GreenSky expands team, secures $16 million first close of Fund V as firm sees opportunity amid the downturn BetaKit
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GreenSky expands team, secures $16 million first close of Fund V as firm sees opportunity amid the downturn BetaKit

“When you get that kind of volatility … that’s when you get the best opportunities.” GreenSky Ventures has announced its fifth fund with a…

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World Health Organization, Canadian startup Firstline team up to combat global health threat of antibiotic resistance

The WHO’s AWaRe platform also has roots in Hamilton’s McMaster University. Vancouver-based healthtech startup Firstline, which offers a digital guidance platform for the prescription…

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Produce8 lands $6 million in seed funding to improve digital-first team productivity

Vancouver-based SaaS startup Produce8 announced that it has raised $6 million CAD in seed-round funding. Produce8 declined to name the investors in the round,…

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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Meta cuts Responsible Innovation team as Instagram fined €405 million for mishandling teen data

Plus: Netflix Hunts for Cost Cuts, From Cloud Computing to Corporate Swag. The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from…

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Brasil Poker Team faz aniversário de 2 anos nessa sexta
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Brasil Poker Team faz aniversário de 2 anos nessa sexta

A dois anos atrás surgia o Brasil Poker Team, um time de poker voltado para os aplicativos e que jogava apenas os limites micro e…

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With a new team, Framework Venture Partners secures $100 million USD first close for second fund
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With a new team, Framework Venture Partners secures $100 million USD first close for second fund

Barbara Dirks, Jim Texier, Mike Dobbins join for Fund II, target $250M final close. Framework Venture Partners is on to its second fund having…

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Kirk Simpson, Peter Carrescia team up to raise $6.5 million CAD with an idea to disrupt the digital identity space
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Kirk Simpson, Peter Carrescia team up to raise $6.5 million CAD with an idea to disrupt the digital identity space

OMERS, Wittington, and Round13 have all backed Qui Identity. “I know I don’t do well with idle time.” Kirk Simpson is just one month…

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Unbounce expands leadership team with addition of Indochino, RBC Ventures, Mapbox alums
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Unbounce expands leadership team with addition of Indochino, RBC Ventures, Mapbox alums

Vancouver-based Unbounce has added three seasoned executives and tech leaders to its team in marketing, product, and engineering roles. Pete Housley, Darby Sieben, and…

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Visier makes first acquisition, acquiring Yva.ai’s tech and team to expand understanding of how employees work

Visier plans to parlay deal into new collaboration analytics product. Vancouver workforce analytics startup Visier has acquired the assets of California-based employee experience platform…

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TD chief AI officer, CDL-Toronto lead team up with health expert for new healthtech startup, Signal 1

Signal 1 secured $12.7 million from Geoffrey Hinton, former Rogers CEO, others. Three Canadian technology leaders are coming together to launch a healthtech startup…

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