Co.Labs hires Broad Street Bulls, Rhino Ventures alum Jonathan Lipoth as executive director
Saskatchewan incubator believes it’s found its next “long-term leader.”
Wealthsimple rolls out private equity offering for retail investors
PE marks the third alternative investing option Wealthsimple has launched since 2022.
Federal Fall Economic Statement promises to expand Payments Canada eligibility, introduce open banking legislation in 2024
Canada commits to “consumer-driven finance” and more powers for the Competition Bureau.
Active Impact Investments launches third climate tech seed fund with $70 million in initial commitments
LPs include Northleaf, Fondaction, Co-operators, Deloitte Ventures, University of Victoria.
FreshBooks president and CEO depart as company lays off six percent of employees
FinTech firm promotes two interim co-CEOs, embarks on search for next leader.
WonderFi-owned Bitbuy acquires customers of fellow regulated Canadian crypto exchange Bitvo
The move comes a year after the collapse of Bitvo’s deal with would-be acquirer FTX.
TechBrew rebrands to 4AG Robotics, closes $17.5-million Series A to build mushroom-picking robots
Backed by BDC, InBC, and Emmertech, 4AG is gearing up to get its tech to farms.
Trio of Canadian tech companies show progress towards profitability in earnings this week
Thinkific hits positive EBITDA as Coveo and Mogo shrink losses.
VentureLab’s latest HardTech Summit explores barriers, opportunities facing Canadian deep tech startups
Event surveys state of play in Canada for hardware firms in medtech, AI, and other sectors.
Acton Capital closes $240-million USD Fund VI to invest in tech startups across Canada and Europe
Acton’s Canadian portfolio has included Chefs Plate, Clio, Knix Wear, Maple, and Mobify.
Cavelo secures $5-million Inovia-led seed round to help financial services firms protect their data
With cybersecurity no longer just “a big company problem,” Cavelo eyes US expansion.
Slack CEO Lidiane Jones to depart after a year in the role
Jones will become CEO of Bumble as Salesforce-owned Slack looks for its third CEO in as many years.
Lightspeed’s stock rises as firm exceeds outlook for fiscal Q2, achieves positive EBITDA
Company takes a step towards profitability, boosts revenue guidance.
Shopify shares jump after company’s Q3 revenue, profit beat analyst expectations
Cost reductions, fulfillment changes help fuel strong Q3 for Shopify.
Auditor General to probe SDTC following ISED-commissioned investigation
ISED paused new SDTC funding after third-party report uncovered conflict of interest, governance issues.