Canadian startup news of the week (12/05/21)
Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s most important news, features,…
F|T: The FinTech Times – Willful in the Dragons’ Den
Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you want to read…
Legible sees CSE debut as stepping stone to global growth of ebook reading platform
After publicly launching its ebook reading platform a few weeks ago, Vancouver-based startup Legible began trading on the Canadian…
Gradient Spaces, Georgian launch incubator program for early-stage 2SLGBTQIA+ founders
Gradient Spaces has opened applications to its new incubator program for Canadian founders who identify as members of the 2SLGBTQIA+…
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Talkspace’s stock tanks as executives depart
The Healthtech Times is a weekly newsletter covering healthtech news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to H|T using…
Benevity reports record Giving Tuesday with over $112 million donated through its platform
Calgary-based Benevity saw a record-setting Giving Tuesday this year, as $112.6 million CAD was donated to over 43,000 causes…
Life House closes $77 million CAD round co-led by Inovia, Kayak to help hotels boost profitability
After establishing itself as a full-service operator in the hotel space, Life House has secured $77 million CAD ($60 million…
R|T: The Retail Times – Amazon failed to protect your data
The Retail Times is a weekly newsletter covering retail tech news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to R|T using…
San Francisco’s Maple VC closes $16.5 million for second fund focused on Canadian founders
San Francisco-based seed-stage investment firm Maple VC has secured $16.5 million USD for Fund II to support its plans to back…
Klue scores $79 million CAD from Tiger Global, Salesforce Ventures
Vancouver-based software company Klue has secured $79.2 million CAD ($62 million USD) in Series B financing to fuel the expansion…
A|I: The AI Times – Anatomy of an AI IPO
The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big data, and automation news from around the…
Shopify merchants generate record $6.3 billion USD in sales during Black Friday, Cyber Monday
During 2021’s Black Friday and Cyber Monday weekend, Shopify merchants collectively generated $6.3 billion USD in sales worldwide,…
UK FinTech Wise rolls out payments card to Canadian users
In an effort to meet demand from its Canadian users, Wise has officially launched its Wise card in Canada to enable customers…
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Hootsuite IPO plans now a 2022 resolution
The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to S|W using the…
Survey suggests progress, room for improvement on equitable compensation for women in venture capital
Canadian Women in VC has released its third annual survey, which paints a picture of gender-based compensation across roles…