eLeapPower closes $21 million Series A round to solve electric vehicle pain points
eLeapPower is one of a growing number of Canadian startups tackling the EV space.
Halifax-based LeadSift third company acquired by IDG Communications in last 18 months
IDG has been on a spree.
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Whitecap caps off 2021 with new fund
Plus: the startup that successfully pivoted (twice).
F|T: The FinTech Times – Is Wealthsimple building a FinTech super app?
Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you want to read…
Canadian startup news of the week (12/12/21)
Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s most important news, features,…
Cross-Border Impact Ventures launches with $30 million in commitments for women, youth-focused healthtech fund
Toronto-based Cross-Border Impact Ventures (CBIV) has secured commitments of $30 million USD in an initial close of its new…
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Best Buy buys into healthtech
The Healthtech Times is a weekly newsletter covering healthtech news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to H|T using…
D2L records rising revenue, net losses in first quarterly report since IPO
D2L’s latest earnings report shows the Kitchener-Waterloo-based EdTech company continues to benefit from the pandemic-fuelled…
Whitecap Venture Partners closes $140 million Fund V to invest across Canada
Whitecap Venture Partners has secured $140 million CAD for its fifth fund, which will invest in early-stage B2B SaaS and medtech…
R|T: The Retail Times – Life House looks to stop hotel bleeding
The Retail Times is a weekly newsletter covering retail tech news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to R|T using…
NACO names Backbone Angels’ Arati Sharma 2021 Angel of the Year
Former Shopify senior leader and current founding partner of Backbone Angels Arati Sharma has been named Canada’s Angel…
Rebranded Nomic Bio raises $17 million to fuel development of protein-measuring platform
Nomic Bio has secured a new name and $17 million USD in Series A financing to support the growth of its protein-measuring platform.…
A|I: The AI Times – Inside the Canadian AI for VFX studio behind WandaVision
The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big data, and automation news from around the…
AlayaCare bolsters C-Suite, board to support next phase of growth
Montréal-based healthtech startup AlayaCare has made a series of new additions to its leadership team, adding some seasoned…
Ritual alumni launch GoodGood with $6.5 million to scale commerce for local food and drink makers
Ritual’s co-founder Robert Kim and former senior director of partnerships Kris Linney have co-founded a new Toronto-based…