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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Inside Janet Bannister’s new fund for B2B software startups

Plus: Salesforce is culling management layers. The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe…

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H|T: The Healthtech Times – Lululemon’s failed attempt at becoming a tech company

Plus: Felix and Eli raise new rounds. The Healthtech Times is a weekly newsletter covering healthtech news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe…

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R|T: The Retail Times – iGaming competition heats up in hot market

Plus: Walmart sees more than 2,000 job cuts in e-commerce warehouses. The Retail Times is a weekly newsletter covering retail tech news from Canada…

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A|I: The AI Times – Samsung workers made a major error by using ChatGPT

Plus: Anthropic’s $5B, 4-year plan to take on OpenAI. The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big data,…

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F|T: The FinTech Times – Canadian crypto’s Bizarre Love Triangle ends in three-way merger
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F|T: The FinTech Times – Canadian crypto’s Bizarre Love Triangle ends in three-way merger

Plus: Bob Lee, creator of Cash App, stabbed to death. Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from…

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VCCI-backed Kensington Capital Partners secures $158 million first close for third venture fund
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Canadian startup news of the week (4/9/23)

Plus: Canadian crypto’s Bizarre Love Triangle. Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s most important news, features,…

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VCCI-backed Kensington Capital Partners secures $158 million first close for third venture fund
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VCCI-backed Kensington Capital Partners secures $158 million first close for third venture fund

Kensington becomes first VCCI-supported fund of funds to announce it has closed financing. Toronto-based Kensington Capital Partners has raised $158 million CAD in the…

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A|I: The AI Times – Inside Google’s commitment to Québec tech

Plus: TuSimple fires its CEO amid federal probes. The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big data, and…

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VCCI funding in hand, Kensington Capital Partners targets $290 million third venture fund
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VCCI funding in hand, Kensington Capital Partners targets $290 million third venture fund

With renewed mandate from Government of Canada, Kensington aims to nearly double its previous fund. Kensington Capital Partners has announced plans for its third…

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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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