S|W: The SaaS Weekly – John Carmack is leaving Meta
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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – John Carmack is leaving Meta

Plus: Former Google ad chief’s ad-free search engine launches in Canada. The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada…

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F|T: The FinTech Times – The inevitable arrest of SBF

Plus: Nesto raises $80 million series C. Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe….

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Statements from Alberta innovation minister cast doubt on return of investor tax credit
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Canadian startup news of the week (12/18/22)

Plus: Kim Furlong talks VCCI & what comes next for Canadian venture. Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find…

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Golden Ventures’ Matt Golden has advice for startups fundraising in a down market

Balance growth with strong unit economics. Make sure your financials are accurate. Multiple reports showed a record influx of capital to Canadian startups in…

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One year after raising $6.5 million, GoodGood shuts down claiming it can’t find more money
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One year after raising $6.5 million, GoodGood shuts down claiming it can’t find more money

Company says downturn has had “dramatic impact” on its rapid local commerce delivery business. Almost one year to the day after closing a significant…

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BoostSecurity emerges from stealth with $12 million CAD to automate cybersecurity for DevOps

Two veterans in the application security space want everyone to deliver software at large scales. Montréal startup BoostSecurity, which provides a cybersecurity platform for…

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Tobi Lütke, Round13 part of $40 million USD Series A for blockchain gaming startup Horizon

Web3 and traditional gaming companies like Ubisoft, Take-Two also invested in Horizon. Horizon Blockchain Games has secured $40 million USD in Series A capital…

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Avidbots closes $70 million USD Series C round to grow fleet of commercial cleaning robots
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Avidbots closes $70 million USD Series C round to grow fleet of commercial cleaning robots

Avidbots will also open a new, 70,00 square foot headquarters in Kitchener-Waterloo. Kitchener-Waterloo startup Avidbots has secured $70 million USD in a Series C…

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Composer secures $6 million to help retail investors adopt sophisticated trading strategies
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Composer secures $6 million to help retail investors adopt sophisticated trading strategies

Despite market downturn, Composer has seen trading volume, AUM grow. Toronto-based Composer, which offers an automated trading platform for retail investors, has raised $6…

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Led by ex-Vidyard employees, HyperComply wants to get rid of security questionnaires
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Led by ex-Vidyard employees, HyperComply wants to get rid of security questionnaires

After closing $6.4 million USD in January, HyperComply launched a product to automate due diligence. HyperComply co-founder and CEO Amar Chahal believes that “the…

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