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H|T: The Healthtech Times – OMERS Ventures wants you to reset your expectations for healthtech investing
Plus: Pfizer Canada announces inaugural cohort of its Healthcare Hub. The Healthtech Times is a weekly newsletter covering healthtech news from Canada and around…
R|T: The Retail Times – How trucking startup Convoy drove itself into the ground
Plus: Post-Hopper, Expedia partners with Air Miles for new travel booking platform. The Retail Times is a weekly newsletter covering retail tech news from…
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Struggling BBTV to go private while BlackBerry spinout eyes June IPO
Plus: What Allen Lau learned from Wattpad’s $754-million acquisition. The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around…
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…
F|T: The FinTech Times – Procurify, Hiive secure new funding to tackle spend management & secondaries
Plus: Plaid hires first CFO on road to IPO. Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around…
Ripple Ventures plants flag in Vancouver as firm envisions “coast-to-coast” Fund III
With Fund III backed by RBCx and VCCI, Ripple Ventures plans to hold final close by year’s end. Toronto-based early-stage venture firm Ripple Ventures…
Federal government announces first VCCI inclusive growth stream VC fund recipients
BKR Capital, District Ventures Capital, Ripple Ventures, Sandpiper Ventures, The51 receive portion of $25 million. The Government of Canada is investing up to $25…
Canadian VCs talk fundraising, “shitty” behaviour, mannequin startups & more
John Ruffolo (Maverix), Michelle Scarborough (Thrive), Chris Neumann (Panache) and more join for a VC extravaganza. We know you love VCs on the BetaKit…
Voiceflow raises $15 million USD to help companies collaborate on AI customer service
Voiceflow says it makes it easy for AI to say to customers: “How can I help you today?” Toronto-based artificial intelligence (AI) startup Voiceflow…
Toronto venture funding plunged to a two-year low in third quarter of 2022
Amid uncertain climate, investors favour tending existing crops over sowing new seeds. Despite a season filled with storms, summer 2022 was particularly dry for…