The Inovia Capital team at the VC firm's recent annual general meeting.
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Canada’s emerging fund managers get a venture lifeline

Plus: Deep Genomics brings in life sciences veteran Brian O’Callaghan as CEO. Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find…

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The Inovia Capital team at the VC firm's recent annual general meeting.
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Inovia announces $34-million CAD Discovery Fund for early-stage VCs BetaKit

Fund formalizes Inovia’s support for emerging managers as many struggle to fundraise. Montréal-based Inovia Capital has launched its first Discovery Fund, closing $34 million…

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Cohere announces $270 million Series C from Inovia, Nvidia, Oracle, Salesforce
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Cohere announces $270 million Series C from Inovia, Nvidia, Oracle, Salesforce

Nvidia founder: Cohere has made “foundational contributions to generative AI.” Toronto-based artificial intelligence (AI) startup Cohere, which competes against ChatGPT creator OpenAI, has announced…

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Novisto closes $27 million CAD Series B to help companies improve their ESG reporting

Novisto gears up for growth as shareholder ESG pressure heats up. Montréal-based Novisto, which sells environmental, social, and governance (ESG) data-management software, has closed…

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Shopify invests in US-based e-commerce analytics aggregator Triple Whale
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R|T: The Retail Times – Shopify’s revenue jumps but beware Amazon’s Trojan horse

Plus: Proposed regulations for Retail Payment Activities Act open for public comment. The Retail Times is a weekly newsletter covering retail tech news from…

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Doctor-backed Clinify secures $1.5 million to help digitize African medical records
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H|T: The Healthtech Times – Clinify’s mission to digitize African medical records

Plus: How Canada opened the door to for-profit virtual care. The Healthtech Times is a weekly newsletter covering healthtech news from Canada and around…

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F|T: The FinTech Times – Bank of Canada’s Ron Morrow: “it is your one chance to shape the regime.”

Plus: Stripe’s attempt to raise $55 billion. Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe….

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Federal government introduces new legislation aimed at governing privacy, AI
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Canadian startup news of the week (2/20/23)

Plus: a $700 million new commitment to innovation clusters. Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s most…

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Real Ventures partners with Panache, Inovia to relaunch FounderFuel accelerator
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Real Ventures partners with Panache, Inovia to relaunch FounderFuel accelerator

Longstanding venture-backed startup program goes national with hybrid approach. Real Ventures-led venture-backed startup accelerator FounderFuel is returning this spring for the first time in…

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WorkJam closes $50 million USD round co-led by Inovia, Fonds FTQ
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WorkJam closes $50 million USD round co-led by Inovia, Fonds FTQ

WorkJam’s platform is geared towards supporting the frontline workforce. Frontline workforce management startup WorkJam has secured $50 million USD in a Series D round…

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