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Alberta IoT, Movement51 among recipients of Alberta Innovates’ cumulative $13.6-million investment

University of Alberta secured $4.25 million across three projects. Provincial funding agency Alberta Innovates is making a collective $13.6-million investment into 19 projects meant…

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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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A|I: The AI Times – Is Canada facing an AI talent drain?

Plus: Tesla recalls full ‘self-driving’ cars. The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big data, and automation news…

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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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Movement51 launches new “investment readiness” education program for women entrepreneurs across Canada

With backing from TD, Movement51 aims to close VC funding gap for gender-diverse founders. The51’s sister organization, Movement51 (M51), has opened applications for Founder’s…

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Movement51, CIWA secure $861,980 from PrairiesCan to support women entrepreneurs, investors

The funding is expected to help increase women-owned and led businesses in the Prairies. Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan) has announced a cumulative $861,980…

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The51 appoints former AltaML, CDL manager Danielle Gifford as director for Movement51

With Danielle Gifford at the helm, Movement51 plans for its next growth phase across Canada. The51 has appointed Danielle Gifford as its new executive…

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