Notman House
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Montréal’s tech hub is in trouble, Waterloo Region goes grassroots

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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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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CANImmunize, PharmaGuide, Wave View Imaging named to inaugural cohort of Pfizer Canada’s Healthcare Hub

Pfizer Canada is earmarking $1.4 million in in-kind support and donations as part of the program. Pfizer Canada has revealed the first cohort of…

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Amid recent wave of Canadian tech layoffs, Communitech brings The Help List back

The list aims to connect displaced tech talent with new job opportunities. Kitchener-Waterloo innovation hub Communitech has re-launched The Help List in response to…

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Stradigi.ai vows to continue despite laying off more than two-thirds of its staff
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A|I: The AI Times – A giant wave of machine-learning acquisitions

Plus: Stradigi.ai says it’s still alive. The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big data, and automation news…

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Wave CEO Kirk Simpson to step down three years after acquisition by H&R Block
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Wave CEO Kirk Simpson to step down three years after acquisition by H&R Block

Former Mastercard, Afterpay exec Zahir Khoja will replace Simpson. Kirk Simpson, co-founder and CEO of Toronto FinTech firm Wave Financial, has announced that he…

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