Wave alumni launch digital ID verification platform Confirm
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Wave alumni launch digital ID verification platform Confirm

Kirk Simpson and Peter Carrescia raised $6.5 million to launch company in August 2022. Toronto-based identity verification Confirm officially launched its identity verification product…

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CleanBC Industry Fund opens applications for round three of funding
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These three Fast 500 companies are hiring software engineers in Canada

The Fast 500 lists North America’s fastest growing tech companies… and many are hiring. Earlier this week, Deloitte released its 2023 Technology Fast 50…

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Certn targets global expansion of background check tech with $30 million USD Series B extension from EDC
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Certn acquires European ID verification company Trustmatic

Trustmatic marks Certn’s third international acquisition in the last two years. Victoria-based background screening startup Certn has acquired Trustmatic, a European remote identity verification…

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Identity-verification company Trulioo unveils new capabilities to accelerate person-matching
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Identity-verification company Trulioo unveils new capabilities to accelerate person-matching

Trulioo uses AI and machine learning to accelerate customer verification. One of the many processes that businesses are digitizing is identity verification. It is…

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Canadian software engineers wanted at these startups

Frontend, backend, full-stack developers needed. While waves of layoffs continue to hit tech companies from unicorn to seed-level, the need for software developers remains…

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Dapper Labs, Hootsuite, VodaSafe among winners of BC Tech’s 2022 Technology Impact Awards
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Dapper Labs, Hootsuite, VodaSafe among winners of BC Tech’s 2022 Technology Impact Awards

A record-setting 48 finalists and 12 winners were announced at the TIAs. Dapper Labs, Hootsuite, and VodaSafe were among the award winners of the…

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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Meta, Google quietly cut staff, Trulioo exits small biz

Plus: BDC commits half a billion dollars to invest in Canadian women-led startups and funds. The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major…

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Trulioo to cut up to 10 percent of staff, exit small business market
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Trulioo to cut up to 10 percent of staff, exit small business market

Vancouver-based unicorn plans to focus on medium and large enterprises. Global online identity verification firm Trulioo plans to lay off five to 10 percent…

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