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1.The biggest flops and fizzles in 2024 transportation, from Apple Car to Fisker2.OpenAIâs GPT-5 reportedly falling short of expectations3.Meet Skyseed, a VC fund and incubator backing the Bluesky and AT Protocol ecosystem4.After causing outrage on the first day of Y Combinator, AI code editor PearAI lands $1M seed5.VCs pledge not to take money from Russia or China, and Databricks raises a humongous round6.Nvidia clears regulatory hurdle to acquire Run:ai7.Hereâs the full list of 49 US AI startups that have raised $100M or more in 20248.Are AI companies just defense tech now?9.British university spinoff Mindgard protects companies from AI threats10.Perplexity has reportedly closed a $500M funding round11.A bad experience with an accounting firm spurred this founder to start Aiwyn12.Ex-Twitch CEO Emmett Shear is founding an AI startup backed by a16z13.In just 4 months, AI coding assistant Cursor raised another $100M at a $2.5B valuation led by Thrive, sources say14.Backed by a16z and NEA, Backflip raises $30M Series A to turn text into AI-generated designs15.$25 billion valuation Chime takes another step toward an IPO16.Decart nabs $32M at $500M+ valuation to build AI tech and âopen worldâ apps17.With Neverless, former Revolut execs want to make meme coins easy to buy18.Indian startups raised 32% fewer rounds in 2024 as VCs got selective19.Sustainable Ocean Alliance marks 10 years with ocean-friendly startup label and a new batch of âecopreneursâ20.Hauler Hero wants to bring waste-management software into the 21st century
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1.The Last Pen You'll Ever Have to Buy â Never Run Out of Ink Again With the ForeverPen2.Save 45% on an iPad Air With This Holiday Sale3.The Future of Recording Meetings, Calls, and More Is Here and You Can Get It for $1004.Optimize Business and Personal Expenses with a Year of BJ's Club+ Membership for $655.This AI is the Key to Unlocking Explosive Sales Growth in 20256.Expand Your Global Reach with Access to More Than 150 Languages for Life7.The End of Bureaucracy â How Leadership Must Evolve in the Age of Artificial Intelligence8.A Government Shutdown Could Cost the U.S. Economy $6 Billion a Week, According to EY's Chief Economist9.Is Your Business Healthy? Why Every Entrepreneur Needs To Do These 3 Checkups Every Year10.KFC Is Launching a Chicken Tenders-Focused Concept Called Saucy â Here's When and Where It Opens11.The Fundamentals of Team Motivation â How to Inspire and Energize Your Employees12.4 Lessons I Gained from Mentorship That Elevated My Startup Journey13.4 Truths Married Entrepreneurs Need to Believe in Order to Build Success at Work14.A New Hampshire City Was Named the Hottest Housing Market in the U.S. This Year. Here's the Top 10 for 2024.15.Don't Bank on Holiday Sales to Save Your Bottom Line â Here's How to Engage the Discount-Driven Customer Year-Round
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1.3 workplace trends that will define 20252.This investor made a fortune during the 2008 housing crash. Hereâs his take on todayâs housing market 3.Collegesâ career outcome stats often omit the knowledge rate. Hereâs what to ask them4.4 hours, 100 artists, and one 26-minute flute song: this epic new album is in support of trans rights5.How Bob Dylanâs genre-bending transformed modern music6.This new AI chatbot is your personal present-finding wizard7.How to handle these unpopular tactics used by health insurers8.Job search 2025: 3 key ways AI will make an impact on recruitment9.U.S. streamgages cover less than 1% of waterways. Expansion is key for faster flood warnings10.5 laws that could change how you work in 202511.Public-private partnerships are shifting to be more community-centered. Here are 4 lessons12.How the first Christmas card was inspired by older British holiday traditions13.3D-printed or âghostâ guns are a growing global security threat14.Some of the best financial advice I ever got came from the Grinch15.How Experian is using data to unlock financial power for everyone16.59 housing markets where inventory just signaled a power shift to buyers17.Andrew Ng is betting big on agentic AI18.In an exclusive Q&A, Alex Morgan talks about life after soccer19.Iâm a Starbucks barista, and hereâs why Iâm going on strike20.Why teens engage in deadly social media challenges like the âchoking gameâ
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1.Stellantis Reverses Decision to Lay off 1,100 Ohio Employees2.5 Ways to Prepare for AI Compliance and Legal Issues in Your Business3.Want to Get Things Done Next Year? Hereâs How to Hold a Year-End Productivity Review4.How Top Cybersecurity Firms Are Scaling Faster and Smarter to Win in 20255.Why Employees Resist Changeâand How to Get Them On Board6.How Customer Retention Will Shape Success in 20257.4 Steps to Help Build Your Brand8.How to Build a Brand That Connects9.Strategic Planning: The Importance of Building Up From the Basics10.What Separates Successful Managers From the Pack Comes Down to 3 Conversations They Must Have With Their Employees11.You Can Spot a Manipulator by the Way They Stand, According to New Study From McGill University12.Walmart Has a Big Problem That Annoys Its Best Customers. But 3 Ironic Words Could Mean a Real Opportunity13.Party City Files for Bankruptcy, to Shut Down 700 Stores14.Netflix Inks U.S. Broadcast Deal for FIFA Womenâs World Cup15.What Taylor Swiftâs Staggering Tour Numbers Teach Us About Presenting Data16.Which FSA Dollars to Use or Lose Before Yearâs End17.5 Red Flags to Watch Out for in Small Business Acquisitions18.Senate to Expand Social Security Despite Fiscal Concerns19.Are Insecure Consumers Crashing Your E-commerce Revenue?20.Beware These 5 Common Workplace Habits That Can Derail Your Business21.Top 10 Must-Know Small Business Hacks22.5 Tips for Hiring a Business Coach23.Include a Call to Action to Get the Answers You Need24.Starbucks Strikes Could Spread to Hundreds of Stores by Christmas Eve25.The 7 Best Up-and-Coming Cities, According to a Real-Estate Research Company26.These Were the Best Emotional Intelligence Quotes of 202427.2 Words Explain Walmartâs $2.3 Billion Bet on Vizio28.The Art of Saying âNoâ and Still Still Building Great Relationships, According to Science29.With 1 Simple Word, Chick-fil-A Just Taught a Brilliant Lesson in Leadership30.House Passes Bill to Avoid Government Shutdown31.Ulta Is Selling Toy Versions of Its Beauty Products. Is Marketing to Kids Ever OK?32.Hereâs How to Find Happiness at Work by Self-Advocating  33.Potential TikTok Bidder Prepares Business Overhaul34.4 Ways to Align Corporate Events with Business Objectives 35.The #1 Sign Youâre Ready to Start a Business 36.Tesla Recalls Nearly 700,000 U.S. Vehicles37.How One Apartment Block Became a High-Tech Haven 38.Partial Government Shutdown Could Cost Travel Industry $1 Billion Per Week39.4 PR Lessons to Learn from Santa40.Trust as a Competitive AdvantageÂ
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1.Everything in Business is About Fighting Entropy â Hereâs How Rippling Does It2.25 Hard Questions Every Founder Should Ask Themselves3.The Uncomfortable Truth: A 3X Founder's Guide to Intellectual Honesty4.How to Build a Billion-Dollar Marketplace â Doâs and Donâts from the Growth Expert Behind Grubhub, Pinterest, and More5.Annual Planning Sucks â A CPO, CRO, CFO, and COO Share Advice on How to Make it Better6.Replitâs Path to Product-Market FitâThe $1 Billion Side Project7.The Saboteurs That Threaten Innovation â And How to Handle Them8.Passing the Button-Clicker Test, and Other 0 to 1 Lessons from Latticeâs First Marketing Hire9.Non-Obvious Signs of Early Startup Traction â And How to Spot Them10.Why Startup Marketers Should Be Diagnosticians â Advice from OpenAI's and Stripe's First Marketing Hire11.Gongâs Path to Product-Market Fit â Why This $7B Company Still Works With Design Partners12.Hereâs What You Can Really Expect When Pitching Your Seed-Stage Startup at a VC Partner Meeting13.Make an Org Chart You Want to Ship â Advice from Linear on How Heirloom Tomatoes Should Inspire Team Design14.The Guide to Going Multi-Product: 11 Tactics for Tackling Your Next Bet15.Starting an Analytics Org From Scratch â Lessons From a Decade at DoorDash
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1.Twtxt is a decentralised, minimalist microblogging service for hackers2.Decoding the telephony signals in Pink Floyd's 'The Wall'3.Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening (1923)4.How bloom filters made SQLite 10x faster5.GPT-5 is behind schedule6.CodeMic: A new way to talk about code7.Fighting spam with Haskell at Meta (2015)8.Long Term Software Development9.Finley (YC W21) Is Hiring a Growth Associate (Ex-Finance)10.ChatGPT O3 Preview Announcement11.Tokenisation Is NP-Complete12.One way to fight loneliness: The Germans call it a Stammtisch13.The case for clinical trial abundance14.Telling Stories in Athenian Law [pdf] (2002)15.Feed readers which don't take "no" for an answer16.JRuby with JBang17.The essays of Michel de Montaigne online18.The legacy of NeXT lives on in OS X (2012)19.Murder Mystery: GCC builds failing after sbuild refactoring20.'AI-powered judge' takes boxing closer to brave new world it appears to seek21.Why we use our own hardware22.Reimagining mathematics in a world of reasoning machines [video]23.The risk of cancer fades past the age of 8024.One surprising psychosis treatment that works: Learning to live with the voices25.MI300X vs. H100 vs. H200 Benchmark Part 1: Training â CUDA Moat Still Alive26.Communal Luxury: The Public Bathhouse27.BogotĂĄâs open streets program is the oldest and most successful28.Slow deployment causes meetings (2015)29.The Jujutsu version control system30.Show HN: NoSQL, but it's SQLite
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1.No Time to Sell Your Business? Let Us Do the Hard Work While You Focus on Growth2.Look For This When Acquiring Startups, It Could Triple the Resale3.Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition: Why Buy Rather Than Build? [Webinar Recap]4.An Expertâs Guide to Buying Your First Business5.How Onur Turned His Weakest Skill into an Acquired Startup6.What If You Knew the Odds of Your Startup Getting Acquired?7.12 Ways We Made Buying and Selling Companies Easier in 20248.Buying and Selling Agencies: The Acquire.com Playbook [Webinar Recap]9.How Ian Blair Jumped From Building Apps to Selling BuildFire With Acquire.com10.Selling an Agency? Let Us Protect Your Legacy While Maximizing Your Exit
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1.Unintended consequences: U.S. election results herald reckless AI development2.Large language overkill: How SLMs can beat their bigger, resource-intensive cousins3.Players rebuke clumsy ad strategies, even in popular games | Mobile Premier League4.Arm lawsuit against Qualcomm ends in mistrial and favorable ruling for Qualcomm5.Players invested 8.34B hours into Blizzard titles in 2024, says studio6.Hugging Face shows how test-time scaling helps small language models punch above their weight7.Perplexityâs Carbon integration will make it easier for enterprises to connect their data to AI search8.OpenAI confirms new frontier models o3 and o3-mini9.My favorite games of 2024 | The DeanBeat10.Building giant and ambitious games | Brendan Greene interview11.ChatGPT adds more PC and Mac app integrations, getting closer to piloting your computer12.SpongeBob SquarePants is the latest icon to join the UEFN platform13.Gamefam closes year of growth with 5 of top 15 branded games on Roblox14.Google unveils new reasoning model Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking to rival OpenAI o115.Stable Diffusion 3.5 hits Amazon Bedrock: What it means for enterprise AI workflows16.Nintendoâs Don James will get AIAS lifetime achievement award17.Linden Lab has spent $1.3B building Second Life and paid $1.1B to creators (updated)18.The future games industry will favor two consoles | DFC Intelligence19.How user-generated content is shaping the future of gaming and media20.Pentagon Games will launch a digital world on the Tron Web3 network21.Women leaders are creating opportunities at the crossroad of gaming and media22.Samsung and Netflix partner on Squid Game Season 2 and Squid Game Unleashed23.Zentry brings Ragnarok Landverse to Ronin Web3 network24.Small model, big impact: Patronus AIâs Glider outperforms GPT-4 in key AI evaluation tasks25.Nazaraâs Nodwin Gaming acquires AFK Gaming26.Active investors in game devs could fall in 2025 | Pitchbook27.Beyond LLMs: How SandboxAQâs large quantitative models could optimize enterprise AI
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1.Top SaaStr Posts and Videos of the Week: A16Z, Ironcladâs CEO, HubSpotâs CRO, YCombinatorâs Secrets, and More!2.5 Great SaaStr Sessions with Databricksâ CEO, CMO, GM, VPP and VPS!3.Dear SaaStr: What Are Some Ways to Keep Investors From Firing You?4.Carta: Only 18% of Sales Execs Are Women5.Dear SaaStr: When Does It Make Sense to Price Low in the Market?6.Your Top 5% Employees ⊠And Bottom 5%. Itâs Time to Go Through Them.7.How to Train Your Sales Leaders: Key Learnings from HubSpot and BILL with Michelle Benfer8.Dear SaaStr: How Do I Deal With Investors That are Unhappy With The Company?9.Salesforce: Actually Weâre Going to Hire 2,000 Sales Execs Now To ⊠Sell AI10.Your SaaS New Yearâs Resolutions for 2025
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1.Forecast: 2024 Was Slow For Tech IPOs, But 2025 Could Be Different2.New Survey Exposes Startup Challenges In The Race To Adopt GenAI3.Digital Banking Startups Are Hot Again4.5 Trends In Tech And Startups Weâre Watching In 2025, From An M&A Rebound To A Defense Tech Boom5.Beyond The Hype: AI, Innovation And Rational Investment In 20256.AI Cloud Startup Vultr Raises $333M At $3.5B In First Outside Funding Round7.Venture Preview Part 2: Less Regulation Could Mean Opportunities As AI Stays On Top8.Why Successful Founders Sometimes Need To Step Aside â And How To Do It9.Databricks Raises $10B In 2024âs Largest Venture Funding Deal10.Venture Preview Part 1: M&A, IPOs And Political Shifts Prompt VC Optimism And Caution Entering 2025
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1.Your logo isnât just design. Itâs science. Simplify it.2.Ignoring These Simple Questions as a Writer Cost Me Thousands of Dollars3.How to Create an Online Course (Without Showing Your Face)4.My 2-Minute Excel Worksheet To Analyze if a Business Is Worth My Time5.Apple Just Wrecked Their Control Panel6.Start this productized service in 1 day for your niche7.The Psychology of Free8.Quality Isnât Enough And More Unpleasant Truths About Writing Online9.I Had to Wipe Out My First 40 YouTube Videos. Hereâs Why10.Earn Tax-Free Passive Income in the Stock Market
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1.3 workplace trends that will define 20252.Collegesâ career outcome stats often omit the knowledge rate. Hereâs what to ask them3.Job search 2025: 3 key ways AI will make an impact on recruitment4.5 laws that could change how you work in 20255.Some of the best financial advice I ever got came from the Grinch6.In an exclusive Q&A, Alex Morgan talks about life after soccer7.Image Architect Law Roach takes our career questionnaire8.Forget greatness. Manage your time like a lazy genius9.Why playing it safe could be your biggest risk yet10.We need to get more women in financial services roles to improve financial confidence at home11.Job search 2025: Video rĂ©sumĂ©s, social media and AI12.5 small but powerful habits to destress your team like a boss in 202513.Leaders, hereâs why you must take responsibility for developing self-confidence14.5 trends that will shape your career in 202515.Exclusive survey: In response to Amazonâs RTO policy, nearly half its office workers are looking for new jobs16.3 key principles that set the highest-performing companies apart17.Emotional intelligence is so 2020. Leaders need to take these 2 steps in 202518.Worried your employees want to quit? Hereâs an easy way to increase engagement19.How should I talk about my layoff on social media?20.How managers can support team members when theyâre going through a difficult time
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1.Australiaâs Vault Cloud nets $14m series B2.Indian edtech unicorn Vedantu cuts losses by 58%3.VC boss fires back at SEA tech criticism4.These are the most active investors in Japanâs startups5.Saudi AI infrastructure firm OmniOps secures $8m6.Lebanonâs Nasdaq-listed music streaming platform nets $55m7.Orios Venture Partnersâ AVP resigns8.UAE-based Web3 banking startup raises $25m series A9.OpenAI unveils AI model for advanced reasoning10.Investors push Uber for driver pay transparency11.UAE refurbished tech platform raises $7m series A12.Google expands Gemini AI research tool to 40 languages13.A list of fundraising startups from Asia and beyond (Updated)14.Xiaomi opens its first Singapore directly-managed store15.Indonesia probes misuse of CSR funds at natâl financial bodies16.Indian hair care startup raises $4m series A17.Australian EV charging company nets $45m equity funding18.Google said to develop âAI Modeâ feature for its search engine19.Tesla recalls almost 700k vehicles in US20.Indiaâs Rapido fixes data breach exposing user, driver info21.Uber to fully acquire South Korean partnerâs stake22.Turkey to launch quantum chip facility23.Pause the hustle, hit play on reflection24.These are the most active investors in Indiaâs startups25.Chinese unicorn MiniMaxâs AI app removed from US App Store26.Series SEA: Whoâs investing in the regionâs biotech startups?27.Amazon improves US warehouse safety after settlement28.Bitcoin surges to $97k after earlier losses29.Italy fines OpenAI over $15m for data privacy violations30.Google proposes to change search deals amid antitrust scrutiny31.India Accelerator launches Cohortâ25, assists up to 35 startups32.EU approves Nvidiaâs $700m acquisition of Israeli AI firm33.SEA funding round sizes over the past 5 years34.You can now WhatsApp ChatGPT, or call it if in US35.Sam Altman sells minor stake in OpenAI owned via Sequoia fund36.Accenture Q1 FY25 revenue hits $17.7b amid genAI demand
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1.In 2024, Canada struggled to find its place in the global AI race2.The biggest tech stories of 20243.Test your knowledge of 2024’s biggest Canadian tech news4.Champagne stays put as Liberals name new FedDev, PrairiesCan ministers in cabinet shuffle5.Why Round13 Capital is betting on venture debt6.Clioâs record-breaking funding round explains 2024âs public market exodus7.Hostaway announces $365 million USD from US investors to fuel European expansion and AI plans8.Glen Ventures lands $5 million CAD from IQ fund to back early-stage healthtech startups9.Check your SR&ED history: Canadian tech companies could be in for post-holiday windfall10.Koho rolls out AI tool to help investigate fraud and scams11.The year quiet quitting got loud for tech execs12.Deep Sky secures $40-million USD grant from Gates-founded Breakthrough Energy Catalyst13.Global AI gets a startup perspective: Insights from ventureLABâs Garry Chan14.Fall Economic Statement brings more delays for open banking in Canada15.Four new Canadian tech announcements in the Fall Economic Statement that shouldnât be overlooked16.Realize Capital Partners reveals second round of support for impact-focused funds17.Feds struggle to table Fall Economic Statement following Minister Freelandâs shock resignation18.Jolt Capital moves newly acquired French semiconductor carveout to QuĂ©bec19.Fluid Biomed closes $27-million USD Series A to fund expanded human clinical studies20.Liberals’ Fall Economic Statement contains more promises to Canadian tech21.Feds announce VCCI renewal, SR&ED and pension fund changes ahead of Fall Economic Statement22.Googleâs quantum leap, Hintonâs Nobel Prize, and Medicagoâs second shot23.Paystone to acquire fellow payments processor Ackroo for $21 million24.The Canadian Space Mining Corporation thinks it can put a nuclear reactor on the moon by 202925.D-Wave completes $175-million USD stock sale to fuel quantum computing development26.Flare raises $42.5-million CAD Series B to go global with cyber threat detection tech27.The law firm that thinks like a venture fund28.Absorb to acquire Together in bid to bring mentorship to its learning software29.Privacy Commissioner announces LinkedIn will pause training AI with data of Canadian members30.TikTok challenges fedsâ shutdown order, calls national security review process âprocedurally unfairâ31.Meet the Canadians shaping Uberâs global vision32.Cookin acquired by US-based, fellow chef-made meal delivery startup CookUnity33.Geoffrey Hinton decries tech companies chasing “short-term profits” in Nobel Prize acceptance speech34.Early-stage startups grapple with fallout after QuĂ©bec-funded investment program suspended35.Alberta Enterprise Corporation launches Accelerate Fund IV with $15 million to back early-stage tech startups36.Spexi raises $16.2-million CAD Series A for blockchain-based drone imagery network37.Cyder closes $1.5 million to fuel launch of loyalty platform for credit unions38.Foreign and domestic AI with Tenstorrent and Cohere39.Lessons in leadership, hiring, and AI from SAAS NORTH 202440.Benevity reports over $140 million donated through its platform this Giving Tuesday41.Aramis Biotechnologies secures $80 million CAD for vaccine development do-over42.Jeff Bezos bets on Tenstorrent, Questrade and Wealthsimple trade markets, Shopifyâs big BFCM43.Cohere secures federal backing to build multibillion-dollar Canadian AI data centre44.Mississaugaâs rising entrepreneurs are cleaning water, transforming legal services, and making robot EV chargers45.KisoJi raises $57-million CAD Series B to advance antibody cancer therapy46.Federal government outlines $2 billion in AI compute spending commitment47.Trexo Robotics has helped children with disabilities take 100 million steps48.Musical AI partners with Indiaâs Beatoven.ai to create âfully licensedâ AI song generator49.BDC launches program to help small businesses access financing to adopt AI50.Sheertex maker SRTX gets $35 million CAD backing from IQ to grow manufacturing operations in QuĂ©bec51.Markets change. Venture debt doesnât have to.52.Lessons from Wattpadâs $754-million exit53.BC Securities Commission fines ezBtc owner $18.4 million over crypto fraud54.Canada Post strike didn’t slow Shopifyâs record-breaking BFCM weekend55.Stability and speed: Mastercard’s partnership with Koho56.Online brokerage Questrade lays off undisclosed number of employees57.AI chipmaker Tenstorrent closes nearly $700-million USD Series D at $2.6-billion valuation58.British Columbia deploys combined $9.2 million into projects tackling climate, nutrition, health and more59.Lightspeed lays off 200 employees in second restructuring of the year60.The one role companies are struggling to fill61.Why Hopper might be the next Canadian tech company to play the secondary game62.The DOJ wants to take Google Chrome away, Rob Kenedi wants to decelerate tech63.MontrĂ©al tech marks yearâs successes and struggles at sixth Startup Community Awards64.Shopifyâs federal swing, Hopper trims its wings, Google gets served65.Shareholders file proposed class action alleging Exro misrepresented revenue projections66.Major Canadian news orgs sue OpenAI for copyright infringement67.Firestarter program goes national with funding from BDC Thrive Lab68.Canadaâs Competition Bureau targets Google for anti-competitive practices69.With new name, FleetOps secures $30.8-million CAD Series A round70.The painkiller for pharmaceutical reps71.Charles Mandel always filed on time72.Hopper restructures again following renewal of Expedia partnership73.Nurau raises $1.5 million CAD in seed funding to take AI-powered HR coach to the US74.Workers are embracing AI faster than employers can keep up75.Belgian VC Theodorus relocates to Canada under new name to target early-stage life sciences startups76.Shopify calls on feds to âdo whatever is necessaryâ to resolve Canada Post strike before Black Friday77.WonderFi and Kraken Canada each break $2-billion CAD mark for assets under custody78.MontrĂ©al-founded FightCamp launches Peloton-style boxing lessons in Canada79.Practice Better looks to opportunistic growth with $18-million CAD credit facility from CIBC80.Interest rate cuts havenât helped Canadian small businessâyet81.QuĂ©bec International to bring Finnish networking conference SlushâD to QuĂ©bec City82.Manzil launches Halal wealth management solution following acquisition of Canadian Islamic Wealth83.Boosted.ai raises $20.9 million CAD to grow AI investment manager platform84.Dentists helping dentists: Clinician-founded OraQ secures $2.6 million to help assess patient risk with AI85.We need to talk about startup failure86.The story of Sampler (live at SAAS NORTH 2024)87.Why Sampler failed, according to its founder88.Iconiq reportedly buyer of $100-million worth of Wealthsimple employee shares89.FDA clears drug for rare and deadly GI cancer developed by Canadian firm Zymeworks90.The Reporting Hub, Moovez, and ResVR stand out among Calgary’s startups at Launch Party 202491.Neuralink in Canada, Champagne in the Valley92.DĂ©multiplIA will connect AI startups with academic research (for a price)93.AI skills are becoming non-negotiable. Hereâs how job seekers can stay ahead in #CDNtech94.Following QuĂ©bec launch, NotaryPro brings notarization services to Staples Canada95.BDC hopes to reverse trend of declining Canadian entrepreneurship through Community Banking initiative96.Leaders from ZayZoon, Verano.AI, Toast recognized at 2024 Start Alberta Tech Awards97.Elon Musk-owned Neuralink receives permission to recruit for Canadian medical trial98.Alberta Innovates the second provincial innovation agency affected by cyberattack this year99.Noble closes $15-million USD Series A to fuel growth of its digital asset issuance platform100.Lightstrike raises $1.1 million CAD pre-seed round to commercialize AI-powered code mapper101.TechTO acquires Peerscale to broaden support for later-stage tech entrepreneurs102.Five startups chosen for first round of QuĂ©bec Techâs export mission103.Women VCs are now earning more at the highest levels (if they can reach them)104.Insurance giant Intact scoops up home maintenance startup Jiffy105.Sonaro, Celestra, Oasis Learning AI among competition winners at SAAS NORTH 2024106.Federal government reinvests in Scale-Up Platform with $47.5 million commitment to Invest Ottawa, MaRS, and Communitech107.CIFAR leader expects CAISI to help inform AI policy in Canada and abroad108.One chart that will make you feel good about Canadian tech109.The state of Canadian software in 2024110.University of Waterloo’s Velocity moves out of the Garage & into the Arena111.Neo’s backers, Wealthsimple’s value, and Shopify’s concerns112.UniUni secures additional $42.2 million CAD to strengthen US expansion113.Canadian-led Medeloop closes $15.5 million USD in Inovia-led Series A round114.âItâs life or deathâ: QuĂ©bec ecosystem frustrated after IQ suspends early-stage program115.Power marks up value of stake in Wealthsimple beyond 2021 peak116.Manitoba launches new innovation and technology department amid cabinet refresh117.Report: QuĂ©bec VC funding continues downward spiral in Q3 2024, but shows early-stage promise118.Scaling infrastructure for a market that never sleeps119.Pender Ventures closes second B2B software, healthtech-focused VC fund at $100 million120.Mastercard and VoPay help empower a cross-border economy121.Nuvei posts revenue growth in final earnings as go-private deal gets green light122.Richa Mehta joins Radical Ventures as San Francisco-based partner123.Trolley secures $32-million CAD Series B to expand payout platformâs global reach124.Clio boosted Canadian VC investment in Q3 2024, but early-stage funding reaches âworrisomeâ low125.Office management startup GPHY plans to grow sales outside of QuĂ©bec with $5-million CAD seed round126.1Password alters leadership with David Faugno appointed co-CEO alongside Jeff Shiner127.Torontoâs rising tech stars have one big thing in common: they worked at Uber128.AppDirectâs acquisition spree heats up as it reveals plans to purchase vCom Solutions129.Shopify rises on 26 percent revenue growth in Q3, strong holiday forecast130.Armed with $1.6 million CAD, runQL wants to take the chaos out of data query management131.Neo Financialâs $360-million Series D features big names, unanswered questions132.4AG Robotics, Daanaa return to Foresightâs 50 âmost investibleâ cleantech ventures list in 2024133.ImaginAble Solutions founder Lianna Genovese recognized at 11th annual Muhammad Ali Humanitarian Awards134.As Google and Cohere expand multilingual AI offerings, experts warn of âplausible BSâ135.Meanwhile, in Canada136.Addressing Canadaâs speed of financial innovation137.TikTok Bans, CEO kidnappings, and Canadian techâs Fast 50138.âThe worldâs biggest problems are not going to be solved with softwareâ: HardTech talks semiconductors and AI139.Aron Levitz named co-president of Wattpad as #CDNtech executive turnover continues through the fall140.Online legal database CanLII sues Caseway AI for copyright infringement141.WonderFi CEO Dean Skurka kidnapped, released after reportedly paying $1-million ransom142.Citing national security risks, feds order shutdown of TikTokâs Canadian arm but forgo outright ban143.Lightspeed, Well Health hit new revenue milestones in latest quarterly earnings144.Longbow Capital completes $150-million initial close of second Energy Transition Fund145.MedEssist offers pharmacists medication delivery through new partnership with Uber Direct146.Cracking the code with AI147.Neo Financial snags top spot on Deloitteâs 2024 Technology Fast 50148.Meet Christopher Skeete, QuĂ©becâs new minister responsible for finishing Fitzgibbonâs work149.Manzil acquires Aghaz to expand Halal financial solutions to the United States150.Founders of Sysomos, Aislelabs find traction bringing their AI research to AEC
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1.Irish biotech Nuritas bags $42m to advance ingredient discovery2.Marama Labs opens new lab at DCU Alpha and raises âŹ2m in funding3.Enterprise Ireland approved âŹ3.5m for 18 start-ups in November4.OpenAI rival Perplexity acquires start-up Carbon5.Axial3D raises $18.2m to expand medical-imaging tech6.Grammarly acquires productivity start-up Coda7.Databricks in midst of securing $10bn in funding8.10 start-ups that made a splash in 20249.Aussie space-tech raises A$150m for mineral discovery platform10.Switzerlandâs Anybotics raises $60m for US expansion11.Wayflyer founder launches e-commerce platform HappyStack12.Leo Clancy to step down as Enterprise Ireland CEO13.UCD medtech spin-out LaNua Medical nabs âŹ6m in funding14.Irish fintech JustTip raises âŹ1.1m to fuel UK expansion15.WordPress owner Automattic acquires AI start-up WPAI16.AI hyperscaler Nscale raises $155m to fuel expansion17.Vochlea Music: The AI start-up empowering creativity18.How smart systems can benefit healthcare administration19.Freundenberg Medical bags Irish medtech company of the year award20.Medtech firm Nua Surgical nabs âŹ6.5m in Series A funding
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1.London-based Ameba raises âŹ6.4 million to transform global supply chains with its AI-driven platform2.Vienna-based fynk raises âŹ3.1 million to bring AI-driven legal workflow tools to non-legal teams3.Amsterdam-based Plumery secures âŹ3 million to expand its digital banking experience platform4.Paris-based Formality raises âŹ8 million to simplify contract management5.Paris-based DinMo raises âŹ5 million to grow its Composable Customer Data Platform6.xtype raises âŹ19 million to fuel innovation on the ServiceNow platform, with R&D based in Austria7.Vilnius-based Sort A Brick secures âŹ1.15 million to help people reuse their LEGO bricks8.Power up your business: 10 admin and accounting tools that will help you streamline your operations9.Czech digital factory PARTORY secures âŹ1 million to develop industrial software platform10.Italian foodtech Foreverland raises âŹ3.4 million to redefine the future of chocolate
2024-10-2
1.AI Pioneers: Estrategias y DesafiÌos para Startups en la Era de la IA2.SG Bali - Perfect pitch from Perfect Fit3.SG Pitch In November4.Ask the Expert Jeffrey Freedman5.Transforming the Customer Experience with Generative AI6.The Future of Trade Compliance with AI7.SG Bali with Robert Ian Bonnick - ChaTea Talks at CoinFest.Asia powered by ICP8.Empower Your Startup With AI9.Africa's AI Opportunities10.Maximise Profits with AI11.Negotiating in the Age of AI12.SG Bali with Kismet Krystle Wilson from H.E.R. DAO - ChaTea Talks at CoinFest.Asia powered by ICP13.Investment Banking to Global Health Pioneer: Fireside Chat with HANX Founder Farah Kabir14.Stand-up Comedy and Entrepreneurship with Natasha Pearl Hansen | Startup Grind Chicago15.George and Yi Building Africa's AI Future (Inside Tips )
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1.Wix Studio and Pantone Unveil Exclusive Web Capsule Featuring 2025 Color of the Year2.Adobe and Box Partner to Bring AI-Powered Creativity Tools to Secure Content Management3.Inviting Airbnb Business Business Name Ideas4.Travel Agent Job Description Templates5.How to Make Money with a Cricket Farm6.The Best Referral Software Options for Small Businesses7.Selecting the Right POS Systems for Bars8.Small Biz Breakdown: 15 AI Tools Other Than ChatGPT9.SBA Announces $9 Million Growth Accelerator Fund Competition to Boost Innovation Ecosystems10.How to Start a Ranch
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1.Coca-Cola Couldnât Save Them2.The Rise of Mini Tools3.The End of NFTs?4.Spotifyâs Secret, Unwrapped5.4 Years, âŹ2M, and a Green Dream6.Next-Level Product Pages7.Billions, Batteries, Bankruptcy8.Make Links Irresistible9.Medical Pods Are Real?10.10 Lessons to Fundraise, Hire & Grow11.Supersonic? Not So Fast12.Speak Their Language13.Farming on a Billion14.Outcomes, Not Subscriptions15.A Billion Dollar Crash16.Scrape Your Way In17.Fintechs in Freefall18.Decentralized Creativity19.Great Clients, No Future20.Ditch the Homepage
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1.I Have A Few Questions2.America's Superpower3.A Message From the Past (Thoughts on Nostalgia)4.Do It Your Way5.Take Something Away6.Podcast With Howard Marks7.Cumulative vs. Cyclical Knowledge8.A Number From Today and A Story About Tomorrow9.A Few Little Ideas And Short Stories10.Fill The Bathtub11.Makes You Think12.Quiet Compounding13.Useful and Overlooked Skills
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1.has YC lost its aura?2.In real deep3.Why startups burn cash4.From $0 to $7.5M ARR to $0: How I lost everything building a creator marketing startup at 21 (and why I'd do it again)5.Startups expecting free work?6.Iâm guilty as a non-technical founder7.Bad startup raising lots of money8.The hell of being solo-founder!9.So what does Europe have to do to become competitive in the tech space ?10.Worst startups in 202411.Tired of the "There's already a business" Criticism12.What is the biggest impact of remote work on people at startups early in their career?13.Has anyone else noticed that inexperienced founders are poor at documentation?14.How difficult is it to get seed funding15.What is something that startups should stop doing in 2025?16.Do you need a technical co-founder?17.VC's reaching out to us, what do we supposed to do?18.What is the one small change you made that had the greatest impact on the startup?19.What do you wish you knew before your FIRST startup?20.Are there any new CRMs that don't suck?21.Failed startup, now what?22.startup advisor : always worth it?23.What tools do you use to create video demos?24.Raising money?25.Moving my whole Family to New York to chase my dream.
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