BC securities regulator alleges Blok Technologies, former execs misrepresented share sale in 2018
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Aquanow launches AQN Digital Ventures Fund to back next generation of blockchain startups

Fund has already invested more than $1 million in seven companies, including BoomFi and Mash. Digital assets infrastructure provider Aquanow has launched a blockchain…

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MedStack gears up to help digital health startups in Europe navigate GDPR compliance

To date, MedStack has largely operated in Canada and the US. Toronto-based healthtech startup MedStack has announced that it is compliant with Europe’s General…

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Future workforce: where Gen Z wants to work and how startups can support them

Waterloo’s Work-Learn Institute data finds Gen Z is looking for growth, impact, security, and balance. Like every generation before them, Gen Z grew up…

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Cultivator’s incubated startups surpass $100 million in private funding

Prairie tech hub hits major milestone coinciding with new connections to the Valley. Saskatchewan’s tech sector might not rival the scale of its eastern…

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Meet the Y Combinator Summer 2023 cohort startups with Canadian connections

Participants include Decoda Health, Greenlite, LifestyleRX, Spine AI, Tempo Labs, Terminal, and VaultPay. Seven Canadian-affiliated tech startups are participating in Y Combinator’s Summer 2022…

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Maverix leads $83.5 million USD investment in Shopify-focused ecommerce aggregator Agora
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Canadian VCs talk fundraising, “shitty” behaviour, mannequin startups & more

John Ruffolo (Maverix), Michelle Scarborough (Thrive), Chris Neumann (Panache) and more join for a VC extravaganza. We know you love VCs on the BetaKit…

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First cohort of The Firehood and Elevates women-focused incubator
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Elevate, The Firehood reveal first cohort of 36 startups in new incubator for women entrepreneurs

Some participants already backed by The Firehood, such as Ora, Permalution, PragmaClin. The Firehood, an angel network that focuses on supporting women in the…

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Canadian startups NL Patent, BorderlessHR, Monark crack Google’s Women Founders accelerator| BetaKit

Three startups represent Canada in a cohort of 11 North American companies. Three Canadian startups are joining Google’s latest cohort for its women founders…

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OMERS Ventures exits Europe while Pinegrove looks to scoop up discount startups

Plus: 1Password only Canadian company to crack 2023 Cloud 100 list. Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the…

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H|T: The Healthtech Times – How Y Combinator decides which health care startups are worth a shot

Plus: Silofit closes its doors, VoxNeuro raises $4.5M to scale brain performance. The Healthtech Times is a weekly newsletter covering healthtech news from Canada…

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