Dapper Labs CEO Roham Gharegozlou
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Dapper Labs, Nesto, Certn, top Deloitte’s 2023 Technology Fast 50 list

FinTech startups made a mark on the list of Canada’s leading technology companies. Deloitte has announced the 2023 winners of its Technology Fast 50,…

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
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EDC report says Canada is struggling to convert startups to scaleups

Plus: Ripple Ventures plants flag in Vancouver as part of coast-to-coast Fund III. Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will…

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As semiconductor re-shoring efforts heat up, SILICAN urges feds to provide more targeted domestic chip support

New report comes after US commits $50 billion to its own domestic chip sector. The Semiconductor Industry Leadership and Innovation Canada Action Network (SILICAN)…

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Canadian tech venture funding continued to fall in Q3 2022, CVCA reports
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Despite strong 2022 for cleantech, EDC report finds Canada lags peers on R&D spending, funding, converting startups to scaleups

VC investment in Canadian cleantech jumped 63 percent in 2022 despite a tough economy. In the past few years, pandemic lockdowns, geopolitical strife, and…

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Academics, CEOs push for AI regulation, as Canadian companies race to adopt the technology
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CCI calls for Parliamentary Technology and Science Officer to help get AI regulation right

CCI report says AI opportunities to reach $2 trillion by 2030. A new report on the artificial intelligence (AI) sector warns that while Canada…

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Canadian tech venture funding continued to fall in Q3 2022, CVCA reports
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Early-stage VC funding and mega-deals carry Canada to second-largest Q2 on record

AI, cleantech stay hot as growth-stage activity keeps quiet, per CVCA’s latest report. As Canadian tech companies and investors continue to contend with tough…

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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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1Password acquires Texas-based Passage to fuel push into passkeys
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1Password only Canadian company to crack Bessemer, Salesforce Ventures’ 2023 Cloud 100 list

OpenAI takes number one spot in list of top 100 private cloud firms. Toronto-based 1Password is the only Canadian startup featured in this year’s…

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Alberta tech is on track to outpace 2022 with lively Q2 2023

Alberta tech companies raised $123.8 million through six deals in the second quarter of 2023. Despite experiencing a dip in venture funding and deal…

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Waterloo Region deal volume has been tanking steadily since 2019. Could undisclosed deals be partly to blame?

Off-the-record raises may be painting an incomplete picture of the ecosystem, investor says. Venture deal volume in the Waterloo Region reached a three-year low…

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