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Mississauga’s rising entrepreneurs are cleaning water, transforming legal services, and making robot EV chargers

Sauga Startup Showcase recognizes promising startups. The Sauga Startup Pitch and ShowcaseMississauga’s flagship startup pitch competition, took centre stage on November 12, spotlighting nine finalists from four regional incubators and accelerators. With $15,000 in cash plus in-kind prizes up for grabs, the event showcased the thriving entrepreneurial spirit in Mississauga and its surrounding communities. […]

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Montréal tech marks year’s successes and struggles at sixth Startup Community Awards

Startups honoured included item-sharing app Partage Club and fundraising platform Zeffy. Last night marked the sixth edition of the Startup Community Awards (SCA) Gala in Montréal—an evening that reflected a turbulent year of change for Québec’s innovation ecosystem. Over 400 people attended the gala at Maison Alcan on Nov. 28, organized by MTL NewTech […]

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Québec International to bring Finnish networking conference Slush’D to Québec City

Québec City will host first North American edition of founder-forward event in May 2025. Finnish founder networking extravaganza Slush will make its North American debut in Québec City next spring as Slush’D. The economic development agency Québec International (QI), which supports business development in the province’s capital region, is hosting the one-day conference on […]

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Why Sampler failed, according to its founder

Marie Chevrier Schwartz explains how her company lost product-market fit after a decade in business. Could this happen to my company? That was surely one of the questions running through the minds of the assembled tech leaders and founders attending the tell-all fireside chat between Sampler founder and former CEO Marie Chevrier Schwartz and […]

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Clio’s Jack Newton can build another Shopify without building like Shopify

Practical patriotism is cool now. For BetaKit’s second-ever Town Hall, Clio CEO and co-founder Jack Newton was the perfect guest to carry forward the national conversation on Canadian productivity, innovation, and optimism. With 16 years in the game at Clio, Newton’s perspective on building in Canada is earned. He’s also shown himself to care […]

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NACO launches fellowship program with national innovation orgs

Government-backed initiative will match founders with senior leaders at companies like Interac, Loblaw Digital, National Bank, and more. The National Angel Capital Organization (NACO) has rolled out a new initiative backed by the Government of Canada geared towards helping entrepreneurs across Canada strengthen their networks. The six-month programwhich was announced at Toronto tech conference […]

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