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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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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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H|T: The Healthtech Times – AbCellera denies patent infringement, Waystar eyes $8B valuation

Plus: Truepill moves to cut share price by 90 percent. The Healthtech Times is a weekly newsletter covering healthtech news from Canada and around…

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Shopify invests in US-based e-commerce analytics aggregator Triple Whale
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R|T: The Retail Times – TikTok to remove its Storefront integration, Instacart officially files for IPO

Plus: Hopper scores Air Canada partnership with embedded FinTech. The Retail Times is a weekly newsletter covering retail tech news from Canada and around…

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A|I: The AI Times – Tiger Global’s share sale puts Cohere at a $3 billion valuation

Plus: A new Canadian generative image startup gets $22.3 million. The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big…

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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – BlackBerry has an interested buyer

Plus: Google faces executive turnover as the company searches for a new identity. The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news…

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F|T: The FinTech Times – Better.com’s stock tanks, Ramp officially closes $300M at valuation haircut

Plus: Hopper’s embedded FinTech offerings are now half of its app revenue. Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech…

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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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Immigration Minister details strategy for attracting foreign tech talent, digital nomads
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Feds update talent strategy as cleantech flees south

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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Elevate and The Firehood receive $2.3 million in federal funding to train women leaders

Applications are open until July 5 for women investors and entrepreneurs to get a chance at a $100,000 prize. Elevate and The Firehood have…

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