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Private AI secures $10.7 million CAD to protect personal data from privacy breaches

Microsoft, BDC, Twilio alum are among Private AI’s investors. Private AI, a startup that redacts sensitive information from texts, has secured a $10.7 million…

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Cinchy nabs $19.7 million CAD Series B to make data integrations obsolete
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Cinchy nabs $19.7 million CAD Series B to make data integrations obsolete

Forgepoint-backed Cinchy sees room to grow as firms cut costs. Toronto-based Cinchy helps clients like National Bank, TD, and Colliers International reduce their dependence…

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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Meta cuts Responsible Innovation team as Instagram fined €405 million for mishandling teen data

Plus: Netflix Hunts for Cost Cuts, From Cloud Computing to Corporate Swag. The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from…

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With $20 million, Goldsky aims to make blockchain data easy to use
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With $20 million, Goldsky aims to make blockchain data easy to use

Plaid founders Zach Perret and William Hockey invested in Goldsky. Goldsky is living up to its lux name, announcing a $20 million seed round…

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How startups can avoid the “Frankenstein data stack” trap

Learn to count the data you have or risk creating a monster. It’s not always about ‘big’ data. In the early stages, startups need…

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Tracking the tech downturn across Canada with data

When the party winds down, the hangover is fast to follow. It’s pretty clear that the bloom is off the rose of Canadian tech…

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BetaKit Live: How to use data to survive a downturn
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BetaKit Live: How to use data to survive a downturn

US and Canadian VCs crunch the numbers with Mozart Data on July 12. At this point, no tech company should be surprised by the…

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Delphia closes $60 million USD to improve AI-driven investment platform with user-owned data

Delphia taps into crypto as reward for users that provide data. Toronto FinTech startup Delphia closed a $75.2 million CAD ($60 million CAD) all…

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Vybe Network raises $13.1 million CAD for Solana blockchain data infrastructure solution

Vybe aims to make it easy for anyone to access data on Solana. Burnaby startup Vybe Network has raised a $13.1 million CAD ($10.5…

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OMERS Growth Equity backs US data analytics startup Imply in $100 million USD Series D
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OMERS Growth Equity backs US data analytics startup Imply in $100 million USD Series D

Burlingame, California’s Imply has secured $100 million USD to expand the reach of its real-time data analytics platform. The Canadian-led, United States-based startup, which…

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