National Bank acquires Silicon Valley Bank’s Canadian commercial loan portfolio
The $1-billion CAD portfolio includes $325 million CAD in outstanding loan commitments.
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With initial $8-million close for Nex Gen VC Partners, KJSM Venturesâ team targets more early-stage tech startups
After deal flow exceeded their family officeâs capacity, the McKays built a VC fund.
Oil and gas-backed Climate Investment leads $12-million CAD round into SensorUp’s methane leak-detecting platform
Climate Investment is a specialist investor funded by OGCI, an organization of oil and gas CEOs.
Luge Capitalâs David Nault on making investment decisions through the AI hype cycle
Nault: AI is the âlatest shiny thing that a lot of people are running after.”
Part3 serves North American construction mega-projects. With new funding, âthe vision is biggerâ
Toronto startup has secured $2.8 million, backing from Levelset founder to streamline construction admin.
BDC’s Climate Tech Fund backs Carbon Upcycling in new $34.4 million CAD round
Calgary startup claims to reduce the amount of cement used in concrete production by up to 50 percent.
Three companies hiring software engineers at $100K+ salaries in Canada
Ceridian, TribalScale, and Software International are enticing software engineers with 100K+ salaries.
Alberta tech is on track to outpace 2022 with lively Q2 2023
Alberta tech companies raised $123.8 million through six deals in the second quarter of 2023.
DeFi company Wellfield inks deal to acquire crypto custodian Brane Trust
Canadian crypto consolidation continues with Toronto, Ottawa firms set to join forces.
East coast latest Canadian region to act to protect its intellectual property with new program
Region lags in IP protection when it comes to tech commercialization, Springboard CEO says.
Foxquilt raises $12 million to expand small business insurance solution in North America
Foxquilt uses data analytics and AI to match businesses with insurance products.
Hopper to power travel portal for Brazilian digital banking giant Nubank
Hopper brought travel booking to Uber UK and is now targeting Nubankâs 80 million customers.
Vital Biosciences reveals desktop blood-testing device with funding from OpenAI, Salesforce CEOs
After the bloody mess at Theranos, Vital is among the new wave of startups developing accessible diagnostics.
Sun Life Canada to acquire Dialogue Health Technologies
Dialogue will maintain its head office in Montréal and operate as a standalone entity as part of Sun Life Canada.
Shopify reveals AI suite, business credit card, dropshipping-like feature in latest product showcase
Canadian rapper Drake launched his website Drake Related using Shopify Collective.