Novarc Technologies announces closing of $20 million USD for its AI-powered automated welding robots
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Novarc Technologies announces closing of $20 million USD for its AI-powered automated welding robots

Construction-vehicle company Caterpillar’s venture arm joined the round. Vancouver-based Novarc Technologies, which specializes in automated welding equipment using artificial intelligence (AI), announced it has…

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Carbon Engineering sold to US oil and gas company Occidental for $1.1 billion

Squamish cleantech startup latest to be attracted by US green tax credits, incentives. Squamish, BC-based cleantech startup Carbon Engineering has entered into a definitive…

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H|T: The Healthtech Times – Ora Medical gets the BDC Bump

Plus: Halifax’s 3D BioFibR secures $3.52M for automated collagen fibre manufacturing. The Healthtech Times is a weekly newsletter covering healthtech news from Canada and…

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R|T: The Retail Times – Shopify looks for a Faire deal, Temu sues Shein
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R|T: The Retail Times – Shopify looks for a Faire deal, Temu sues Shein

Plus: Bolt, ex-CEO Ryan Breslow face SEC probe. The Retail Times is a weekly newsletter covering retail tech news from Canada and around the…

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Cohere secures strategic investment from SAP as enterprise demand for generative AI grows
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A|I: The AI Times – Cohere partners with SAP, Apple preps “Apple GPT”

Plus: Meta, Google, OpenAI promise White House responsible AI development. The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big…

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These two Canadian cities added 115,000 tech jobs in the last five years

Plus: BC and Toronto venture funding bounced back in Q2 2023. Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the…

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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – What is Reddit CEO Steve Huffman doing?

Plus: Constellation Software acquires Optimal Blue, Vitruvi acquired by Bow River Capital. The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from…

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F|T: The FinTech Times – Backers buy back Clearco’s debt amid SVB Canada windup
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F|T: The FinTech Times – Backers buy back Clearco’s debt amid SVB Canada windup

Plus: Hutsy takes home two wins at Startupfest. Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the…

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Montreal skyline from Mount Royal
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These two Canadian cities added 115,000 tech jobs last year

Plus: BC and Toronto venture funding bounced back in Q2 2023. Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the…

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CleanBC Industry Fund opens applications for round three of funding
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Meet BC Tech’s first Innovators Hall of Fame inductees

Honourees include leaders from BC Tech Association, CIBC, D-Wave. In partnership with the Government of British Columbia, tech industry association BC Tech has…

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