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Federal government announces first VCCI inclusive growth stream VC fund recipients

BKR Capital, District Ventures Capital, Ripple Ventures, Sandpiper Ventures, The51 receive portion of $25 million. The Government of Canada is investing up to $25…

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Calgary FinTech, Quickly, secures $10 million in equity and debt to help businesses pay promptly
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Calgary FinTech, Quickly, secures $10 million in equity and debt to help businesses pay promptly

Quickly claims to solve the delayed-payment problem for B2B companies. A Calgary-based FinTech startup that helps small-and-medium-sized businesses (SMBs) unlock capital has secured $10…

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BDC Capital deploys seed funding to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions

Green Graphite Technologies closes $2 million, while Arolytics raises $3.5 million in cleantech funding. Placing increased importance on climate change and the reduction of…

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These companies are hiring software engineers to work on machine learning in Canada
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These companies are hiring software engineers to work on machine learning in Canada

Thomson Reuters, Procom, and Ripple are looking to hire machine learning experts across the country. To find new solutions in the real world and…

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ZayZoon closes Series B to fuel continued US expansion of earned wage access business |

ZayZoon nabs $34.5 million USD in debt and equity to help workers access a cash-advance alternative to payday loans. Calgary-based FinTech startup ZayZoon has…

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Monark closes $1.5 million led by Storytime Capital to modernize leadership development

Former leadership-development consultants aim to engage leaders earlier and more continuously with tech. Led by a pair of organizational psychologists with more than a…

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Ontopical closes $3.3 million seed extension to help companies navigate the local government procurement process
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Ontopical closes $3.3 million seed extension to help companies navigate the local government procurement process

Rhino and Graphite Ventures-backed Ontopical mines public data for private sector clients using AI. Calgary-based software startup Ontopical wants to make it easier for…

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US court partially rejects Urbx motion to dismiss Attabotic patent lawsuit
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Attabotics, Urbx settle litigation over robotic storage patents

Following mutual resolution, both startups agree to no more public statements. Two robotics supply-chain startups battling over a pair of patents have announced that…

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Employee time-tracking startup Replicon acquired by US-based Deltek

Deltek called this deal one of the largest in the company’s history. Calgary-founded startup Replicon, which offers employee time-tracking software, has been acquired by…

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Digital medical-billing platform ResolvMD secures $2 million loan from PaceZero to pursue strategic acquisitions
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Digital medical-billing platform ResolvMD secures $2 million loan from PaceZero to pursue strategic acquisitions

Doctor-backed Calgary startup sees opportunities across Alberta. Toronto-based private credit firm PaceZero Capital Partners is providing $2 million CAD in growth financing to Calgary…

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