Golden Ventures looks to capitalize on portfolio winners with two new funds
Golden Ventures has closed two funds worth a combined $147 million CAD ($120 million USD) to expand beyond early-stage investing and join a growing…
New Portage FinTech SPAC files for $200 million Nasdaq public offering
Sagard Holdings, the alternative investment arm of Power Corporation and manager of Portage Ventures, is launching a blank cheque company, or SPAC, focused on…
Q4 Inc. pauses plans for $150 million public offering on Toronto Stock Exchange
Toronto-based investor relations (IR) software company Q4 Inc. has paused its planned initial public offering on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX). A spokesperson for…
Clearco adds chief growth officer to lead international expansion efforts
Clearco has expanded its leadership team, adding a new chief growth officer, Ruma Bose, to lead the company’s efforts to become a household name…
Shop Pay to be offered to non-Shopify merchants on Facebook, Google
Shopify is set to extend its online checkout offering, Shop Pay, beyond the Shopify merchant network. The company announced Tuesday, Shop Pay is set…
One year after joining RBC, Sid Paquette reveals his plans to disrupt innovation banking with RBCx
More than a year after joining the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), Sid Paquette is finally ready to reveal the details behind his newly-constructed…
Today in funding: Data Sentinel, AltaML, Commit
Three Canadian startups have secured fresh funding to fuel their growth, including Data Sentinel, AltaML, and Commit. Here’s the latest on who raised, how…
Ontario government commits $100 million to new tech fund of funds
The Government of Ontario is committing $100 million, $40 million of which is new, towards a new fund of funds focused on supporting high-potential…
Version One Ventures raises $100 million USD for two new funds
Vancouver-based Version One Ventures has secured $100 million USD across two newly announced venture funds. The firm raised $70 million for its fourth fund…
SSENSE claims $5 billion valuation following minority investment from Sequoia Capital
Montréal-based global fashion tech startup SSENSE is set to announce it has reached a valuation of $5 billion CAD following a minority investment from…
Raquel Urtasun launches new self-driving startup Waabi with $100 million CAD from top investors
Canadian artificial intelligence (AI) luminary Raquel Urtasun has moved on from Uber’s self-driving unit and launched her own company with the goal of disrupting…
Trulioo hits $2 billion CAD valuation following $476 million Series D led by TCV
Global identity verification startup Trulioo has secured $476 million CAD ($394 million USD) in a TCV-led Series D funding round that makes the Vancouver-based…
Elevate to receive $6.15 million in government funding for underrepresented tech workers program
Elevate is receiving around $6.15 million from the Government of Canada and the City of Toronto to support the non-profit tech organization in launching…