Spring Impact 2023
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H|T: The Healthtech Times – New Spring Impact Capital fund targets early-stage healthtech startups

Plus: AbCellera decimates staff in biotech slump. The Healthtech Times is a weekly newsletter covering healthtech news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe…

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R|T: The Retail Times – Shopify’s Black Friday-Cyber Monday breaks records

Plus: Shein officially files for US IPO. The Retail Times is a weekly newsletter covering retail tech news from Canada and around the globe….

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PASQAL, Investissement Québec launch $90-million Quantum Computing initiative
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A|I: The AI Times – Sam Altman is back, Microsoft grabs a board seat, OpenAI plans governance changes

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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OpenText closes $5.8 billion USD acquisition of Micro Focus, makes workforce reduction
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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – OpenText sells off mainframe business for over $2 billion USD

Plus: MaRS IAF returns and is ready to invest. The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around…

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MaRS IAF is back, ready to invest in early-stage startups

Plus: BetaKit announces strategic partnership with Good Future. Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s most important…

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As crypto crashes, WonderFi closes deal to acquire another regulated crypto trading platform in Coinberry
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F|T: The FinTech Times – Apple cuts Goldman’s card, Coinbase praises Canadian crypto regulation

Plus: Willow.ca acquired by rental platform Guiker. Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe….

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Boosted by $6.8 million in government funding, Volta unveils its new space

Volta chose to scale back its physical premises earlier this year to focus on hybrid startup support. Atlantic Canada innovation hub Volta has officially…

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Toronto-Waterloo, Vancouver, and Montréal hold the fort as Calgary and Ottawa rise in Startup Genome’s latest global ecosystem rankings

Larger ecosystems keep the status quo, as smaller ones post slight improvement. According to Startup Genome, Canada’s biggest tech startup ecosystems have maintained their…

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Report: Atlantic Canada 10th strongest blue economy startup ecosystem globally
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Report: Atlantic Canada 10th strongest blue economy startup ecosystem globally

Startup Genome has published its first “blue economy” report, naming four Canadian ecosystems to its list of the best 35 cities and regions for…

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F|T: The FinTech Times – Celsius CEO resigns as new reporting points to withdrawal ahead of bankruptcy

Plus: Crypto lender Voyager to sell assets. Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe….

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