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MaRS IAF is back, ready to invest in early-stage startups

Plus: BetaKit announces strategic partnership with Good Future. Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s most important…

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PASQAL, Investissement Québec launch $90-million Quantum Computing initiative
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PASQAL, Investissement Québec launch $90-million Quantum Computing initiative

The initiative intends to promote Sherbrooke, Québec as an international quantum hub. French quantum computing firm PASQAL has launched a five-year, $90 million initiative…

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Quantum startup Photonic raises $137 million CAD, strikes strategic partnership with Microsoft

Photonic has an “audacious” five-year plan to build a fault-tolerant quantum computing platform. Quantum startup Photonic has raised a $137-million CAD ($100 million USD)…

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Federal, Québec governments invest over $7.6 million into quantum telecom testbed

The testbed will allow businesses to experiment with quantum technologies for telecom networks. The federal government and the Government of Québec are jointly investing…

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The Québec-IBM Discovery Accelerator now has its quantum computer
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The Québec-IBM Discovery Accelerator now has its quantum computer

The IBM Quantum System One in Bromont, Québec is the first quantum computer of its type in Canada. The Platform for Digital and Quantum…

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Ericsson sets up new quantum research hub in Montréal
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Ericsson sets up new quantum research hub in Montréal

Telecom tech provider has also partnered with University of Ottawa and Sherbrooke. Swedish telecom gear giant Ericsson has established a quantum research hub in…

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