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BDC’s Thrive Lab announces 25 co-investment partners

$35 million envelope will target women-led businesses aligned with United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. The Business Development Bank of Canada’s (BDC) Thrive Lab is…

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BDC shares more detail on $100-million Thrive Lab, including $35-million co-investment commitment

Initial phase will focus on early-stage, women-led businesses with social impact. The Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) has officially launched its Thrive Lab…

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R|T: The Retail Times – SkipTheDishes gets a new CEO…again

Plus: Sobeys pays more than expected for cyber-breach. The Retail Times is a weekly newsletter covering retail tech news from Canada and around the…

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H|T: The Healthtech Times – Google is flexing its health care AI muscle

Plus: PointClickCare acquires Patient Pattern. The Healthtech Times is a weekly newsletter covering healthtech news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to H|T…

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A|I: The AI Times – OpenAI unveils GPT-4 as Google-backed Anthropic launches Claude

The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big data, and automation news from around the globe. If you…

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F|T: The FinTech Times – Signature Bank collapse another blow to crypto

Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you want to read F|T before…

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Canadian startup news of the week (3/19/23)

Plus: Québec and Alberta tech investment bucked 2022 trends. Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s most…

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BDC appoints Sévrine Labelle as head of $100 million Thrive Lab for women entrepreneurs
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BDC appoints Sévrine Labelle as head of $100 million Thrive Lab for women entrepreneurs

Thrive Lab is set to launch this spring. BDC Capital has named the managing director of its new Thrive Lab—one pillar of its recent…

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