Canadian startup news of the week (7/25/21)
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 – The FinTech SPAC on the Nasdaq
Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you want to read…
Toronto-based Mommy Monitor selected for Google’s Black Founders accelerator
Google has announced the 11 early-stage tech startups set to join the company’s second Google for Startups Accelerator for…
Paystone secures $30 million from Crédit Mutuel Equity as part of plan to expand beyond North America
Payments and customer engagement software startup Paystone has secured a $30 million CAD strategic investment from France’s…
H|T: The Healthtech Times – The telehealth party is “winding down”
The Healthtech Times is a weekly newsletter covering healthtech news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to H|T using…
Funding roundup: Conquest Planning, Amphy, XCO, OceanSync
Four Canadian tech companies have recently secured fresh funding to fuel their growth. Here’s the latest on who raised money,…
Today in acquisitions: Paymi, EchoLotto, EssayJack, Company Capital, Allocadia, Pluribus
Six Canadian tech companies have recently made acquisitions or have been acquired, including Paymi, EchoLotto, EssayJack, Company…
R|T: The Retail Times – Foodee increases its footprint
The Retail Times is a weekly newsletter covering retail tech news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to R|T using…
Portage FinTech SPAC boosts IPO target to $240 million USD, begins trading on Nasdaq
Sagard Holdings-backed blank cheque company Portage Fintech Acquisition has priced its planned Nasdaq initial public offering…
Salesforce completes acquisition of Slack
Vancouver-founded Slack has officially been acquired by Salesforce, nearly eight months after Salesforce announced plans to…
Clearco launches new partnership recommendation service as part of push to serve founders “beyond capital”
Toronto-based founder support platform Clearco has launched ClearMatch, a new recommendation product that helps companies identify…
WELL Health launches venture arm, announces investment in Bright
Vancouver’s WELL Health Technologies has launched a new corporate investment arm, WELL Ventures, as the company looks to…
A|I: The AI Times – A new vision for Algolux
The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big data, and automation news from around the…
Intel-backed Untether AI raises $125 million, adds CPPIB, Tracker Capital as investors
Toronto-based artificial intelligence (AI) hardware startup Untether AI has secured $125 million CAD in new funding to support…
Brokrete secures $2.7 million CAD, launches e-commerce platform for construction suppliers
As part of the launch of its new e-commerce platform for suppliers in the construction industry, Toronto-based startup Brokrete…