Swarmio aiming to go public on Canadian Securities Exchange
Halifax-based video game tech startup Swarmio Media revealed it intends to go public on the Canadian Securities Exchange (CSE),…
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Coming back stronger
The Healthtech Times is a weekly newsletter covering healthtech news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to H|T using…
WeCommerce closes $33.7 million bought deal financing to acquire more Shopify ecosystem companies
Victoria-based holding company WeCommerce has secured about $33.7 million in funding following the close of a previously announced…
Relay Ventures bolsters investment team, while Antler expands to Canada
Two venture capital (VC) firms, Relay Ventures and Singapore-based Antler, have made recent moves in Canada to support the…
R|T: The Retail Times – Lightspeed looks forward
The Retail Times is a weekly newsletter covering retail tech news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to R|T using…
Active Impact Investments closes second fund, securing $54 million
Vancouver’s Active Impact Investments has closed its second fund, securing an additional $13 million CAD to support early-stage…
Esplanade HealthTech Ventures highlights Fund I portfolio growth as firm prepares to raise Fund II
Led by the founder of Medisys Health Group and co-founder of Persistence Capital Partners, Montréal-based Esplanade HealthTech…
A|I: The AI Times – Ghost’s paradigm shift
The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big data, and automation news from around the…
VerticalScope increases IPO to nearly $144 million following exercise of over-allotment
VerticalScope, which went public on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) a few weeks ago, has boosted the total size of its initial…
EDC commits $200 million to new Inclusive Trade Investments Program
Export Development Canada (EDC) has committed $100 million CAD in fresh funding towards equity support for underrepresented…
LifeSpeak goes public on TSX, closes $125 million public offering
Toronto-based employee wellness software company LifeSpeak began trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange Tuesday, after closing…
Non-committal on a banking license, Wealthsimple CEO Michael Katchen says company’s ambitions extend “beyond Canada”
At a recent panel for BetaKit Patreon supporters, Wealthsimple CEO and co-founder Michael Katchen revealed that despite recently…
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Looks good on Paper
The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to S|W using the…
Today in funding: FightCamp, Fobi, Caary, Plantiga, and more
Thirteen Canadian-founded tech companies have recently secured funding. Here’s the latest on who raised money, how much,…
F|T: The FinTech Times – Robinhood pays the Sheriff
Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you want to read…