechBrew rebrands to 4AG Robotics, closes $17.5-million Series A to build mushroom-picking robots
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TechBrew rebrands to 4AG Robotics, closes $17.5-million Series A to build mushroom-picking robots

Backed by BDC, InBC, and Emmertech, 4AG is gearing up to get its tech to farms. Salmon Arm, BC-based mushroom-picking technology startup TechBrew Robotics…

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A|I: The AI Times – OpenAI’s GPT Store is coming

Plus: HardTech Summit explores deep tech barriers, IBM debuts $500 million enterprise AI venture fund. The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the…

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Ambyint is repatriating its headquarters to Calgary after three years in Houston

Ambyint CEO says Alberta’s “strong tech ecosystem” fueled the move back to Canada. Ambyint, which provides AI-powered optimization software for the oil and gas…

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VentureLab’s latest HardTech Summit explores barriers, opportunities facing Canadian deep tech startups
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SR&ED stress might be around the corner for startups come tax time

Plus: Alberta’s battle over who is an ‘engineer’ hits the legislature. Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the…

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Trio of Canadian tech companies show progress towards profitability in earnings this week

Thinkific hits positive EBITDA as Coveo and Mogo shrink losses. A number of publicly-traded Canadian technology companies have recently made meaningful progress on their…

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VentureLab’s latest HardTech Summit explores barriers, opportunities facing Canadian deep tech startups
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VentureLab’s latest HardTech Summit explores barriers, opportunities facing Canadian deep tech startups

Event panels survey state of play in Canada for hardware companies in medtech, AI, and other sectors. At VentureLab’s third HardTech Summit, speakers discussed…

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Quantum startup Photonic raises $137 million CAD, strikes strategic partnership with Microsoft

Photonic has an “audacious” five-year plan to build a fault-tolerant quantum computing platform. Quantum startup Photonic has raised a $137-million CAD ($100 million USD)…

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Academics, CEOs push for AI regulation, as Canadian companies race to adopt the technology
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A|I: The AI Times – Jim Balsillie says “AIDA needs to be scrapped completely” as Biden lays out new executive order

Plus: Thomson Reuters commits $100M a year to GenAI, Google $2B to Anthropic. The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI,…

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NGen commits $19 million to 12 new AI manufacturing projects
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NGen commits $19 million to 12 new AI manufacturing projects

Industry contributions bring the total value of the projects to $55 million. Next Generation Manufacturing Canada (NGen) has announced $19 million in innovation cluster…

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