Founders of VendorPM, Shakudo, Moment Energy among C100’s 2023 fellows
C100 also appointed PointClickCare CEO Mike Wessinger, Kijiji founder as co-chairs.
Canadian Startup News
Carbon Engineering sold to US oil and gas company Occidental for $1.1 billion
Squamish cleantech startup latest to be attracted by US green tax credits, incentives.
Innerspace reveals $10-million Series A round to scale workspace utilization tech
Innerspace uses offices’ existing Wi-F infrastructures to gather occupancy data.
Legaltech scaleup Athennian navigates growing pains with layoffs, leadership changes
Athennian CEO says changes part of company “preparing for its next level of scale.”
Cybersecurity startup Field Effect on the hunt for acquisitions following $30-million CAD debt facility from Scotiabank
The average cost of data breaches in Canada rose to $5.64 million in 2022.
AI startup Voiceflow raises $15 million USD to help companies collaborate on customer-service agents
Voiceflow says it makes it easy for AI to say to customers: “How can I help you today?”
How a cold DM to a16z helped Finofo raise its $1.6-million CAD pre-seed round
After launching tools for cross-border payments, Finofo aims to become “all-in-one” solution for finance teams.
Three tech companies hiring full-stack developers for remote work in Canada
Arcurve, Jane.app, and Ceridian are looking to hire full-stack software developers for remote work.
As startups look to US for capital, Antler’s Shambhavi Mishra calls on Canadian VCs to lead more rounds
Antler Canada’s Director of Portfolio talks taboo topics at Startupfest.
Home-sharing platform Happipad partners with Nova Scotia government to aid province’s rental crisis
Province estimates 130,000 vacancies could potentially be filled through the partnership.
Salesforce, Radian6 veteran Chris Ramsey named CEO of criminal-intelligence startup Cybercheck
Radian6 sold to Salesforce for $436.9 million CAD during Ramsey’s time there.
RBCx’s Sue Umapathy on the “return to due diligence” in a down market
When conducting due diligence, RBCx’s ‘Capital Whisperer’ said “it’s all about the team.”
1Password only Canadian company to crack Bessemer, Salesforce Ventures’ 2023 Cloud 100 list
OpenAI takes number one spot in list of top 100 private cloud firms.
EventMobi acquires US-based virtual events platform Run The World
The deal comes as demand for virtual gatherings has fallen from pandemic highs.
General Fusion raises $33.5 million CAD as it renews focus on Canadian project
General Fusion delays demonstration plant construction in UK for machine development in Canada.