Venture investment returning to pre-pandemic levels, shows Q2 2022 CVCA report
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FinTech vertical sluggish as investors worry over economy, KPMG report says

Concerned about the state of the global economy, and compounded with fears of a recession, elevated inflation and interest rates, investors are currency wary…

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H|T: The Healthtech Times – Iodine Software teams up with OpenAI on AI tech for hospitals
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H|T: The Healthtech Times – Iodine Software teams up with OpenAI on AI tech for hospitals

Plus: DOJ charges 78 in sweeping $2.5B healthcare fraud takedown. The Healthtech Times is a weekly newsletter covering healthtech news from Canada and around…

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R|T: The Retail Times – Amazon faces FTC antitrust case and free returns backlash

Plus: Meet the Shopify Ventures portfolio. The Retail Times is a weekly newsletter covering retail tech news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe…

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A|I: The AI Times – PitchBook says VC is done for 2023, but AI startups continue to raise
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A|I: The AI Times – PitchBook says VC is done for 2023, but AI startups continue to raise

Plus: OpenAI’s personal assistant plans may spark a rivalry with benefactor Microsoft. The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine…

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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – ApplyBoard co-founder launches new skilled worker startup as feds update talent strategy
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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – ApplyBoard co-founder launches new skilled worker startup as feds update talent strategy

Plus: Snowflake expands Canadian engineering hub. The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe…

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F|T: The FinTech Times – Stripe & Robinhood make layoffs, Financeit acquires competitor

Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you want to read F|T before…

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Immigration Minister details strategy for attracting foreign tech talent, digital nomads
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Feds update talent strategy as cleantech flees south

Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s most important news, features, and editorials published on BetaKit. If…

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PitchBook analysts say 2023 VC funding is “pretty much shot,” long-term recovery appears likely
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PitchBook analysts say 2023 VC funding is “pretty much shot,” long-term recovery appears likely

As the economy has deteriorated, non-traditional investors have pulled back from the venture capital (VC) space and the initial public offering (IPO) market has…

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Eight Canadian universities land in PitchBook’s 2022 top 100 schools for founders

The University of Waterloo keeps top spot for Canadian schools. Four Canadian schools were named among the top 50 in a recent PitchBook ranking…

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Canadian startup news of the week (6/26/22)
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Canadian startup news of the week (6/26/22)

Plus: Faire, ApplyBoard, 1Password says downturn won’t slow growth. Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s most…

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