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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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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Nova Scotia taps Maple to expand free virtual care to the entire province
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H|T: The Healthtech Times – Former unicorn Olive AI winds down operations

Plus: Nova Scotia taps Maple for province-wide virtual care. The Healthtech Times is a weekly newsletter covering healthtech news from Canada and around the…

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Diversity gap persists in senior ranks of Canadian VC firms

BDC Capital data shows almost half of venture firms are entirely male owned. Despite year-over-year gains in the representation of women and visible minorities…

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R|T: The Retail Times – Shopify and Lightspeed shares surge after beating forecasts

Plus: Amazon unveils first BNPL option for SMBs through Affirm. The Retail Times is a weekly newsletter covering retail tech news from Canada and…

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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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Richard Lynch will replace John Chen as interim CEO as BlackBerry prepares to split company
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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – John Chen retires, Hyatt brothers return with DataStealth

Plus: Uber, Lyft to pay $328 million to settle wage-theft allegations. The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada…

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BDC Capital recommits to leading seed deals in startups across Canada with new $50-million fund
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BDC recommits to leading seed deals with new $50-million fund

Plus: The BetaKit Keynote Stage returns to SAAS NORTH 2023. Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s…

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F|T: The FinTech Times – Sam Bankman-Fried convicted on all charges, Intuit winds down Mint
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F|T: The FinTech Times – Sam Bankman-Fried convicted on all charges, Intuit winds down Mint

Plus: BDC recommits to seed deals with $50M fund. Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around…

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Brickeye secures $5 million CAD in convertible debt round with participation from BDC and Graphite Ventures
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Brickeye secures $5 million CAD in convertible debt round with participation from BDC and Graphite Ventures

Brickeye provides construction companies with job site monitoring, analytics, and smart automations. Toronto-based Brickeye, a construction-focused internet of things (IoT) and data analytics company,…

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