Federal government announces first four organizations administering Women Entrepreneurship Loan Fund
SheEO among group set to provide micro-loans to women entrepreneurs.
Led by Serena Williams’ venture fund, Calico closes $2.6 million CAD to help D2C fashion brands manage their supply chain
Calico’s founder is building the tool she wishes she had for her own D2C brands.
iRestify closes $6 million to bring building maintenance solution to the US
This is iRestify’s third seed round in four years, following a series of pivots.
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Margaret Atwood dances to Disco
Plus: Amazon’s Twitch suffers exodus of executives amid strategy fight.
Canadian startup news of the week (3/06/22)
Plus: Ukraine, soonicorns, Canadian tech vibe check.
F|T: The FinTech Times – BitConnect founder goes bye-bye
Plus: Questrade launches online mortgage service QuestMortgage.
The Group Ventures secures $20 million for Fund II to invest in Canadian, Israeli tech startups
The Group Ventures’ portfolio includes MindBridge and Flybits.
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Aviron rows on
Plus: Hims & Hers 2021 revenue jumps 83%.
Questrade launches online mortgage service QuestMortgage
Mortgages could be a differentiator for Questrade amid Wealthsimple competition.
R|T: The Retail Times – Carvana revs up
Plus: Former Bench CEO Ian Crosby joins Shopify Balance.
Q4 Inc. reports rising revenue, losses in fourth quarter and 2021
Despite stock drop since IPO, CEO optimistic about organic growth, M&A opportunities.
A|I: The AI Times – Meta’s killer app is translation?
Plus: Waymo to keep robotaxi safety details secret, court rules.
Zymeworks co-founder, former CEO Ali Tehrani joins Amplitude Ventures as venture partner
Tehrani aims to leverage his Zymeworks learnings to help other Canadian biotech firms grow.
Curv Health closes $5.1 million to connect employers, insurers with healthcare providers
Round co-led by Build Ventures and healthtech-focused iGan Partners.
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Salesforce wants Traction on Demand
Plus: Hopper continues acquisition spree with Parisian airline travel tech Smooss.