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Douglas Soltys is the Editor-in-Chief of BetaKit and founder of BetaKit Incorporated. He has worked for a few failed companies and written about many more. He spends too much time on the Internet. You can reach him on Signal: @tr0ndizzle.83

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MaRS names BDC SVP Alison Nankivell as new CEO

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Nankivell to assume the CEO position in March 2024.

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Federal government punts NRC IRAP’s merger into the Canada Innovation Corporation to 2026-2027

Dec 19, 2023

Long-awaited SR&ED review to start in January.

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Why is the Start-up Visa program struggling?

Dec 17, 2023

Recently, Stein Monteiro, the Senior Research Associate for the CERC Migration Program at Toronto Metropolitan University,…

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How John Raeder would use his $600-million growth fund to scale your startup

Dec 15, 2023

Founders need to “deconstruct” their operating playbooks to rebuild a stronger system.

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What happened to OpenView and will Canada see zombie funds?

Dec 10, 2023

The sudden demise of Boston’s stalwart SaaS fund might be a sign of things to come.

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$86-million Series D extension has Koho targeting growth and profitability

Dec 7, 2023

Canadian challenger bank reaches one million users, $100-million run rate.

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#CDNtech talks AI disruption and the state of SaaS

Dec 3, 2023

Canadian tech luminaries probe deep questions in this compilation of interviews recorded live at SAAS NORTH.

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The future of OMERS Ventures with Michael Yang

Nov 26, 2023

Canada’s preeminent pension-backed VC firm got stuck in a “constant state of change.” What’s next for OV 3.0?

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Why are there 100,000 fewer Canadian entrepreneurs?

Nov 19, 2023

Satish Kanwar and Katy Yam join for a special episode recorded live on the BetaKit Keynote Stage at SAAS NORTH.

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Buffer’s Chief Product Officer on how it connects a fractured internet

Nov 12, 2023

The post-social media era requires a headless ecommerce equivalent for content.

SAAS NORTH panel on seed rounds 2022.
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The BetaKit Keynote Stage returns to SAAS NORTH 2023

Nov 5, 2023

Workleap, Wealthsimple, OpenView, BDC leaders among stage headliners November 15-16.

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Open banking is dead, Techno-Optimists want a war

Nov 5, 2023

Marc Andreessen’s manifesto is flawed. But it shows a greater sense of the moment than our politicians.

BetaKit Live: Getting Hybrid Work Right

Nov 2, 2023

What the new best practices to ensure that businesses in 2023 are getting hybrid work right for the long term?

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Wealthsimple’s Hanna Zaidi on the “lack of political will” harming FinTech innovation

Oct 29, 2023

Wealthsimple CCO says FinTech startups are a “second-class citizen” when accessing key infrastructure.

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