Kara LeBlanc on the podium speaking at Elevate
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Healthtech startup Medreddie takes home the first Elevate Women + Pitch Prize

Kara LeBlanc takes home $450,000 cash to grow her AI-enabled healthcare supply chain startup. The inaugural Elevate Women + Pitch Prize at the Elevate…

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Web3 startup LayerZero Labs fighting $21.3-million lawsuit from FTX

Bankrupt crypto exchange suing LayerZero over alleged fraudulent transfers. The CEO and co-founder of Vancouver-based Web3 startup LayerZero Labs is vigorously defending the startup…

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Space-tech startup Mission Control shoots for the Moon (and Mars) with funding from GreenSky BetaKit
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Space-tech startup Mission Control shoots for the Moon (and Mars) with funding from GreenSky BetaKit

Mission Control’s customers have included the Canadian Space Agency, NASA, and MDA. Ottawa-based software startup Mission Control wants to make it easier for other…

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CiteRight and fellow Canadian legaltech startup Jurisage ink deal to merge
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CiteRight and fellow Canadian legaltech startup Jurisage ink deal to merge

Merger will combine CiteRight’s litigation-drafting platform with Jurisage’s AI tech. Toronto-based CiteRight and Ottawa-based Jurisage AI have reached an agreement to combine under the…

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With $20 million, Goldsky aims to make blockchain data easy to use
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F|T: The FinTech Times – Crypto startup loses $38.9-million wallet password, goes bankrupt

Plus: Canadian FinTech startup duo partners to bring AI-powered advice to financial advisors. Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest…

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Employee time-tracking startup Replicon acquired by US-based Deltek

Deltek called this deal one of the largest in the company’s history. Calgary-founded startup Replicon, which offers employee time-tracking software, has been acquired by…

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Seven Canadian tech founders dish about their journey running a startup

Get to know the founders of Cohere, Neo Financial, and more. The first half of 2023 has been tough for entrepreneurs. Inflation has kept…

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Four startup growth tips for founders, from founders

Founders from Bridgit, 7Shifts, Jane App, and Bloomerang share the lessons that shaped their businesses. No two startup journeys are identical. However, trends can…

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Bootstrapped to date, Field Effect closes $41 million CAD Series A to expand SME-focused cybersecurity business
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Cybersecurity startup Field Effect on the hunt for acquisitions following $30-million CAD debt facility from Scotiabank

The average cost of data breaches in Canada rose to $5.64 million in 2022. Led by former cyberspies, Field Effect has secured a…

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Salesforce, Radian6 alum Chris Ramsey named CEO of criminal-intelligence startup Cybercheck

Radian6 sold to Salesforce for $436.9 million CAD during Ramsey’s time there. Fredericton-based criminal-intelligence startup Cybercheck has made Chris Ramsey its CEO, effective September…

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