S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Q4 Inc. joins pandemic IPOs returning private, Ambyint returns to Calgary
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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Q4 Inc. joins pandemic IPOs returning private, Ambyint returns to Calgary

Plus: Slack names longtime Salesforce executive Denise Dresser as new CEO. The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada…

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H|T: The Healthtech Times – Aledade secures big funding to fuel M&A
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H|T: The Healthtech Times – Aledade secures big funding to fuel M&A

Plus: Babylon will cease trading on NYSE, combine with MindMaze. The Healthtech Times is a weekly newsletter covering healthtech news from Canada and around…

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R|T: The Retail Times – Shopify is in a “fight” with CRA over merchant records
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R|T: The Retail Times – Shopify is in a “fight” with CRA over merchant records

Plus: Alibaba surprises with chairman and CEO replacement. The Retail Times is a weekly newsletter covering retail tech news from Canada and around the…

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DistriQs executive director Richard St Pierre
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A|I: The AI Times – Can Québec’s Quantum Innovation Zone fill Canada’s D-Wave-sized hole?

Plus: AWS investing $100 million in generative AI center. The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big data,…

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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Adobe-Figma deal under threat as IBM nears $5B Apptio deal

Plus: Poka to be acquired in reported $200M deal. The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around…

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Neo Financial launches secured credit card to help Canadians build credit
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F|T: The FinTech Times – Neo launches secured credit card, Robinhood acquires credit card startup

Plus: David Dodge says Canada’s open banking complacency due to “lack of political will.” Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the…

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A Collision sign ahead of the start of Collision 2022 in Toronto
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Québec bolsters quantum footprint as semiconductor industry forms advocacy group

Plus: Angel investment in Canada mirrored VC dip in 2022. Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s…

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A Collision sign ahead of the start of Collision 2022 in Toronto
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Collision will remain in Toronto for 2024

Tech conference inks one-year extension, but Collision’s long-term future in Canada still unclear. Collision has officially announced that Toronto will host its tech event…

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Collision afterparties map
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Someone built a guide to all the Collision afterparties

A community-submitted list of over 50 mixers, concerts, and other events taking place the week of Collision. A group of Toronto-based individuals and organizations…

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CleanBC Industry Fund opens applications for round three of funding
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Collision nears a one-year Toronto extension, efforts mount for a West Coast alternative

Vancouver group advocates for Collision, as SAAS NORTH organizers look to offer a locally run alternative. With Collision’s long-term future in Toronto still uncertain,…

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