Slack CEO Lidiane Jones imposed over an image of the Slack logo with her hands apart
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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Slack has a new CEO, again

Plus: Google and Microsoft are fighting, again. The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe….

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VentureLab’s latest HardTech Summit explores barriers, opportunities facing Canadian deep tech startups
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SR&ED stress might be around the corner for startups come tax time

Plus: Alberta’s battle over who is an ‘engineer’ hits the legislature. Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the…

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Private equity firm Vertu Capital acquires developer platform ActiveState
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Private equity firm Vertu Capital acquires developer platform ActiveState

Vertu closed $300 million CAD for its first private equity fund in March. Toronto-based private equity firm Vertu Capital has acquired Vancouver software company…

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Fight brews over Magnet Forensics’ proposed $1.8 billion acquisition by Thoma Bravo
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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Magnet shareholders ignore critics, back acquisition

How 1Password plans to build a passwordless future. The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the…

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Vertu Capital closes first private equity fund with over $300 million
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Canadian startup news of the week (3/26/23)

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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Vertu Capital closes first private equity fund with over $300 million
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Vertu Capital closes first private equity fund with over $300 million

Led by ex-OMERS veteran Lisa Melchior, Vertu is Canada’s first woman-founded PE firm. Toronto-based private equity firm Vertu Capital has announced the close of…

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