Canadian startup news of the week (6/13/21)
Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s most important news, features,…
H|T: The Healthtech Times – The monetization of meditation
The Healthtech Times is a weekly newsletter covering healthtech news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to H|T using…
Nesto secures $76 million to scale digital mortgage solution
Montréal-based FinTech startup Nesto has raised $76 million CAD in Series B financing as it looks to simplify the mortgage…
Faire secures $260 million Series F round, claims $7 billion valuation
Kitchener-Waterloo and San Francisco-based retail startup Faire has secured $260 million USD in Series F financing, as it looks…
R|T: The Retail Times – The kids are high on Depop
The Retail Times is a weekly newsletter covering retail tech news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to R|T using…
Amazon to add 1,800 Canadian tech, corporate jobs this year as part of broader hiring plans
Amazon has revealed plans to hire for 1,800 tech and corporate roles across its Canadian offices by the end of 2021. These…
Nurosene goes public on Canadian Stock Exchange, securing $9.2 million
Just over a year after launching, Toronto-based healthtech company Nurosene has gone public on the Canadian Stock Exchange…
A|I: The AI Times – Instacart’s robot army
The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big data, and automation news from around the…
GreenSky Capital secures $15 million in first close of Fund IV
Toronto-based venture firm GreenSky Capital recently announced the first close of its fourth fund, raising $15 million CAD…
BDC Capital launches new $300 million Growth Venture Co-Investment Fund
BDC Capital has announced the launch of a new $300 million CAD growth-stage venture fund as part of the organization’s “expanded…
Diagram doubles size of Opportunity Fund with final $60 million close
Montréal-based venture builder and investor Diagram Ventures has secured an additional $60 million CAD in the final close…
MasterClass reveals first two Canadian hub hires, plans to add dozens more
San Francisco-based edtech startup MasterClass has announced the first two hires for its planned Kitchener-Waterloo hub, disclosing…
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Going gangbusters
The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to S|W using the…
Lightspeed to acquire two e-commerce companies for $925 million USD
Montréal retail tech company Lightspeed has signed definitive agreements to acquire two California-based e-commerce firms…
Poka secures $30 million CAD to scale factory worker training solution
Quebec City-based software startup Poka, which offers an edtech platform for factory workers, has secured around $30 million…