H|T: The Healthtech Times – SmileDirectClub shuts down shortly after declaring bankruptcy
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H|T: The Healthtech Times – SmileDirectClub shuts down shortly after declaring bankruptcy

Plus: The silly things women’s health entrepreneurs hear from male VCs. The Healthtech Times is a weekly newsletter covering healthtech news from Canada and…

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A|I: The AI Times – Critics skewer Fed’s AI consultations, Cohere co-founder wants to keep it simple
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A|I: The AI Times – Critics skewer Fed’s AI consultations, Cohere co-founder wants to keep it simple

Startup founded by ex-Google Search team nears $2 billion valuation. The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big…

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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – BlackBerry names new CEO, ditches spinout IPO plans

Plus: Vistara Growth Fund V sets target on enterprise software companies. The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada…

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Montréal’s tech hub is in trouble, Waterloo Region goes grassroots

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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F|T: The FinTech Times – Synctera and Monarch Money seek to fill Canadian finance gaps

Plus: Block rival SumUp defies FinTech funding slump with $307 million cash injection. Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest…

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Anticipated innovation hub Ax-C to open on former trading floor of Montréal Exchange

Backed with $48 million, Ax-C secures its location as another Montréal hub struggles. The former trading floor of the Montréal Exchange in Place Victoria…

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GHGSat closes Series C1 to launch more greenhouse gas emissions-monitoring satellites
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GHGSat closes Series C1 to launch more greenhouse gas emissions-monitoring satellites

The Montréal-based startup secured $59.9 million CAD but did not disclose equity/debt split. Montréal-based global emissions monitoring company GHGSat has closed its Series C1…

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Dcbel closes $50-million USD Series B led by climate-focused Idealist Capital
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Dcbel closes $50-million USD Series B led by climate-focused Idealist Capital

Smart home energy startup offers bidirectional EV charging. Montréal-based cleantech startup Dcbel has closed over $50 million USD in Series B funding to hasten…

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Local Logic raises $13 million CAD to develop AI decision-making for location-based risks and opportunities in real estate
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Local Logic raises $17.5 million CAD to develop AI decision-making for location-based risks and opportunities in real estate

Montreal proptech startup wants to impact every real estate decision in the United States and Canada. Montreal-based proptech startup Local Logic has raised $17.5…

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Québec venture funding maintained upward trajectory in Q2 2023

Investment in the region grew by 42 percent from Q1 2023, and 81 percent year-over-year. Helped along by a surge in both deal volume…

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