Madison McLauchlan

Montreal

Freelance Content Writer at Postmedia Network Inc.

Reporting at @BetaKit / Work in @IJFMedia @maisonneuvemag @thismagazine / Views are my own Email: [email protected] Signal: madisonmcla.12

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$100-million credit facility from La Caisse helps AppDirect make second energy brokerage acquisition this year

1 week ago | betakit.com | Madison McLauchlan |Madison Mclauchlan

Canadian-founded, San Francisco-headquartered AppDirect announced its second acquisition of an energy brokerage this year as it seeks to profit from rising power demand.
David Dufresne joins AQC Capital, Nick Chen makes partner at Golden Ventures

1 week ago | betakit.com | Madison McLauchlan |Madison Mclauchlan

Montréal-based venture capital (VC) investor David Dufresne is joining AQC Capital as its newest investment partner after pausing operations at his early-stage firm CMD Capital, BetaKit has learned. Dufresne will assist the Québec government-backed VC firm, which co-invests with members of the angel network Anges Québec, in deploying the remainder of its second fund, he told BetaKit.
With $3-million seed round, Xatoms launches pilot projects to purify water with quantum chemistry

1 week ago | betakit.com | Madison McLauchlan |Madison Mclauchlan

A little sunlight, and a little photocatalytic powder. That‚Äôs all Toronto-based cleantech startup Xatoms says it takes to make contaminated water drinkable. The process involves quantum chemistry and artificial intelligence (AI) to identify photocatalysts, or substances that react with light to purify water. Now, Xatoms has raised $3 million in seed funding to help commercialize its technology for industries and consumers.
June Health launches menopause platform nationally to connect women with healthcare through employer plans

1 week ago | betakit.com | Madison McLauchlan |Madison Mclauchlan

Lori Casselman was 42, a successful professional making strides in her career, when she stopped feeling like herself. “When this is impacting such a huge portion of our population, why is it so difficult to get access to good care?”Lori CasselmanJune HealthAlthough she repeatedly discussed her symptoms, including sleeplessness and changes to body composition, with her family doctor, Casselman felt like she had to push to be taken seriously.
Cohere bringing AI into public sector through partnerships with Canadian, UK governments

1 week ago | betakit.com | Madison McLauchlan |Madison Mclauchlan

Artificial intelligence (AI) startup Cohere has inked new partnerships with the Canadian and United Kingdom (UK) governments as it expands its offerings beyond enterprise AI into the public sector. Cohere said it will focus on “transforming” government operations with AI and collaborating on AI research with the Canadian AI Safety Institute. The partnerships aim to leverage Cohere’s AI tools and expertise “to enhance government services and national sovereignty,” the company said.
CVCA calls for Digital Services Tax pause to avoid retaliatory US tax changes

2 weeks ago | betakit.com | Madison McLauchlan |Madison Mclauchlan

Canada’s venture capital (VC) industry group is pushing the federal government to pause the collection of the Digital Services Tax (DST) as it anticipates a costly US policy retaliation.
Sezzle sues Shopify for alleged “unfair” privileging of its own buy-now, pay-later feature

2 weeks ago | betakit.com | Madison McLauchlan |Madison Mclauchlan

Buy-now, pay-later (BNPL) platform Sezzle is suing Shopify for allegedly violating United States (US) antitrust laws by “manipulating” customers to use the e-commerce giant’s own BNPL software, causing competitors to lose out on sales. The lawsuit claims Shopify “copied” Sezzle’s BNPL product and business model by rolling out Shop Pay Installments.
AI minister Evan Solomon wary of overdoing regulation, but says Bill C-27 “not gone”

2 weeks ago | betakit.com | Madison McLauchlan |Madison Mclauchlan

Canada’s new minister of artificial intelligence (AI) and digital innovation says he plans to focus on AI’s economic benefits instead of “over-indexing” on regulation, marking a shift away from the previous government’s attempts to strike a balance between the two. One of the key aspects of regulating AI is not to put a saddle on “the bucking bronco called AI innovation,” Minister Evan Solomon said at the , put on by the progressive think tank of the same name, in Ottawa this week.
Montréal tech looks to scale up with opening of Ax-C innovation hub

2 weeks ago | betakit.com | Madison McLauchlan |Madison Mclauchlan

After years of planning and the loss of a community hub, Montréal finally has a new space to serve its tech ecosystem. On June 9, more than 300 members of Québec’s tech community, along with government officials and startup support organizations, inaugurated the opening of the long-awaited entrepreneurship hub Ax-C. “The magic is already happening,” Geneviève Leclerc, director of Ax-C, said in an interview with BetaKit.
Former Anges Québec CEO Geneviève Tanguay joins Panache Ventures as partner

2 weeks ago | betakit.com | Madison McLauchlan |Madison Mclauchlan

Seasoned investor and former Anges Québec CEO Geneviève Tanguay is the newest addition to the Montréal-based Panache Ventures team. Tanguay announced that she would be joining the early-stage venture capital (VC) firm as a partner in a LinkedIn post Monday evening. “I am so proud and privileged to have Geneviève Tanguay join us in our quest to enable the best tech founders in Canada to create greatness,” Panache founder and chair Mike Cegelski wrote in a comment.

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Articles

$100-million credit facility from La Caisse helps AppDirect make second energy brokerage acquisition this year

David Dufresne joins AQC Capital, Nick Chen makes partner at Golden Ventures

With $3-million seed round, Xatoms launches pilot projects to purify water with quantum chemistry

June Health launches menopause platform nationally to connect women with healthcare through employer plans

Cohere bringing AI into public sector through partnerships with Canadian, UK governments

CVCA calls for Digital Services Tax pause to avoid retaliatory US tax changes

Sezzle sues Shopify for alleged “unfair” privileging of its own buy-now, pay-later feature

AI minister Evan Solomon wary of overdoing regulation, but says Bill C-27 “not gone”

Montréal tech looks to scale up with opening of Ax-C innovation hub

Former Anges Québec CEO Geneviève Tanguay joins Panache Ventures as partner

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