Business getaway marketplace RetreatsAndVenues takes first prize in New Ventures BC 2023 startup competition
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Business getaway marketplace RetreatsAndVenues takes first prize in New Ventures BC 2023 startup competition

Vancouver-based startups Browse AI and Blanka came in second and third place. New Ventures BC has given out $250,000 in prize money to the…

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Tiptap and Omnirobotic pursue restructuring after startups fail to raise additional funding
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Restructuring is here for Canadian startups as VC funding dries up

Plus: Two global SaaS firms relocate HQs to Calgary. Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s most…

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Commissioner of Competition Matthew Boswell on the BetaKit Podcast
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Canadians want competition. Our Competition Commissioner needs better tools to fight for it.

The Competition Bureau is the last line of defence for enforcing competition law. But our system is designed to keep the line moving. Canada…

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R|T: The Retail Times – iGaming competition heats up in hot market

Plus: Walmart sees more than 2,000 job cuts in e-commerce warehouses. The Retail Times is a weekly newsletter covering retail tech news from Canada…

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Fidu places third at American Bar Association pitch competition
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Fidu places third at American Bar Association pitch competition

It was among five Canadian startups to be named as finalists for the pitch competition. Saskatoon-based Fidu placed third place at a pitch competition…

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One year in, competition in Ontario’s iGaming market remains red hot

Cutthroat competition and tighter rules on advertising are forcing operators to compete on unique features in Ontario’s $1.4 billion market. Exactly one year ago,…

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Applications now open for the 2023 New Ventures BC Competition

Participants stand to win over $250,000 in prizes. New Ventures BC (NVBC) is taking applications for its 23rd annual tech startup competition presented by…

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Float quadruples revenue YoY despite increased competition, choppy economy
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Float quadruples revenue YoY despite increased competition, choppy economy

CEO: “In terms of new entrants, we’re clearly the fastest-growing and the largest.” When Float launched its corporate card and spend management platform last…

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Ovou
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Smart business card startup Ovou wins $110,000 at 22nd New Ventures BC competition

New Ventures BC gave out a cumulative $250,000 in prize money across eight winners. New Ventures BC (NVBC) has unveiled the winners of…

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DOT Mind Unlocked
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DOT Mind Unlock wins #CollisionConf 2022 startup pitch competition

DOT can measure people’s brainwave activity using headsets. Ottawa-based mental health tech startup DOT Mind Unlocked has been crowned this year’s winner of Collision’s…

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