Rogers and RBC commit $16M to Cybersecure Catalyst
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Rogers and RBC commit $16M to Cybersecure Catalyst

Catalyst claims more than 7,000 people and 500 businesses have participated in its cybersecurity programs over the past five years. The Rogers Cybersecure Catalyst…

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Sid Paquette will now head RBC Ventures and RBCx
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RBCx hires former SVB Canada employees to bolster support for seed-stage and life sciences startups

RBC joins growing list of Canadian banks to add talent from now-defunct SVB Canada. The Royal Bank of Canada’s technology and innovation arm, RBCx,…

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Mysa, ReelData among nominees for Volta’s 2023 Ecosystem Impact Awards

Awards celebrate organizations, individuals that made significant contributions to tech in Atlantic Canada. Halifax-based innovation hub Volta has revealed the nominees for this year’s…

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theScore Bet launches its first Hole Zero at RBC Canadian Open
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theScore Bet launches its first Hole Zero at RBC Canadian Open

theScore Bet has effectively utilized its long-time association with Golf Canada and took the initiative of delivering its maiden golfing experience, Hole Zero, at the…

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Janet Bannister launches Staircase Ventures with $22 million first close

Bannister strikes out on her own after stepping back from Real Ventures. Janet Bannister has launched her own venture capital fund having secured a…

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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 – Fight brews over Magnet Forensics acquisition deal

Plus: Jobber secures $100 million. The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to…

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RBC acquires Canadian operations of US proptech startup Ojo

Deal comes amid cooling housing market that has impacted homebuyers and proptech startups alike. The Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) has acquired the Canadian…

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CCI laments lack of detail on SR&ED, innovation agency as feds share economic update

Fall Economic Statement indicates projects are underway, but not at a pace the innovation community likes. The new innovation agency? That review of research…

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H|T: The Healthtech Times – How VoxNeuro takes the subjectivity out of brain health assessments

Plus: Montreal’s Inversago raises $95-million to revive failed class of weight-loss drugs. The Healthtech Times is a weekly newsletter covering healthtech news from Canada…

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H|T: The Healthtech Times – Is Noom doomed?

Plus: 26 Canadian tech startups added to list of firms on path to $1 billion in annual revenue. The Healthtech Times is a weekly…

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