Wave alumni launch digital ID verification platform Confirm
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Wave alumni launch digital ID verification platform Confirm

Kirk Simpson and Peter Carrescia raised $6.5 million to launch company in August 2022. Toronto-based identity verification Confirm officially launched its identity verification product…

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R|T: The Retail Times – WeWork cuts Canadian locations, Shein IPO targets $90B valuation
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R|T: The Retail Times – WeWork cuts Canadian locations, Shein IPO targets $90B valuation

Plus: Inside Indigo’s plan to return to profitability. The Retail Times is a weekly newsletter covering retail tech news from Canada and around the…

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A|I: The AI Times – OpenAI’s GPT Store is coming

Plus: HardTech Summit explores deep tech barriers, IBM debuts $500 million enterprise AI venture fund. The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the…

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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Slack has a new CEO, again

Plus: Google and Microsoft are fighting, again. The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe….

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VentureLab’s latest HardTech Summit explores barriers, opportunities facing Canadian deep tech startups
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SR&ED stress might be around the corner for startups come tax time

Plus: Alberta’s battle over who is an ‘engineer’ hits the legislature. Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the…

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F|T: The FinTech Times – FinTech startups dominate Fast 50, former NYSE president in talks to reboot FTX

Plus: Tax Court disqualifies government loan spending from SR&ED. Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around…

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CleanBC Industry Fund opens applications for round three of funding
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These three Fast 500 companies are hiring software engineers in Canada

The Fast 500 lists North America’s fastest growing tech companies… and many are hiring. Earlier this week, Deloitte released its 2023 Technology Fast 50…

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Dapper Labs, Nesto, Certn, top Deloitte’s 2023 Technology Fast 50 list

FinTech startups made a mark on the list of Canada’s leading technology companies. Deloitte has announced the 2023 winners of its Technology Fast 50,…

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