Maverix leads $83.5 million USD investment in Shopify-focused ecommerce aggregator Agora
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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…

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H|T: The Healthtech Times – More healthtech fraud with Outcome Health ex-exec judgment
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H|T: The Healthtech Times – More healthtech fraud with Outcome Health ex-exec judgment

Plus: Spring Health nabs $71M, propels to $2.5B valuation. The Healthtech Times is a weekly newsletter covering healthtech news from Canada and around the…

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Online vehicle retailer E Inc. to delist from TSX citing limited trading volumes
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R|T: The Retail Times – E Inc. to delist from TSX, Sleep Country scoops up Casper’s Canadian operations

Plus: Product sampling startup Sampler acquires Abeo. The Retail Times is a weekly newsletter covering retail tech news from Canada and around the globe….

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D-Wave lists on New York Stock Exchange following close of SPAC deal
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A|I: The AI Times – Quantum pioneer D-Wave gets $50M lifeline

Plus: Mila secures $21 million from Québec government to support ethical AI. The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine…

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Meta
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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – With more layoffs coming, Meta is facing a morale crisis

Plus: AutoLeap gears up for growth with $40 million CAD Series B. The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from…

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FTX FTT
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F|T: The FinTech Times – Will FTX actually attempt a relaunch?

Plus: Arrest made in the stabbing death of Bob Lee. Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from…

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Federal #Budget2023 includes cleantech commitments, little else for innovation
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Canadian startup news of the week (4/16/23)

Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s most important news, features, and editorials published on BetaKit. If…

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Bruce Croxon Round13
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Round13 nabs $200 million first close for third fund as co-founders Bruce Croxon, John Eckert step back

Round13’s $150 million growth fund is also in the final stages of closing. Round13 Capital has raised $200 million in the first close of…

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Round13 leads System-3’s $3.6 million round to mitigate bias in hiring leadership talent
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Round13 leads System-3’s $3.6 million round to mitigate bias in hiring leadership talent

System-3 taking cues from aviation industry training to evaluate company leadership. System-3 has raised $3.6 million CAD in seed funding as part of the…

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Logan Paul CryptoZoo
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A Web3 vibe check with Round13’s Satraj Bambra

Pick your poison, but 2022 was not a great year for digital assets. This week on the BetaKit Podcast we talk about cryptocurrency. Or…

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