First cohort of The Firehood and Elevates women-focused incubator
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Elevate, The Firehood reveal first cohort of 36 startups in new incubator for women entrepreneurs

Some participants already backed by The Firehood, such as Ora, Permalution, PragmaClin. The Firehood, an angel network that focuses on supporting women in the…

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These two Canadian cities added 115,000 tech jobs in the last five years

Plus: BC and Toronto venture funding bounced back in Q2 2023. Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the…

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These two Canadian cities added 115,000 tech jobs last year

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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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Elevate and The Firehood receive $2.3 million in federal funding to train women leaders

Applications are open until July 5 for women investors and entrepreneurs to get a chance at a $100,000 prize. Elevate and The Firehood have…

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Mayor Tory’s departure, competing bids, and financial pressure on province and feds place Collision’s future in Canada in doubt
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Mayor Tory’s departure, competing bids, and financial pressure on province and feds place Collision’s future in Canada in doubt

Collision ups ask to north of $40 million CAD for an extended three-year stay, as five other cities vie to host the conference. While…

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“The revolution has launched”: OpenAI’s Sam Altman charts the promise and peril of AI at Toronto event
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“The revolution has launched”: OpenAI’s Sam Altman charts the promise and peril of AI at Toronto event

Sam Altman has become the world’s most powerful optimist. Sam Altman believes that artificial intelligence (AI) will build “a better world,” but there’s still…

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Diagram Ventures closes $100-million for latest fund as it continues to bet on FinTech
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F|T: The FinTech Times – Diagram Ventures adds $100M onto its FinTech bet

Plus: Shopify backs Nigeria-based FinTech Nomba. Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If…

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H|T: The Healthtech Times – Telehealth giant Amwell posts nearly $400M loss in Q1
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H|T: The Healthtech Times – Telehealth giant Amwell posts nearly $400M loss in Q1

Plus: Peloton shares plunge after company reports wider-than-expected loss. The Healthtech Times is a weekly newsletter covering healthtech news from Canada and around the…

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"Godfather of deep learning" Geoffrey Hinton quits Google to warn against dangers of AI
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A|I: The AI Times – Geoffrey Hinton issues warning, Cohere is soaring

Plus: IBM to pause hiring for jobs that AI could do. The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning,…

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