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How John Raeder would use his $600 million growth fund to scale your startup

Founders need to “deconstruct” their operating playbooks to rebuild a stronger system. After successfully operating businesses through both the dot-com bust and the 2008…

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Microsoft looks to scale Québec presence with $500-million USD investment

Tech giant plans to expand its AI, cloud computing infrastructure in the province. Microsoft is betting big on Québec as the tech giant earmarks $685…

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Scale AI February 2023
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Scale AI announces $21 million for nine Canadian AI healthcare projects

The projects address a sector facing budgetary strain, high community needs, and a persistent labour shortage. At the ALL IN conference in Montreal, the…

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Secoda closes $19-million CAD Series A to scale its data management AI copilot

As prompts supplant search, US investors Craft Ventures and Abstract Ventures back Secoda’s new AI-powered tools. Toronto-based Secoda has secured major funding to scale…

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Streamforge raises $1.6 million CAD to scale AI-driven influencer marketing

Montréal startup hopes seed round enables European, Asian expansion. Artificial intelligence (AI) marketing startup Streamforge has raised $1.6 million CAD ($1.2 million USD). Triptyq…

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SearchEye raises $1 million to scale digital public relations platform

Funding will help SearchEye expand capabilities, like support for audio, video, social media. Public relations is moving away from the use of traditional channels—like…

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Innerspace reveals $10-million Series A round to scale workspace utilization tech
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Innerspace reveals $10-million Series A round to scale workspace utilization tech

Innerspace uses offices’ existing Wi-F infrastructures to gather occupancy data. Toronto-based Innerspace, which provides an analytics software for space utilization, has revealed it raised…

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VoxNeuro raises $4.5 million CAD to scale brain performance software across US clinics

VoxNeuro previously partnered with Canadian Armed Forces to study military members’ brain performance post head trauma. VoxNeuro, which develops software that measures brain performance,…

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Checkfront merges with Australia’s Rezdy to scale online tourism reservations

Both startups offer online booking platforms for tourism companies. Victoria-based Checkfront, which offers booking software for the tourism industry, is merging with Rezdy,…

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Scale AI February 2023
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Scale AI’s COO explains how Canada can build an AI-powered economy

Clément Bourgogne says Scale AI is more focused on supply chains than generative AI. We have been talking about AI a lot on the…

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