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Boosted by $6.8 million in government funding, Volta unveils its new space

Volta chose to scale back its physical premises earlier this year to focus on hybrid startup support. Atlantic Canada innovation hub Volta has officially…

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A|I: The AI Times – Stability AI’s lead threatened by key departures, CEO concerns
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A|I: The AI Times – Stability AI’s lead threatened by key departures, CEO concerns

Plus: OpenAI launches webcrawler as Zoom promises it won’t use your videos to train AI tools. The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering…

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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Only one Canadian company made Bessemer’s Cloud 100 list

Plus: Canadian SaaS companies have acquisition fever. The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe….

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OMERS Ventures exits Europe while Pinegrove looks to scoop up discount startups

Plus: 1Password only Canadian company to crack 2023 Cloud 100 list. Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the…

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Salesforce, Radian6 alum Chris Ramsey named CEO of criminal-intelligence startup Cybercheck

Radian6 sold to Salesforce for $436.9 million CAD during Ramsey’s time there. Fredericton-based criminal-intelligence startup Cybercheck has made Chris Ramsey its CEO, effective September…

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Diagram Ventures closes $100-million for latest fund as it continues to bet on FinTech
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F|T: The FinTech Times – Diagram Ventures adds $100M onto its FinTech bet

Plus: Shopify backs Nigeria-based FinTech Nomba. Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If…

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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – 1Password’s CEO responds to Google’s “tipping point”

The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to S|W using the form at…

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Canadian startup news of the week (5/7/23)

Plus: Canadian Q1 VC investment falls 82 percent from last year. Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the…

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Brightspark seeks to recreate its “home run” exits of Think Dynamics, Radian6 as it launches $120-million fund
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Brightspark seeks to recreate its “home run” exits of Think Dynamics, Radian6 as it launches $120-million fund

Brightspark Ventures has made an initial close of $60 million towards its target. Brightspark Ventures thinks now is the right time to be investing…

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