Spare ready to roll with $18 million Series A funding for its on-demand transit software
An oversubscribed $18 million Series A round is going to help Spare further build out its mobility software platform for public…
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Survey suggests progress, room for improvement on equitable compensation for women in venture capital
Canadian Women in VC has released its third annual survey, which paints a picture of gender-based compensation across roles…
How Katherine Regnier found the right enterprise customers for Coconut Software
As founder and CEO of financial services customer engagement platform Coconut Software, Katherine Regnier brings the lessons…
Communitech exploring $200 million venture fund
Longtime Kitchener-Waterloo tech champion Communitech is exploring new ways to support startups across the country by launching…
Volta Cohort program gives five early-stage Atlantic-Canadian startups $25,000 each
Halifax-based innovation hub Volta has announced that five early-stage Atlantic-Canadian startups will join its fall 2021 cohort…
Tempo acquires Toronto’s Roadmunk to unify roadmaps and team management software
Team management and productivity SaaS company Tempo Software has acquired Toronto-based Roadmunk, which provides a platform…
Pitchbook names four Canadian universities in 2021 list of top 50 colleges for founders
Four Canadian universities make 2021 Pitchbook list of top 50 colleges for founders Financial data and software company Pitchbook…
Tech4SickKids e-auction raises $50,000 towards $25 million goal to modernize SickKids hospital
Tech4SickKids, a grassroots campaign to raise $25 million for Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), raised $50,000…
Constellation Software launches $200 million venture fund to find potential acquisitions
Constellation Software Inc. has launched a $200 million CAD venture capital fund, called VMS Ventures, saying it will finance…
WELL Health raises $70 million of target $500 million from bought deal offering
Vancouver-based WELL Health Technologies has raised $70 million from a bought deal offering of convertible debentures. In a…
Versaterm to bolster next generation 9-1-1 calling tech with acquisition of Québec’s Komutel
Ottawa public safety tech firm Versaterm has acquired Komutel, a Saint-Georges, Québec-based communications solutions startup…
Dax Dasilva on using Lightspeed learnings to address the world’s climate crisis
At a recent event for BetaKit Patreon supporters, Lightspeed Commerce founder and CEO Dax Dasilva explained how he hopes to…
Hootsuite eyes 2022 as “window has closed” for new Canadian tech IPOs
While Hootsuite’s IPO dreams might not be dashed, they are delayed, as a frigid public market response to tech IPOs has…
Anatomy of an IPO: How Coveo prepared to take itself public
It was back in mid-October, immediately after Coveo acquired English commerce intelligence company Qubit, that the Canadian…
Previously bootstrapped, appointment booking solution Booxi raises $1.5 million
Montréal-based retail tech startup Booxi has received $1.5 million CAD in financing from Investissement Quebec and Business…