Canadian tech venture deal count continued to decline in Q1 2022, but total investment stayed high: CVCA
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As Canadian innovators wonder what a proposed SR&ED review would accomplish, CCI lays out recommendations

CCI calls for changes that could drive more Canadian R&D investment, IP commercialization. The Council of Canadian Innovators (CCI) published a policy brief today…

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Doctor-founded Cherry Health closes $1.23 million to expand job-matching platform for physicians
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H|T: The Healthtech Times – Inside Canada’s Indeed for doctors

Plus: MFine is not fine. The Healthtech Times is a weekly newsletter covering healthtech news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to H|T…

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WeCook raises $40 million to fuel expansion of “ready-to-eat” meal service
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R|T: The Retail Times – “Ready-to-eat” gets funding fuel while grocery delivery grinds to a halt

Plus: Shopify takes heat from ISS over plan to give CEO more power. The Retail Times is a weekly newsletter covering retail tech news…

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Worximity secures $14 million for smart factory analytics tech
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A|I: The AI Times – Is Canada’s IP strategy paying off?

Plus: The alarmingly accurate face search engine anyone can use. The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big…

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Canadian human resources startup Humi secures $31 million Series B
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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – VMwares for sale… sold!

Plus: Humi closes $31 million Series B. The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe….

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F|T: The FinTech Times – Crypto losses mount as Canadian companies join anti-money laundering standard
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F|T: The FinTech Times – Crypto losses mount as Canadian companies join anti-money laundering standard

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Canadian startup news of the week (5/29/22)

Plus: Wealthsimple among international group of companies joining anti-money laundering crypto standard. Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find…

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Canadian innovators wonder what proposed SR&ED review will accomplish

Shortly after federal Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland announced a review of the Canadian government’s SR&ED program, the first subtweet blared…

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Boast.ai leadership transition makes Alok Tyagi CEO to scale R&D tax credit company
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Boast.ai leadership transition makes Alok Tyagi CEO to scale R&D tax credit company

Boast.ai co-founders Alex Popa and Lloyed Lobo will remain on the board. Boast.ai has a new CEO to boast about. The Vancouver-founded company has…

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Canadian startup news of the week (4/10/22)
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Federal #Budget2022 surprisingly heavy on innovation policy

The federal government has published its Budget 2022, which contains a number of commitments for the Canadian tech and innovation sector. Much desired commitments…

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