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American gig giants Instacart and Uber add Canadian executives to top leadership positions
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Xanadu touts another advancement toward scalable quantum computing
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Canada shows its hand: Balatro wins Apple Design Award ahead of developer conference
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Canada Growth Fund commits at least $89 million to Eavor in second big investment to geothermal tech company
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Google allocates $13 million in funding to strengthen Canada’s AI workforce
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Tradeoffs are the new muscle behind startup growth
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AppDirect eyes rising energy demand with acquisition of Broker Online Exchange
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Industry watcher says recent Shopify ruling could embolden companies to challenge CRA data requests
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Former Raptors star Jerome Williams newest teammate of community connector Swiirl
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Women-led startups sweep first Pitch competition on stage at Web Summit Vancouver
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UrbanLogiq wants governments to rely on its AI-powered insights
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Amii CEO Cam Linke says Canada’s AI strategy requires customers
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Alberta’s tech sector is embracing an AI data centre boom. Will it pay off?
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Web Summit Vancouver was worth “every penny”
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“The energy is here”: local leaders call Web Summit Vancouver’s scaled-back debut a success
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BC’s new JEDI says Web Summit Vancouver has been worth “every penny”
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Student entrepreneurs and Canadian tech leaders talk inflection points at Cansbridge Story Night event
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WareMatch lands $2-million funding round to expand its Airbnb-like warehouse marketplace
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Zown expands homebuying app into the US after early Canadian success
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Farm Credit Canada commits to investing $2 billion in AgTech by 2030
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Calgary Capital, the King comes to Canada, and nothing but Bluesky in rain city
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Amid AI proof-of-concept fatigue, Cohere co-founder urges potential customers to keep the faith and focus on ROI
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BetaKit repeats as General Excellence winner at SABEW Canada Awards
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University of Toronto and Vanguard team up to expand AI research in finance
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Innovation Saskatchewan’s first-ever research strategy boosts commercialization, tax incentives for tech
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A dispatch from the deal room
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Nord Quantique says error-correction discovery could make quantum computing data centres practical
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Medtech AI startups ProteinQure and AssistIQ each close Series A rounds
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Michael Southworth “specifically chosen” as Assent’s new CEO to spearhead $250-million revenue effort
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Pender and Novacap recognized for cashing in on last year’s go-private wave at 2025 CVCA Awards
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Bell to build six AI data centres in Canada as telcos compete on infrastructure
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Outcome of copyright case against Cohere uncertain but likely “precedent-setting”: expert
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Web Summit Vancouver’s opening night offers thoughtful critiques and alternatives to current tech
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At Web Summit Vancouver, BC wants to let the world know its cleantech hub is open for business
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Koho continues expansion beyond core banking with launch of international money transfers
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PacifiCan tops up Innovate BC initiative with $1.8 million for AI projects
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Harley Finkelstein, Valley vets Dorothy Kilroy and Chris Urmson headline 2025 Elevate Festival
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Four tech workers discuss their AI habits
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Canadian VCs arrive at annual industry gathering in need of a “wake-up call”
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Jim Balsillie calls on Ottawa to prioritize stablecoins at Inventures fireside with Premier Smith
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Jane Software to be reportedly valued at $1.8 billion in upcoming secondary financing
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CWVC wants to map the career progression and retention of women in Canadian VC
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The Canadian engineer trying to fix the internet’s original sin
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Canada’s next innovation capital
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Calgary says it has the makings of an innovation capital. What’s the next step?
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DistriQ and PINQ² partner up to commercialize quantum computing in Canada
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“Both strategic and patriotic”: Wealthsimple selects Tetra Trust as its first Canadian digital asset custodian
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Cohere is close, OpenAI adds Jony Ive, BetaKit has a new bureau
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Stablecorp secures funding to build out its stablecoin pegged to Canadian dollar
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Richard Sutton warns against “centralized control” of AI regulation based on fear
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Prime Minister Mark Carney’s mandate letter calls for government to deploy AI “at scale”
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LeddarTech cuts 95 percent of staff in bid to rescue its business
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Lightspeed surpasses $1 billion USD in revenue in fiscal 2025 but shares conservative outlook
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Your R&D is worth more than you think
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Keep emerges from stealth to launch Canadian small business banking platform
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Lagging growth rate knocks Canada out of top four in StartupBlink’s ecosystem rankings
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Rival Technologies’ parent company and Angus Reid Group to join forces in Canadian market research merger
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Shopify debuts AI-based store designer as part of summer update
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Cohere CEO claims AI startup “not far away” from profitability as it snags Dell and SAP partnerships
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Google grants Amii $5 million to help post-secondary schools develop AI curricula
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BetaKit to open full-time Prairies bureau
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Patience was the price of capital in 2024
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Alberta Innovates to name Dr. Mike Mahon as permanent CEO
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CVCA CEO Kim Furlong to step down after Invest Canada conference
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Canada will provide cooling tech for moon-bound astronauts—if NASA gets the mission off the ground
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COO Alex Petre replaces Damien Steel as CEO of carbon removal startup Deep Sky
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The BetaKit Guide: Web Summit Vancouver
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Alberta tech has energy
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ESG reporting platform Novisto fuels up for European expansion with $37.7-million CAD Series C
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Why Faire’s co-founder wants to bring Silicon Valley’s DNA to Canada
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Cohere revenue reports paint mixed picture of growth
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Ontario Premier Doug Ford did not deliver the innovation budget tech leaders wanted
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Canada’s auto tech industry crashes into a triple emergency
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New VC data, Shopify’s new index, Canada’s new cabinet
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Verdi raises $6.5 million to reduce farmers’ irrigation irritation with automation
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Redstick Ventures wants to give foodtech a seat at the table
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Coinbase Canada CEO pushes for crypto-friendly government just as company reveals hack that could cost up to $400 million USD
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Minister of Innovation and AI Evan Solomon part of Liberals’ new Build Canada cabinet committee
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Amplify Capital adds Craig Hunter as partner while raising its third impact-focused fund
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The US economic slowdown is hurting Canadian tech companies selling globally
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The cloud reckoning is here
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Well Health says its healthy Q1 revenue is a symptom of Canadian growth
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Consensus won’t return to Toronto in 2026
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Seed deals in Q1 2025 hit pandemic-era low as Canadian VC decline continues: report
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An AI-powered Bloomberg for Web3
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Una Software secures new seed funding as startup adds AI into its financial planning platform
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“No plans are set” but Robinhood expects to “develop [its] offering” in Canada post-WonderFi acquisition
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Healwell revenue more than doubled in Q1 2025 thanks to acquisition spree and AI
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Katherine Homuth launches “organizational memory” startup as SRTX secures new interim CEO and financing
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Mélanie Joly, Evan Solomon to run newly split Industry and Innovation portfolios in Prime Minister Carney’s cabinet
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Tentree spinout Veritree announces $9.1-million CAD Series A to help companies manage nature restoration projects
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Making AI work beyond the lab
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Robinhood to buy WonderFi for $250 million CAD as US trading platform targets Canadian expansion
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University of Waterloo-backed Velocity Fund II holds $14-million initial close
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Shopify stocks surge after company says it will join Nasdaq 100 index
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Opportunity Calgary Investment Fund’s new Express stream invests $3.5 million of fast funds across 23 companies
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Biotech Intrepid Labs exits stealth with funding from Radical Ventures and Avant Bio
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Canadian FinTech leaders “cautiously optimistic” about open banking, payments modernization under Mark Carney
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Imperial Oil donates $37-million lab to SAIT for energy research
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Rethinking the relationship between government and entrepreneur support organizations
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A guide to how Canadian tech is rising to meet the wildfire threat
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Will AI agents replace SaaS before SaaS replaces employees with AI?
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Half of the internet is bots and they’re feeding you lies
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Healthtech leaders behind AlayaCare and Mimosa say Canadian procurement lacks transparency and risk appetite
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Ontario invests $56 million to power “homegrown” automotive and mobility companies amid trade war
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OpenAI’s U-turn, XPrize’s Canadian hub, and Vancouver isn’t so Bitcoin-friendly
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Anges Québec looks to expedite early-stage rounds with co-investment angel fund
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Age-Well partners with Ikea, U of T to launch studio for testing tech for seniors
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D-Wave remains in the red even as revenue jumps 500 percent in Q1
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Amilia raises $35 million led by Vertu Capital to help more community centres manage operations
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Shopify posts solid Q1 2025 earnings amid trade war but anticipates slight profit dip
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Where FreshBooks gets its best product ideas
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Active Impact Investments holds $110-million final close for third climate tech seed fund
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Unblocked raises $27.5 million Series A to make sure developers actually understand their code
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Propel has a record first quarter while Thinkific sees modest gains
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Outgoing Velocity incubator head Adrien Côté is bullish on Waterloo’s tech future
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Vancouver byelection result threatens mayor’s “Bitcoin-friendly city” brand
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University of Calgary becomes XPrize Foundation’s first international hub
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CEO Don Murray says Safe Software’s new features will help replace enterprise SaaS with AI agents
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OpenText makes AI “number-one priority” as company slashes 1,600 jobs
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Exterra secures $20-million Series A to turn mining byproducts into decarbonization gold
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Fireside chat with Clio execs among more than 60 activities at Vancouver Startup Week 2025
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General Fusion lays off staff, looks for funding as capital suddenly runs dry
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Shakepay becomes first crypto company granted Payments Canada membership
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WonderFi co-founder’s new startup xTAO to list on TSXV following merger with Adrianna Ventures
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TD Bank’s chief AI scientist talks about emerging models, safety, and Layer 6’s new NYC office
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Canadian angels just want to write the cheque
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Joe Canavan has a plan for Canada to become an innovation nation
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“Can we just write the cheque?”: angel investors encouraged to be bold amidst economic uncertainty at NACO Summit
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Opportunity Calgary Investment Fund receives $60 million to scale local businesses
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Cohere Labs head calls “unreliable” AI leaderboard rankings a “crisis” in the field
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Microsoft vibe codes, a Trump in Toronto, Sam Altman is annoyed
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Dozr founding CEO Kevin Forestell moves to chair while Dave Frazier joins as president
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Xanadu forges partnerships with US military, industry to fuel quantum computing ambitions
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Shopify rolls back $1-million USD revenue exemption for app developers
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Veerum raises $12-million Series B to create “digital twins” for heavy industry
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Antler Canada adds former Quandl CEO Tammer Kamel as VC firm gears up for Fund II
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Cleantech accelerator CICE invests $2.5 million in women-led climate ventures
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Québec Tech highlights hardtech in latest scaleup cohort with international ambitions
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Reusables looks to help cafeterias scrap single-use containers with $3.6-million seed round
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“Hard work lies ahead”: Canadian tech leaders strike urgent tone on policy asks following Liberal victory
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Cleantech startup Planetary wins nearly $1.4 million from Elon Musk-funded XPrize competition
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Dragons’ Den’s Arlene Dickinson, Build Canada’s Daniel Debow recognized as Nation Builders at 2025 NACO awards
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Former Plooto CEO Hamed Abbasi acquitted in sexual assault case
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Cinema tech startup Axibo raises $12 million to kickstart humanoid robot division
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Batteries, services helped ocean tech firm Kraken Robotics sail to strong profit and revenue in 2024
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Québec grants Centech $4.5 million to boost deep tech, medtech commercialization
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A US-Canada crypto summit is shaping up at Consensus 2025
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Brightspark spinout Brio nabs $3 million to help other VCs manage their LPs
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The best political party for Canadian tech
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