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Aiming for cash-flow positive in 2024, Virtuo targets North American expansion with 2023 funding

Calgary-based proptech startup raised $3.5 million in seed financing in March. Having secured funding earlier this year, Calgary-based Virtuo is now poised to expand…

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Four startups win over $210,000 at SAAS NORTH 2023

Among the winners are Enurgen, Strucwise, Myomar, and Soralink. Four Canadian software companies are taking home over $210,000 in prize money from SAAS NORTH…

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SAAS NORTH panel on seed rounds 2022
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The BetaKit Keynote Stage returns to SAAS NORTH 2023

Workleap, Wealthsimple, OpenView, BDC leaders among stage headliners November 15-16. Good things come in threes. For the third straight year, Canada’s largest in-person SaaS…

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UK-based Captain AI will relocate to Canada after closing $2.1 million USD to better serve its restaurant delivery tech in North America
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UK-based Captain AI will relocate to Canada after closing $2.1 million USD to better serve its restaurant delivery tech in North America

GreenSky, Techstars-backed Captain AI already caters to Pizza Pizza. Restaurant logistics startup Captain AI has secured $2.1 million USD in seed funding to fuel…

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Vooban VP and partner Hugues Foltz, CDPQ executive VP and head of Québec Kim Thomassin, and Vooban president and founder Kevin Moore.
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Vooban secures CDPQ investment to fund acquisitions and North American expansion

This marks the 12-year-old Québec AI firm’s first external funding. Québec City-based artificial intelligence (AI) software and service company Vooban has closed a strategic…

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Northside Ventures founder and general partner Alex McIsaac.
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Former Global Founders Capital partner launches Northside Ventures to back pre-seed Canadian entrepreneurs across North America

Northside has secured $6.25 million USD from Inovia, Intact, Bain, Golden Ventures, and Garage Capital, among others. After spending the past few years building…

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BeyondPlay’s Ontario triumph launches path to North American dominance
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BeyondPlay’s Ontario triumph launches path to North American dominance

BeyondPlay, a fast-growing video game company, made a significant accomplishment when the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) approved them for a Business-to-Business (B2B)…

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BC Lottery’s Ruyi Baccarat hits North American casinos
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BC Lottery’s Ruyi Baccarat hits North American casinos

The British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC) recently announced a bold new development in the world of casinos, unveiling their plan to bring the popular Ruyi…

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After only four years in market, OMERS Ventures is pulling out of Europe to focus on North America

North America is “best positioned to weather the current and future economic storms,” said global managing partner Damien Steel. Pulling out of the European…

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Part3 serves North American construction mega-projects. With new funding, “the vision is bigger”
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Part3 serves North American construction mega-projects. With new funding, “the vision is bigger”

Toronto startup has secured $2.8 million, backing from Levelset founder to streamline construction admin. Construction projects typically require tons of paperwork and coordination between…

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