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Notman House is in trouble. What’s next for the home of Montréal tech?

OSMO Foundation owes unpaid mortgage fees and creditors are pushing for a sale. Notman House, the Montréal startup hub run within a 187-year-old heritage…

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Promise Robotics nets $20.8-million CAD Series A to speed up home building with robots

The startup turns standard industrial robots into plug-and-play homebuilding systems. Toronto-based proptech startup Promise Robotics has closed $20.8 million CAD ($15 million USD) in…

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Healthtech startup Medreddie takes home the first Elevate Women + Pitch Prize

Kara LeBlanc takes home $450,000 cash to grow her AI-enabled healthcare supply chain startup. The inaugural Elevate Women + Pitch Prize at the Elevate…

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Bradley Smith takes home Maiden Bracelet
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Bradley Smith takes home Maiden Bracelet

Bradley Smith walks away with the Maiden Bracelet, along with the winning amount of $221,733 in the $2,500 Mixed Omaha/Stud Hi-Lo 8. In order to…

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Brightspark seeks to recreate its “home run” exits of Think Dynamics, Radian6 as it launches $120-million fund
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Brightspark seeks to recreate its “home run” exits of Think Dynamics, Radian6 as it launches $120-million fund

Brightspark Ventures has made an initial close of $60 million towards its target. Brightspark Ventures thinks now is the right time to be investing…

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Benny Glaser takes home a winning of 106,980 euros
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Benny Glaser takes home a winning of 106,980 euros

The curtains finally came down on the Luxon Pay 5,000 Euro High Roller, played out at the Royal Society Dublin. This was, in fact, a…

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IrisCX secures $6.2 million CAD to help home product, services firms provide video-based customer support
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IrisCX secures $6.2 million CAD to help home product, services firms provide video-based customer support

IrisCX limits in-person service calls by empowering consumers to perform tasks traditionally done by technicians. Calgary’s IrisCX has closed $6.2 million CAD ($4.6 million…

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Jobber closes $100 million USD Series D amid strong demand for home services BetaKit
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Jobber closes $100 million USD Series D amid strong demand for home services BetaKit

Despite exceeding $100 million USD in revenue last year, CEO says Jobber remains “super early” in terms of market penetration. Edmonton-based Jobber, which provides…

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Orthodoxou takes home a winning of $372,800
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Orthodoxou takes home a winning of $372,800

The $3,300 Main Event of the Merit Poker Western series was won by Orthodoxos Orthodoxou, a resident of Cyprus, who also happened to be the…

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Properly pivots away from home sale guarantee as real estate market dips

Company attributes shift to “unprecedented volatility in the Canadian housing market.” Real estate tech startup Properly has switched up its business model, moving away…

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