Active Impact Investments launches third climate tech seed fund with $70 million in initial commitments
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Active Impact launches $120-million third cleantech fund, Feds release Fall Economic Statement

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Michael Yang OMERS Ventures
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The future of OMERS Ventures with Michael Yang

Canada’s preeminent pension-backed VC firm got stuck in a “constant state of change.” What’s next for OV 3.0? At the beginning of 2023, BetaKit…

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Pfizer
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H|T: The Healthtech Times – OMERS Ventures wants you to reset your expectations for healthtech investing

Plus: Pfizer Canada announces inaugural cohort of its Healthcare Hub. The Healthtech Times is a weekly newsletter covering healthtech news from Canada and around…

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UBC, BC Cancer researchers develop AI model to predict cancer survival rates
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H|T: The Healthtech Times – Prognosis bankruptcy for Babylon, Imagia Canexia

Plus: Amazon threatened with legal action over sales of “unapproved” drugs. The Healthtech Times is a weekly newsletter covering healthtech news from Canada and…

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R|T: The Retail Times – Shopify and Amazon strike a deal
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R|T: The Retail Times – Shopify and Amazon strike a deal

Plus: Benitago files for bankruptcy. The Retail Times is a weekly newsletter covering retail tech news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to…

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Coheres three co founders posing for a picture
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A|I: The AI Times – Cohere reportedly hunting for fresh funding as OpenAI passes $1B revenue pace

Plus: Xanadu, TMU to develop quantum computing educational program. The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big data,…

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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Rubrik aims for IPO, SentinelOne is not for sale
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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Rubrik aims for IPO, SentinelOne is not for sale

Plus: Replicon is acquired by US-based Deltek. The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe….

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With $20 million, Goldsky aims to make blockchain data easy to use
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F|T: The FinTech Times – Crypto startup loses $38.9-million wallet password, goes bankrupt

Plus: Canadian FinTech startup duo partners to bring AI-powered advice to financial advisors. Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest…

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Damien Steel, OMERS Ventures
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OMERS Ventures loses VC head in latest leadership turnover

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Damien Steel, OMERS Ventures
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OMERS Ventures turnover continues with global head Damien Steel joining Deep Sky as CEO

With significant summer departures, OMERS Ventures’ playbook has changed once again. At the beginning of this year, Damien Steel laid out a bold vision…

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