These game developers are hiring software engineers to six-figure salaries in Canada
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These game developers are hiring software engineers to six-figure salaries in Canada

To develop good video games, these companies are hiring software engineers at generous salaries. Developing a video game requires years of work from dozens…

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Monark co-founder and chief science officer Amanda Julian, Storytime Capital co-founder and managing partner Neil Grunberg, and Monark co-founder and CEO Kelsey Hahn.
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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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Platformatic secures $3.5 million, launches tech to simplify back-end development for enterprises

Platformatic is backed by Decibel, Panache, and developer and open-source angels. Platformatic has closed $3.5 million in funding and launched a new API platform…

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Yoshua Bengio, major tech leaders call for six-month pause on advanced AI development in open letter
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Yoshua Bengio, major tech leaders call for six-month pause on advanced AI development in open letter

Elon Musk, Steve Wozniak, and DeepMind scientists also signed the letter. Yoshua Bengio, the co-founder of Montréal-based Mila, along with hundreds of tech leaders,…

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Evol receives nearly $10 million from Canadian Economic Development to support diverse Québec entrepreneurs
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Evol receives nearly $10 million from Canadian Economic Development to support diverse Québec entrepreneurs

Diverse businesses are 70 percent more likely to break into new markets. Québec City-based lending group Evol has received $9.47 million in funding from…

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BluWave-ai, Tehama receive collective $4.4 million from FedDev Ontario for product development, hiring

The federal government investment is expected to create 85 jobs in the Ottawa region. The Government of Canada is investing a collective $4.4 million…

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Charitable Pokers for youth development awaits in November
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Charitable Pokers for youth development awaits in November

The poker community will see two charitable poker tournaments in November. Dedicated to brain health and youth, one of the events will be hosted by…

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Telus to acquire product development shop WillowTree for $1.2 billion USD

WillowTree’s clients include Fox, CBC, PepsiCo. Telus has entered into an agreement to acquire American tech company WillowTree, which develops digital products like native…

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Flow Venture partner Bryan Watson lands at Venbridge as SVP of business development

Watson will use his expertise in SR&ED credits to attract more business. Bryan Watson, a long-time player in Canada’s tech ecosystem and most recently…

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Babbly secures $3.2 million CAD to scale speech development software for children

The Toronto startup aims to decipher babies’ babbling. Toronto-based SaaS startup Babbly has raised a $3.2 million CAD ($2.5 million USD) in an all-equity…

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