Plaid’s Irene Zhou on getting a ‘Yes’ faster from financial institutions
Working with financial institutions and large enterprises can be intimidating, but there are ways to get them to say ‘yes’…
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Communitech CEO Chris Albinson shares his plan to help Canadian tech own the podium
Chris Albinson wants to help create 14 more Shopify’s. How the hell is that going to happen?
PwC’s FinTech market map takes stock of growing Canadian tech sector
With the help of Hockeystick, PwC Canada has produced a map that illustrates some of the trends shaping Canada’s financial…
GaN Systems nails $189.7 million CAD to drive semiconductor innovation
GaN Systems, a producer of gallium nitride power semiconductors, has secured a $150 million USD ($189.7 million CAD) growth…
Espresso Capital secures $200 million USD credit facility to fund tech firms in red-hot venture debt market
Espresso Capital has closed a $200 million USD credit facility from KeyBank, a Cleveland, Ohio-based financial institution.…
Telesat makes TSX, Nasdaq debut
Canadian global satellite operator Telesat became a public company on two exchanges as it looks to bring faster broadband by…
Bessemer’s Alexandra Sukin shares best-in-class SaaS strategies
Metrics matter when assessing potential investments, but when it comes to assessing potential investments every company is…
What To Expect From Your Lead Investor
As Jim Franklin, then the CEO of SendGrid, was getting ready to participate in the Hawaii Ironman, he had some concerns about…
BetaKit Live: How to drive growth and innovation through impact investing
One year ago, TELUS announced a $100 million commitment to invest in entrepreneurs addressing the biggest challenges in health,…
How a shift in strategy took once-struggling Looka back to profitability
In the fall of 2019, Toronto-based Looka was facing major difficulties. By that time, the startup, whose core product was an…
L-SPARK’s Leo Lax: Canadian SaaS has “arrived”
The SaaS industry in Canada has “arrived,” according to L-SPARK managing director Leo Lax. In an interview with BetaKit…
Northleaf Capital Partners to launch new technology fund
Northleaf Capital Partners announced it has raised an additional $4 billion USD in commitments over the last year, and an as-of-yet…
Coveo makes strong debut on the Toronto Stock Exchange
Coveo made its Toronto Stock Exchange debut on November 18, with its share price quickly rising from its confirmed pricing…
Maturing Canadian tech ecosystem still dependent on government support: RBCx’s Anthony Mouchantaf
RBCx’s director of venture capital, Anthony Mouchantaf, said that rich valuations and a frothy market are signs that Canadian’s…
Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke’s Thistledown Foundation donates $26 million to children’s hospitals
Thistledown Foundation, a philanthropic organization founded by Shopify CEO and founder Tobias Lütke, with his wife Fiona…