BDC Capital recommits to leading seed deals in startups across Canada with new $50-million fund
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BDC recommits to leading seed deals with new $50-million fund

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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Salesforce begins restoring headcount after slashing 10 percent of staff
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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Salesforce begins restoring headcount after slashing 10 percent of staff

Plus: Plurilock finds gains in selling safety, Databricks raises $500M. The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and…

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The Inovia Capital team at the VC firm's recent annual general meeting.
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Canada’s emerging fund managers get a venture lifeline

Plus: Deep Genomics brings in life sciences veteran Brian O’Callaghan as CEO. Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find…

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Paper cuts more staff in second round of layoffs

Another 87 “paperites” let go as EdTech startup aims for profitability. EdTech startup Paper has made another round of layoffs just slightly a month…

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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Atlassian & Cloudflare score big, Zoom sends employees back into the office
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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Atlassian & Cloudflare score big, Zoom sends employees back into the office

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Canadian startup struggles continue as Silofit closes up shop, Top Hat and Fable cut staff
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Canadian startup struggles continue with more layoffs, shutdowns

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With school districts “striving to achieve more with less,” layoffs come to Paper

The EdTech startup’s founders said the decision was not made lightly. Montreal-based EdTech startup Paper laid off 105 “paperites,” or about four percent of…

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Fight brews over Magnet Forensics’ proposed $1.8 billion acquisition by Thoma Bravo
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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Magnet Forensics proxy advisors split on takeover

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Canadian startup news of the week (3/19/23)
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Canadian startup news of the week (3/19/23)

Plus: Québec and Alberta tech investment bucked 2022 trends. Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s most…

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Paper acquires literacy tool Readlee to help curb pandemic-fuelled literacy crisis among children

Readlee was created by Harvard researchers and masters teachers. The pandemic has been especially difficult for schools, causing sporadic closures and staff shortages. Not…

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