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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Hopper to power travel portal for Brazilian digital banking giant Nubank

Hopper brought travel booking to Uber UK and is now targeting Nubank’s 80 million customers. Montréal-based travel booking startup Hopper is partnering with Nubank,…

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Immigration Minister details strategy for attracting foreign tech talent, digital nomads
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Feds update talent strategy as cleantech flees south

Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s most important news, features, and editorials published on BetaKit. If…

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Immigration Minister details strategy for attracting foreign tech talent, digital nomads
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Immigration Minister details strategy for attracting foreign tech talent, digital nomads

Work permits will be prioritized for entrepreneurs backed by VCs or angels. Canada is in a global race for the worldwide tech talent…

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Government of Canada reveals plans for $360 million National Quantum Strategy
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Canadian clusters team up to drive $30 million in quantum technology commercialization

NGen and DIGITAL are receiving $14 million from the National Quantum Strategy, which they hope to leverage. Two Canadian global innovation clusters are joining…

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H|T: The Healthtech Times – Pharma giant Bayer moves deeper into digital health

The Healthtech Times is a weekly newsletter covering healthtech news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to H|T using the form at the…

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Raine Maida and Senator Deacon discuss Big Tech’s control over digital creators (and the news)

Big Tech controls the discovery and distribution of Canadian content. What’s a democracy to do? There are several bills making their way through Parliament…

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BC government extends tax credit for digital media companies to cut employment costs

Minister of Innovation says tax credit will help nearly 250 companies in the province. The British Columbia government is extending the interactive digital media…

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After losing $10,000 in crypto, Staging Labs co-founder developing solutions to protect digital assets

Staging Labs secures $1.1 million to protect crypto wallets against scams, fraud. The Nova Scotia Securities Commission estimates more than $1 billion has been…

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Government of Canada to launch $250 million initiative to train workers for roles in sectors like digital technology, AgTech, cleantech

In record-tight labour market, feds aim to upskill workers for high-growth industries. The federal government is launching a new program focused on upskilling workers…

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