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Three Canadian cities ranked in the global top 50 startup ecosystems

Plus: Led by ex-Google researchers, OpenAI rival Cohere secures $270M. Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s…

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Here’s how Canada’s top 10 cities rank in the global startup ecosystem

StartupBlink’s report shows Canada maintains fourth place in global ranking. Multiple cities in Canada’s top 10 startup ecosystems soared through StartupBlink’s global index…

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Dapper Labs faces lawsuit claiming NBA Top Shot NFTs are securities
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Dapper Labs faces lawsuit claiming NBA Top Shot NFTs are securities

Judge denies Dapper Labs’ request to toss out proposed class action in February 22 decision. Vancouver-based Web3 company Dapper Labs is facing a lawsuit…

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Five Canadian programs listed among top incubators, accelerators globally
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Five Canadian programs listed among top incubators, accelerators globally

Canada is the only country with three programs named to the top ten list. Three Canadian university incubators have been named to UBI Global’s…

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BitStarz Titans – Level Up promo goes live with 20,000 Euros as the top cash prize

BitStarz has announced a mega promotional contest for its players who can win up to 20,000 Euros, provided they finish the map first. Moreover, a…

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Canadian VC investments in 2022 projected to lag behind 2021 figures, but still top 2020 funding
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Canadian VC investments in 2022 projected to lag behind 2021 figures, but still top 2020 funding

2022 only saw about a third of the VC funding that was disbursed in 2021. Canadian venture capital (VC) investments slowed down significantly compared…

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Top Hat acquires STEM EdTech startup Aktiv Learning

Aktiv is Top Hat’s fifth acquisition, and its first outside of publishing. Toronto-based digital education platform Top Hat has entered into an agreement to…

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Eight Canadian universities land in PitchBook’s 2022 top 100 schools for founders

The University of Waterloo keeps top spot for Canadian schools. Four Canadian schools were named among the top 50 in a recent PitchBook ranking…

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Hopper closes $96 million USD from Capital One at more than $5 billion valuation
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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Nobul, Hopper top Deloitte Canada’s Fast 50

The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to S|W using the form at…

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Hopper closes $96 million USD from Capital One at more than $5 billion valuation
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Nobul, Hopper top Deloitte Canada’s fastest growing startups lists for 2022

Annual survey of tech execs expresses concerns over access to capital, talent. Nobul, Hopper, Flashfood, and Thrive Health topped the lists in this year’s…

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