BenchSci, Inovia, Ada among #CDNtech orgs pledging to fight workplace hate in wake of Israel-Hamas war
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BenchSci, Inovia, Ada among #CDNtech orgs pledging to fight workplace hate in wake of Israel-Hamas war

The pledge holds signatories to four commitments aimed at fostering safe and inclusive workplaces. A coalition of Canadian tech companies and investors has pledged…

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The Inovia Capital team at the VC firm's recent annual general meeting.
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Inovia announces $34-million CAD Discovery Fund for early-stage VCs BetaKit

Fund formalizes Inovia’s support for emerging managers as many struggle to fundraise. Montréal-based Inovia Capital has launched its first Discovery Fund, closing $34 million…

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Ideogram launches with $22.3 million CAD for generative AI text-to-image platform like DALL-E

a16z, Canadian AI expert Raquel Urtasun, Github co-founder Tom Preston-Werner invested. Toronto-based artificial intelligence (AI) startup Ideogram, which offers generative text-to-image technology, has launched…

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Two Small Fish go big with third fund, targets $40 million CAD final close
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Two Small Fish go big with third fund, targets $40 million CAD final close

The firm’s investments include SkipTheDishes and Sheertex. Eva Lau’s Two Small Fish Ventures is moving upstream with the launch of a third fund. The…

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Parallelz raises $3 million to challenge how app stores deliver, distribute apps

Toronto-based startup Parallelz has raised $3.8 million CAD ($3 million USD) in all-equity pre-seed funding led by Maple VC general partner Andre Charoo. Global…

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Wavy raises $2.5 million to combat remote work, burnout, talent churn
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Wavy raises $2.5 million to combat remote work, burnout, talent churn

Beer tastings? Yoga? Wellness workshops? There’s a Wavy experience for that. In today’s increasingly digital workplace, Wavy wants people to connect. The startup just…

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