ArriveCan app opening on smartphone.
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H|T: The Healthtech Times – Can a hackathon build ArriveCan for less than $54 million?

Plus: Digital health funding in Q3 slides to 2019 levels. The Healthtech Times is a weekly newsletter covering healthtech news from Canada and around…

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NorthOne raises $92.1 million CAD to build new working capital, credit products

Toronto-founded NorthOne moved its HQ to New York to serve its American client base. Canadian-founded FinTech startup and challenger bank NorthOne has announced the…

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Headversity acquires Health Improvement Solutions to build out its mental health platform
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Headversity acquires Health Improvement Solutions to build out its mental health platform

HIS will introduce a health risk assessment methodology to the Headversity platform. Healthtech startup Headversity has acquired Omaha, Nebraska-based Health Improvement Solutions (HIS) for…

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Metafold 3D secures $500,000 from Active Impact Investments to build 3D printing’s “missing piece”
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Metafold 3D secures $500,000 from Active Impact Investments to build 3D printing’s “missing piece”

Idea behind Metafold was spun out of co-founders’ consulting work with a major sportswear manufacturer. Born out of a geometry-focused consulting agency that has…

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Aurora Hydrogen secures $12.85 million CAD from Shell, Chevron to build demonstration plant

Aurora is developing clean hydrogen tech without consuming water. Edmonton-based cleantech startup Aurora Hydrogen has raised $12.85 million CAD ($10 million USD) in a…

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A|I: The AI Times – Inside Apple’s struggle to build a self-driving car

Plus: Tesla AI leader Andrej Karpathy announces he’s leaving the company. The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning,…

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Hopper rolls out new FinTech products as it aims to build a "travel super app"
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Hopper rolls out new FinTech products as it aims to build a “travel super app”

CEO says FinTech products make B2B play more sticky. Travel tech company Hopper continues to expand its FinTech capabilities, announcing several new products that…

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Pine comes out of stealth to build “Wealthsimple for home buying”
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Pine comes out of stealth to build “Wealthsimple for home buying”

Pine has secured $27 million since it was founded in 2021. Canada has a new player in the digital mortgage market. Toronto-based Pine is…

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mPowered partners with Ocean Set to build blockchain-powered ocean data marketplace

The marketplace is meant to allow orgs to profit from sharing data securely. mPowered is teaming up with Ocean Set to build a marketplace…

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White Star Capital, Coveo alum-led Lighthouse Labs closes $9.1 million CAD to build a search platform for the metaverse
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White Star Capital, Coveo alum-led Lighthouse Labs closes $9.1 million CAD to build a search platform for the metaverse

Montréal’s Lighthouse Labs aims to “be the Google” for virtual worlds. What the hell does that mean? Armed with $9.1 million CAD ($7 million…

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