H|T: The Healthtech Times – SmileDirectClub shuts down shortly after declaring bankruptcy
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H|T: The Healthtech Times – SmileDirectClub shuts down shortly after declaring bankruptcy

Plus: The silly things women’s health entrepreneurs hear from male VCs. The Healthtech Times is a weekly newsletter covering healthtech news from Canada and…

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Montréal’s tech hub is in trouble, Waterloo Region goes grassroots

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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Startup TNT completes first close of targeted $5-million venture fund

Fund I will write $50,000 cheques to winners of Startup TNT investment summits. In May 2019, Zack Storms launched what became an Edmonton “Thursday…

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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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Picketa raises $1.4 million CAD to help farmers analyze plant tissue in real time

Picketa “releaves” farmers of long turn-around times for agricultural testing. Fredericton agtech startup Picketa Systems, which develops technology for plant tissue analysis, has raised…

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Startup TNT’s 2022 report maps over $3 million invested into startups, pan-Prairies expansion
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Startup TNT’s 2022 report maps over $3 million invested into startups, pan-Prairies expansion

The Alberta-based tech group is now live across all three Prairie provinces. Alberta-based tech hub Startup TNT has published its annual report for 2022…

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Prairie tech celebrates its own with Calgary Launch Party, Start Alberta Awards, Startup TNT Summit
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Prairie tech celebrates its own with Calgary Launch Party, Start Alberta Awards, Startup TNT Summit

Calgary Innovation Week culminates in Launch Party’s full in-person return. Alberta’s growing tech ecosystem has been showcased in recent weeks, culminating in Innovation Week…

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H|T: The Healthtech Times – PointClickCare valuation tops US$5-billion

Plus: Peloton competitor Tonal cuts 35% of workforce. The Healthtech Times is a weekly newsletter covering healthtech news from Canada and around the globe….

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As Canadian venture funding lost steam in Q2 2022, Alberta tech continued to shine

For most Canadian tech ecosystems, the second quarter of 2022 saw venture funding slow from the breakneck pace of 2021. This was not the…

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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Microsoft layoffs, Google hiring slowdown, Uber broke laws

Plus: Uber Sued by More Than 500 Female Passengers Over Sexual Assault Complaints. The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news…

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