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Here’s how Canada’s top 10 cities rank in the global startup ecosystem

StartupBlink’s report shows Canada maintains fourth place in global ranking. Multiple cities in Canada’s top 10 startup ecosystems soared through StartupBlink’s global index…

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Provincial government taps Novari Health to help reduce pandemic-fuelled surgical backlog in Eastern Ontario
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Provincial government taps Novari Health to help reduce pandemic-fuelled surgical backlog in Eastern Ontario

Novari Health-built platform aims to cut surgery wait times. During the pandemic, many hospitals have cancelled or postponed surgeries to deal with an influx…

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Nortel alum-turned-mystery novelist combines her tech and writing background with Fictionary
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Nortel alum-turned-mystery novelist combines her tech and writing background with Fictionary

Fictionary’s $1.8 million round one of the first investments out of BDC’s Thrive Venture Fund. Fictionary co-founder and CEO Kristina Stanley has worked in…

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Eight Canadian universities land in PitchBook’s 2022 top 100 schools for founders

The University of Waterloo keeps top spot for Canadian schools. Four Canadian schools were named among the top 50 in a recent PitchBook ranking…

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GreenCentre Canada secures over $2.5 million from FedDev Ontario to launch cleantech accelerator program

Waterloo-based ALT TEX, Material Futures among startups selected to join the program. GreenCentre Canada has secured an over $2.5 million investment from the federal…

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MaxSold raises $16.1 million to expand online auctioning platform
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MaxSold raises $16.1 million to expand online auctioning platform

An uptick in decluttering during the pandemic proved beneficial for MaxSold. Online auctioning startup MaxSold has secured a cumulative $16.1 million in debt and…

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