OpenText closes $5.8 billion USD acquisition of Micro Focus, makes workforce reduction
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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – OpenText sells off mainframe business for over $2 billion USD

Plus: MaRS IAF returns and is ready to invest. The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around…

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InBC leads $13.5-million financing round for ThoughtExchange
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InBC leads $13.5-million financing round for ThoughtExchange

The startup claims its revenues have grown fivefold in the last five years. Rossland, BC-based engagement software startup ThoughtExchange has secured a $13.5-million equity…

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H|T: The Healthtech Times – CarePod wants healthcare without health workers

Plus: Medical knowledge platform Pathway raises $5M in seed funding. The Healthtech Times is a weekly newsletter covering healthtech news from Canada and around…

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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Q4 Inc. joins pandemic IPOs returning private, Ambyint returns to Calgary
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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Q4 Inc. joins pandemic IPOs returning private, Ambyint returns to Calgary

Plus: Slack names longtime Salesforce executive Denise Dresser as new CEO. The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada…

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Megadeal slowdown in Q3 marks three-year low for Canadian venture volume

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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A|I: The AI Times – Everything you need to know about the sudden firing of Sam Altman
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A|I: The AI Times – Everything you need to know about the sudden firing of Sam Altman

Plus: TechBrew becomes 4AG with $17.5M Series A. The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big data, and…

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InBC invests $29 million into 4AG Robotics, Clarius Mobile Health, Pender, Amplitude Ventures
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InBC invests $29 million into 4AG Robotics, Clarius Mobile Health, Pender, Amplitude Ventures

InBC Investment Corp. (InBC) has announced $29 million CAD worth of investments into two tech startups and two venture capital (VC) funds with a…

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TechBrew rebrands to 4AG Robotics, closes $17.5-million Series A to build mushroom-picking robots
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TechBrew rebrands to 4AG Robotics, closes $17.5-million Series A to build mushroom-picking robots

Backed by BDC, InBC, and Emmertech, 4AG is gearing up to get its tech to farms. Salmon Arm, BC-based mushroom-picking technology startup TechBrew Robotics…

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CleanBC Industry Fund opens applications for round three of funding
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InBC announces first three venture fund investments: Evok Innovations, Raven Capital, Yaletown Partners

InBC backs trio of VC funds focused on climate change, reconciliation, and innovation. InBC Investment Corp. has made its first investments to date, backing…

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H|T: The Healthtech Times – Can a hackathon build ArriveCan for less than $54 million?

Plus: Digital health funding in Q3 slides to 2019 levels. The Healthtech Times is a weekly newsletter covering healthtech news from Canada and around…

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