Maxa raises $2.9 million CAD to help businesses automate resource planning
Investor says ERP space is “ripe for change.”
Canadian Startup News
NACO reports angel investment in Canada hit record $262 million in 2021
Proportion of women investors increased last year as investment more than doubled.
Goeasy plans to leverage its LendCare acquisition with online car sales startup Canada Drives
Financial services company makes $40 million equity investment, joins Canada Drives’ board.
FinTech chatbot startup Finn AI gets acquired by former partner Glia
Finn AI has also worked with Visa, BMO, and ATB Financial.
Mercator AI raises $1 million CAD to fuel North American expansion
Startup uses AI to generate early leads on construction projects for general contractors.
#CollisionConf AMA: a tech downturn vibe check
Our voices may have dropped a few octaves.
Jeeves launches venture capital alternative for startups
The New York-based FinTech startup Jeeves has launched a non-dilutive alternative to venture capital specifically tailored…
Alberta Innovates launches $10 million agri-food, bioindustrial funding program
Applications are open to SMEs that show a clear value proposition for Alberta.
Government of Canada invests $506 million into AI, computer science research
University of Calgary, University of Victoria, Memorial University to secure research funding.
Hyatt brothers’ BlueCat to be acquired by another US private equity firm
Audax purchasing Toronto-based BlueCat from Madison Dearborn.
After raising over $1 billion USD in the last year, Faire CTO says startup is poised for growth during market downturn
Despite present conditions, Faire hasn’t paused or slowed hiring, or made any layoffs.
Ritual lays off 16 percent of staff to “prepare for a recession”
As prospect of recession looms amid rising inflation, Ritual has laid off 23 employees.
Shopify employees told hiring will slow at town hall
E-commerce giant’s staff told to gird their loins.
DOT Mind Unlock wins #CollisionConf 2022 startup pitch competition
DOT can measure people’s brainwave activity using headsets.
With crypto under water, Ripple makes a splash announcing first Canadian office in Toronto
Startup plans to open engineering hub, hire 50 to start.