Mike Katchen on why Wealthsimple avoided the traditional VC cycle to scale
At #ElevateMoney Stage (programmed by BetaKit) on Wednesday, BetaKit’s Douglas Soltys sat down with Wealthsimple CEO Michael…
Ted Livingston says Kik will not stop fighting until it has “no dollars left”
After a tumultuous week for chat messaging app Kik, CEO Ted Livingston took the stage at #ElevateMoney Stage (programmed by…
St. John’s-based Verafin closes massive $515 million in financing
Verafin, a financial crime management company based in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, has closed a record-setting…
Tech’s moonshots: highlights from Elevate Main Stage
Elevate arrived at Meridian Hall on Tuesday, featuring a diverse lineup of speakers from tech companies, government, and entertainment,…
Online platform for neighbourhoods Nextdoor launches in Canada
San Francisco-headquartered Nextdoor is officially launching its social platform, designed to help neighbourhoods connect and…
Vidyard shakes up pricing model with new “reverse freemium”
Vidyard, the Kitchener-Waterloo software startup that has created a video platform for businesses, is looking to shake up…
Knøx raises $8.25 million, launches new digital asset custody service
Knøx, a Monreal-based digital asset protection startup, has raised an $8.25 million seed round and is launching a digital…
Learning platform Peekapak, Nelson partner to deliver educational resources to schools
Toronto-based Peekapak, which has developed a platform to promote social and emotional learning for children, is partnering…
Wealthsimple ventures into the tax space with SimpleTax acquisition
Toronto-based Wealthsimple has acquired SimpleTax, a web-based tax preparation app. Wealthsimple said the acquisition will…
Lazaridis Institute selects 10 startups for fifth cohort of ScaleUp Program
The Lazaridis Institute, housed at Wilfrid Laurier University, has selected 10 tech startups to participate in the fifth cohort…
Panache Ventures announces final close of inaugural fund at $58 million
Panache Ventures has announced a final close of $58 million in its inaugural fund, surpassing its initial $40 million goal.…
One year after Elevate hackathon win, StableHacks launches first product
A year after Toronto-based StableHacks was named the winner of last year’s Elevate hackathon, the company has launched…
Four startups win $50,000 investments at Velocity Fund Pitch Competition
Four early-stage startups were all crowned the winners of the 25th Velocity Fund Pitch Competition this week, which was hosted…
Daisy Intelligence raises $10 million CAD, looks to become “the world’s largest” AI company
Toronto-based Daisy Intelligence, which has created an AI-powered platform for retail and insurance, has raised $10 million…
CIRA challenges political parties to create open, trusted Internet policies
The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA), the national organization known for managing the ‘.CA’ domain,…