Janet Bannister launches Staircase Ventures with $22 million first close
Bannister strikes out on her own after stepping back from Real Ventures.
Canadian Startup News
WonderFi, Coinsquare, CoinSmart to merge as Canada’s crypto industry consolidates
Canadian crypto love triangle ends in three-way merger.
2023 is the year ESG should drive enterprise decision-making
TealBook’s Stephany Lapierre shares how to implement ESG targets.
MaRS Discovery District launches new program for “high-growth” Canadian companies
The program is backed by existing FedDev funding.
Brampton angel group launches with support from Angel Investors Ontario, Altitude Accelerator
Angel Investors Ontario also hosting free education program for Brampton startups.
RealSage secures $2.1 million CAD to help multi-family rental managers make better decisions with AI
Ex-real estate asset manager aims to help others parse data during “critical time.”
PureFacts acquires Xtiva to bolster its revenue management solutions
The combined company will offer a complete revenue management platform.
Toronto’s Hypercare sole Canadian startup selected for AWS healthcare accelerator
The healthcare coordination platform among the cohort of 23 companies chosen to participate.
Federal budget a “huge win” for cleantech, but Canada still at risk of missing out
Now is not the time to stop investing in Canada’s clean economy.
Nulogy raises $20 million to make collaboration easier for multiple companies in a supply chain
Nulogy is appealing trade secret misappropriation complaint against US client that was dismissed in 2022.
Birdseye raises $500,000 to help Shopify businesses automate marketing strategies using AI
Birdseye’s platform generates marketing plans with step-by-step instructions.
Yoshua Bengio, major tech leaders call for six-month pause on advanced AI development in open letter
Elon Musk, Steve Wozniak, and DeepMind scientists also signed the letter.
With no open banking update in #Budget2023, FinTech executives are increasingly jaded about timeline for delivery
Working groups resume April 14th, but open banking lead departs in September.
Coveo taps former Lightspeed, D2L exec Brandon Nussey to replace retiring CFO Jean Lavigueur
Incoming Coveo CFO previously led Lightspeed’s TSX, NYSE IPOs.
Metaspectral selected to join South Australian government accelerator program
Its technology conducts AI-powered hyperspectral data analysis in real-time.