Meet the Y Combinator Summer 2023 cohort startups with Canadian connections
Participants include Decoda Health, Greenlite, LifestyleRX, Spine AI, Tempo Labs, Terminal, and VaultPay.
CiteRight and fellow Canadian legaltech startup Jurisage ink deal to merge
Merger will combine CiteRight’s litigation-drafting platform with Jurisage’s AI tech.
Former Global Founders Capital partner launches Northside Ventures to back pre-seed Canadian entrepreneurs across North America
Northside has secured $6.25 million USD from Inovia, Intact, Bain, Golden Ventures, and Garage Capital, among others.
Conquest Planning partners with CapIntel to bring AI-powered advice to more financial advisors and investors
Two Canadian FinTech startups team up after closing Series A rounds last year.
OMERS Ventures turnover continues with global head Damien Steel joining Deep Sky as CEO
With significant summer departures, OMERS Ventures’ playbook has changed once again.
Gambit Partners aims to take some of the risk out of early-stage investing by leaning on its LPs
Led by Relay Ventures and VTS VPs, $2-million VC fund looks to leverage its LP battalion of Canadian tech operators.
Cancer-focused Imagia Canexia Health files for bankruptcy 18 months after merger
Oncology tech firm closed a $20-million round and led an $18-million Supercluster project in 2022.
TikTok to remove ‘Storefront’ integration with Shopify and others, pushing merchants to use TikTok Shop
As one integration ends, Shopify adds another: USDC payments through Solana Pay.
Digital medical-billing platform ResolvMD secures $2-million loan from PaceZero to pursue strategic acquisitions
Doctor-backed Calgary startup sees opportunities across Alberta.
Early-stage VC funding and mega-deals carry Canada to second-largest Q2 on record
AI, cleantech stay hot as growth-stage activity keeps quiet, per CVCA’s latest report.
Horizn acquired by US conversational AI firm Inbenta
Deal will add Horizn’s interactive product demos to Inbenta’s platform.
Dcbel closes $50-million USD Series B led by climate-focused Idealist Capital
Smart home energy startup offers bidirectional EV charging.
Coinbase says it wants to be a long-term leader in Canada’s crypto market
With “regulatory clarity” and a new country director, Coinbase says it’s ready to grow in Canada.
Legaltech scaleup Athennian navigates growing pains with layoffs, leadership changes
Athennian CEO says changes part of company “preparing for its next level of scale.”
EventMobi acquires US-based virtual events platform Run The World
The deal comes as demand for virtual gatherings has fallen from pandemic highs.