Wave alumni launch digital ID verification platform Confirm
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Wave alumni launch digital ID verification platform Confirm

Kirk Simpson and Peter Carrescia raised $6.5 million to launch company in August 2022. Toronto-based identity verification Confirm officially launched its identity verification product…

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Slack CEO Lidiane Jones imposed over an image of the Slack logo with her hands apart
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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Slack has a new CEO, again

Plus: Google and Microsoft are fighting, again. The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe….

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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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Dapper Labs CEO Roham Gharegozlou
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F|T: The FinTech Times – FinTech startups dominate Fast 50, former NYSE president in talks to reboot FTX

Plus: Tax Court disqualifies government loan spending from SR&ED. Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around…

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Dapper Labs CEO Roham Gharegozlou
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Dapper Labs, Nesto, Certn, top Deloitte’s 2023 Technology Fast 50 list

FinTech startups made a mark on the list of Canada’s leading technology companies. Deloitte has announced the 2023 winners of its Technology Fast 50,…

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Certn targets global expansion of background check tech with $30 million USD Series B extension from EDC
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Certn acquires European ID verification company Trustmatic

Trustmatic marks Certn’s third international acquisition in the last two years. Victoria-based background screening startup Certn has acquired Trustmatic, a European remote identity verification…

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Certn targets global expansion of background check tech with $30 million USD Series B extension from EDC
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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Certn targets global expansion, Huawei builds Oracle replacement

Plus: Salesforce is working on new generative AI-driven workflow tools. The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS 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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Canadian startup news of the week (4/23/23)

Plus: BDC launches $150M sustainability fund. Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s most important news, features,…

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Certn targets global expansion of background check tech with $30 million USD Series B extension from EDC
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Certn targets global expansion of background check tech with $30 million USD Series B extension from EDC

M&A key part of Certn’s strategy as it looks to expand in Europe, Africa, Asia. Victoria-based background check technology firm Certn has closed a…

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Raquel Urtasun, founder and CEO of Waabi.
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AltaML, Waabi, TrojAI among Vector Institute’s 20 Canadian AI startups to watch for 2023

The list was narrowed down from 150 startups. AltaML, Waabi, and TrojAI are among the country’s artificial intelligence (AI) startups to watch over the…

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